Biden pledges ‘whatever it takes’ to assist tornado victims

President Joe Biden surveys storm damage from tornadoes and extreme weather in Dawson Springs, Ky., Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

President Joe Biden meets with people as he surveys storm damage from tornadoes and extreme weather in Mayfield, Ky., on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

DAWSON SPRINGS, Ky. — President Joe Biden on Wednesday pledged to do “whatever it takes, as long as it takes” to help Kentucky and other states after a series of deadly tornadoes that he said left a trail of unimaginable devastation. “You will recover and rebuild,” he said.