Ron DeSantis, a Republican presidential candidate who declined to join Biden after he suggested that the Democrat’s presence could hinder disaster response efforts. Join me as I deliver remarks reaffirming my commitment to supporting the people of Florida following Hurricane Idalia. But DeSantis is now running to unseat Biden, and he only left the Republican presidential primary trail with Idalia barreling toward his state. Christie was even asked about the incident last month, during the first Republican presidential debate. Both Biden and DeSantis at first suggested that helping storm victims would outweigh partisan differences.

Source: Huffington Post September 03, 2023 04:35 UTC