A spokesperson for Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday that there are no plans for the Republican to meet with President Joe Biden when he travels to Florida on Saturday, contradicting comments Biden made earlier in the day indicating they would.

“We don’t have any plans for the Governor to meet with the President tomorrow,” DeSantis spokesperson Jeremy Redfern told CNN Friday. “In these rural communities, and so soon after impact, the security preparations alone that would go into setting up such a meeting would shut down ongoing recovery efforts.”

Biden had told CNN earlier Friday that “yes,” he did plan to meet with the Florida governor while surveying damage from Hurricane Idalia in the state over the weekend.

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    1 year ago

    Fuck that, Biden should pull funding the way Trump does for states that don’t vote for him, fuck this shit

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      1 year ago

      Putting aside how petty this idea is; there are also people in Florida who didn’t vote for Trump and you’d be fucking them over too.

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      Don’t be silly. A president is accountable and responsible for all Americans. One dope’s bullshit shouldn’t be balanced by the same bullshit from the next guy.