US President Joe Biden speaks to the press before participating in a briefing, regarding the ongoing wildfire season response and Federal efforts to reduce wildfire risk, as (L-R) US Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek, and California Governor Gavin Newsom look on in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on September 17, 2024. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)