Posted on 10/08/2024 5:12:04 AM PDT by V_TWIN
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is not taking calls from Vice President Kamala Harris about storm recovery just over a week after Hurricane Helene hammered parts of his state.
A source familiar with the situation said he was dodging the Democratic presidential nominee’s calls because they “seemed political,” according to a DeSantis aide.
“Kamala was trying to reach out, and we didn’t answer,” the DeSantis aide told NBC News.
DeSantis has been in direct contact with Federal Emergency Management Director Deanne Criswell.
At a press conference Monday afternoon, DeSantis denied that he refused to take Harris' call.
"I didn't know that she had called," he said. "I'm not sure who they called. They didn't call me. Their characterization of it was something that they did. It wasn't anything that anybody in my office did, in terms of saying it was political."
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DeSantis took Joe Biden’s call - Biden is the one with the title of “POTUS”. Why does he need to talk to Kamala Harris?
Most of us have done this, the old excuse “I tried to call you”.
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He’s not going to be Chris Christied.
Kudos to Desantis. I don’t care if he is playing politics. Whatever it takes for Trump to win.
“She’s not the President.”
She is the storm czar.
We are trying to avoid hurricane Kamala.....
“It would be a photo op and nothing more.”
Exactly.
The Harris campaign was all ready with a photographer to take pictures of Harris (with the requisite “concerned” look on her face) talking to DeSantis.
Doing their utmost to make her look focused, determined and Presidential.
Why should he take her call? She’s already proven, via Helene, that she’s not capable of doing anything.
It would be the equivalent of taking a call from the White House gardener.
That would actually be useful.......................
Perhaps NBC could explain to its audience just what role the V.P. has in disaster declaration, prep, recovery, restoration,salvage, distribution,and resources. “NONE” is the short and to the point answer.
So in other words a phone call from her is simply a waste of the governor’s time when he is needed for other more pressing matters.
Unlike P. Trump, who drops in, lends a hand and then leaves.
No fuss, no bother. AND NO paparazzi getting in the way.
That is it in a nutshell. Gov DeSantis is showing the country how to get things done while the democrat national politicians are playing vindictive political games.
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