WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 1: White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre listens as Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas takes questions during the daily press briefing at the White House on October 1, 2024 in Washington, DC. President Biden is expected to travel to North South Carolina this week in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which after hitting Florida's Gulf Coast as a Category 4 hurricane, tore through Georgia and the Blue Ridge Mountains, causing landslides, road washouts, and widespread outages. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)