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submitted 1 month ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

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. 

The same person said “not to my knowledge” when asked if DeSantis had spoken to President Joe Biden.

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[-] alquicksilver@lemmy.world 110 points 1 month ago

Two other officials with DeSantis’ office said that so far, there has been no effort by Biden to reach out to the governor on Hurricane Milton.

This is such a bullshit thing to say. If the sadistic antihuman monster known as DeSantis didn't accept contact from them regarding Helene, why would he expect them to immediately reach out to him on Milton? Current administration's efforts would be better spent coordinating with someone who is actually interested in the well-being of Floridians.

[-] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 12 points 1 month ago

"They haven't said a word about Milton... I mean, they're calling us every hour on the hour but I assume it is about Helene."

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