Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and VP Kamala Harris are embroiled in a political back-and-forth as devastating Hurricane Milton approaches the state.
They are accusing each other of ignoring each other’s phone calls as the ‘extremely dangerous’ storm gets closer to making landfall.
‘You know, moments of crisis, if nothing else, should really be the moment that anyone who calls themselves a leader says they’re gonna put politics aside and put the people first,’ Harris said.
DeSantis fired back that he never got Harris’ call and therefore couldn’t have ignored it.
With only 28 days left until Election Day, the political climate is getting hotter and both Harris and Donald Trump are hitting the trail to win over swing state voters.
And Melania Trump‘s highly-anticipated book was released today as she’s set to appear on Fox News‘ The Five at 5 p.m.
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Ron DeSantis accuses Kamala Harris of using Hurricane response to benefit her 2024 bid
By Katelyn Caralle, Senior U.S. Political Reporter
As Hurricane Milton barrels towards Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis and Vice President Kamala Harris are blaming each other for playing ‘political games’ when it comes to storm response.
Reports emerged this week that DeSantis snubbed calls from Harris and President Joe Biden because he felt that they were reaching out for political gain in the wake of Hurricane Helene’s destruction and before the next storm hits landfall.
While the White House said it was on DeSantis to decide if he wanted to work with the administration, the Florida governor said that he wasn’t even aware that the President and VP reached out.
Harris told reporters on Monday that DeSantis is acting ‘irresponsible’ and ‘selfish’ and accused him of ‘playing political games.’
It is about political gamesmanship instead of doing the job that you took an oath to do, which is putting the people first.
DeSantis later that night told Fox News host Sean Hannity that the 2024 Democratic presidential hopeful was ‘delusional’ because he is “laser focused on leveraging all resources available.”
The Republican governor continued:
She has no role in this. In fact, she’s been vice president for three and a half years. I’ve dealt with a number of storms under this administration. She has never contributed anything to any of these efforts.
I’ve had storms under both President Trump and President Biden, and I’ve worked well with both of them. She’s the first one who’s trying to politicize the storm, and she’s doing that just because of her campaign.
I don’t have time for political games.
Kamala Harris tears into ‘utterly irresponsible and selfish’ Ron DeSantis for refusing to take her calls during hurricanes
Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday tore into Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for not taking her calls as another hurricane was barreling toward his state’s coastline.
Harris spoke to journalists at Joint Base Andrew as she departed for New York Monday ahead of a series of interviews in the Big Apple.
Earlier Monday reports came out that said DeSantis ignored a call from Harris specifically because he believed the move was politically motivated – as she’s the Democratic nominee for president.
‘You know, moments of crisis, if nothing else, should really be the moment that anyone who calls themselves a leader says they’re gonna put politics aside and put the people first,’ Harris said on the tarmac.
She pointed out that ‘people are in desperate need of support right now.’
‘And playing political games at this moment in these crisis situations, these are the height of the emergency situations, it’s just utterly irresponsible, and it is selfish, and it is about political gamesmanship instead of doing the job that you took an oath to do, which is to put the people first,’ Harris added.
Kamala Harris dodges THREE TIMES when grilled by 60 Minutes on the ‘flood’ of illegal migrants into the U.S. under her watch
Vice President Kamala Harris struggled to answer as she was grilled over whether she thought it was a ‘mistake’ to allow a ‘flood’ of illegal migrants into the U.S. during an evasive 60 Minutes interview.
The Democratic nominee was put in the hot seat when host Bill Whitaker asked her why it took three-and-a-half years for the Biden administration to bring in tougher restrictions to fix the immigration crisis.
Harris dodged the question as Whitaker kept pressing on whether she regretted letting border crossings ‘quadruple’ during her first three years in the White House.
Kamala Harris reveals she owns a Glock and has fired it as she doubles down on Oprah Winfrey claims she would shoot an intruder
Vice President Kamala Harris revealed she owns a Glock handgun and has fired it at shooting range as she doubled down on her claims she would shoot an intruder.
Harris divulged the information in an interview on CBS ’60 Minutes,’ when correspondent Bill Whitaker asked her about a matter she has addressed only in brief in other settings.
‘I have a Glock, and I’ve had it for quite some time. And – I mean, look, Bill, my background is in law enforcement, so there you go,’ she told him.
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2024 presidential election live: Kamala Harris and Ron DeSantis accuse each other of playing ‘political games’ as Hurricane Milton approaches