White House Dismisses Concerns on Biden, DeSantis Not Speaking Before Hurricane Ian

The White House dismissed concerns in response to questions about President Joe Biden not speaking with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ahead of Hurricane Ian’s impending landfall.

“In the past, President Biden has made calls to [Republican] governors in situations like natural disasters, [such as] Kay Ivey in Alabama, Asa Hutchinson in Arkansas or the governor in Texas,” a reporter asked FEMA chief Deanne Criswell on Tuesday who was standing alongside White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. “Can you articulate how these determinations are made and why it hasn’t been made in this case to have the president call the governor?”

In response, Criswell did not say whether Biden, a Democrat, has spoken with DeSantis, a Republican ahead of Ian’s landfall. The FEMA head said that she has spoken with DeSantis and her team is in contact constantly with the governor.

“The president is very focused on making sure the federal family has the right resources to support this,” Criswell told reporters. “That is why I contacted the governor right away, and we have a team of my senior leadership embedded with the governor to make sure that we’re supporting that.”

Criswell said the “focus today” will be “making sure that we have the right measures in place to support the lifesaving activities that need to happen.”

“Again, we have a strong team that’s in place supporting the governor right now,” Criswell also said in response to another question about whether Biden has spoken to DeSantis.

The revelation that Biden has not yet spoken to DeSantis was made by Jean-Pierre during a press briefing on Monday. When pressed by a reporter, the press secretary said there were no planned calls between the president and governor.

“It’s about the people of Florida. It’s not about public officials, especially in this time. And so again,


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