Posted on 09/28/2022 4:10:15 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Even though the hurricane is centered on Florida, there’s one phone call the American president refuses to make.
Hurricane Ian is shaping up to be a big deal. It’s currently a Category 3 hurricane (sustained winds maxing out at 125 MPH and lots of moisture), growing stronger by the minute. It’s expected to land in Florida late Wednesday or early Thursday as a Category 2 or 3 storm. The possibility of severe damage to life and property is currently very high. At times like this, state governors matter because they’re responsible for mobilizing emergency services to protect their state. When presidents are normal, they reach out to the affected governors to offer aid and make plans. So far, though, Biden will not talk to Governor Ron DeSantis.
The Daily Wire reports:
President Joe Biden (D) has spoken on the phone with numerous Florida mayors ahead of Hurricane Ian’s anticipated landfall this week, but he has not called Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R), one of his top political opponents.
Biden held separate calls Tuesday with Mayor Jane Castor of Tampa, Mayor Ken Welch of St. Petersburg, and Mayor Frank Hibbard of Clearwater to discuss preparations for the potential impacts from Hurricane Ian, the White House said in a statement.
The president spoke about response efforts at the federal, state, and local levels that officials are taking to be ready for if and when the hurricane hits the state.
What was notable about the statement from the administration was that it made no mention of Biden reaching out to DeSantis. Biden’s apparent refusal to talk to DeSantis comes after he pledged “unity” and promised to be “a President for all Americans.”
In addition to both Castor and Welch being Democrats, mayors are, as a general matter, safe.
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Yes, probably plotting how to interfere with DeSantis and make him look bad.
I’m following a Florida weather reporter. Also saw it on Acuweather on TV. Winds are 155 ... one mile an hour short of becoming Cat 5.
It’s beyond disgusting that Biden would destroy the lives of many citizens of 5is country for the sake of petty political rivalry.
It's a replay of 2020 when Governor Nipple Ring (Cuomo) was returning positive residents back to their nursing homes thus insuring horrendous deaths as well as leaving the Javits Center and the Navy hospital ship empty...and then blaming DJT for every death in the country,
In a couple of days the top story at MSLSD will be "DeSantis Disinterest Leads To Hundreds of Deaths".
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