Biden will be joined by Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Federal Emergency Management Administrator Deanne Criswell, Psaki said. She said the president invited the entire Kentucky delegation to travel with him to the state, but did not disclose whether the lawmakers had accepted.
The string of tornadoes ripped across five states on Friday and Saturday, leveling buildings, tearing apart homes and killing at least 88 people from Arkansas to Illinois. Kentucky bore the brunt of the storms, with the death toll standing at 74 people as of Tuesday and more than 100 still unaccounted for in the state.
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