An aide to the Florida governor said that Harris' call "seemed political" and that she "was trying to reach out, and we didn’t answer."

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.

  • Avg@lemm.ee
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    1 month ago

    This is where the democrats fail to gain favor amongst conservative voters. They should be playing ads throughout the state showing they have attempted to provide assistance and have been prevented from doing so by the little removed they call governor, give them a way to bypass their bullshit of a local government and go directly to the federal government for support.

    • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      7·
      1 month ago

      It would make them liars though. Desantis did talk to Biden, they will get the aid, and it will just show Desantis not treating Harris seriously, which Publicans would love. And they’d flop it as Democrats fake news with evidence…

      Would be a horrible ad to run

    • Crashumbc@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 month ago

      Most conservatives have been conditioned to believe everything they hear from News and/or “libs” is fake…

      This would actually just make things worse.