Date uploaded: 2021-12-16 04:20:18

President Joe Biden salutes as he boards Air Force One in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. Biden toured tornado-ravaged Kentucky, ready to lending a sympathetic ear and the assistance of the federal government to residents coping with the aftermath of the deadly storm. "I'm here to listen," Biden said after taking an aerial tour of the damage in Mayfield, one of the hardest-hit communities. "I think the vast majority of Americans know what you’ve been through just looking on the television.” The president He said he's never seen so much damage from a tornado. "The scope and scale of this destruction is almost beyond belief," Biden said after multiple stops in towns along the tornado's devastating path. at the end of the day. During For his initial remarks in Mayfield, a small community that was directly hit, Biden spoke inside a corrugated steel airport hangar where food, bottles of water, clothes and toys were stacked on pallets. An American flag hung on the wall behind Biden, who sat with state and local officials at folding tables. For more on Biden's time in Kentucky, click on the link in our bio. 📸: @bsmialowski, @afpphoto via @gettyimages