Officials confirmed Sunday that at least 96 people have died as a result of the fires that have ravaged Maui, and hundreds more remain missing. Fires also continue to burn throughout the island as of Monday, although officials have contained about 85 percent of the fire that tore through the historic beach town of Lahaina.

In a video message shared to Trump's Truth Social account Monday, the former president extended his "sympathy and warmest regards" to all of those who have been affected by the wildfire, which is among the deadliest in U.S. history.

"The death caused by this catastrophic event will be far worse than ever expected now that houses and cars and other areas are being inspected," Trump said in his message. "The sad thing is, it should never have happened. Our government was not prepared. And very importantly, the aftermath is going very poorly with the governor of the island wanting to do nothing but blame it on global warming, and other things that just happen to pop into his head."