{"id":1660696,"date":"2022-09-27T14:53:41","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T18:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1660696"},"modified":"2022-09-27T14:58:41","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T18:58:41","slug":"biden-calls-florida-mayors-about-hurricane-ian-but-excludes-gov-desantis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-calls-florida-mayors-about-hurricane-ian-but-excludes-gov-desantis\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Calls Florida Mayors About Hurricane Ian but Excludes Gov. DeSantis"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-calls-florida-mayors-about-hurricane-ian-but-excludes-gov-desantis%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1660696&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>President Biden called three Florida mayors Tuesday as <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/09\/26\/what-to-know-about-hurricane-ian-before-imminent-florida-impact\/\">Hurricane Ian nears Florida\u2019s western coast<\/a> \u2014 but didn\u2019t call Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, with whom he has clashed on issues such as COVID-19 policies and migration.<\/p>\n<p>Presidents frequently speak directly with governors during emergency events \u2014 both to demonstrate political unity and  to help coordinate federal and state relief efforts.<\/p>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/09\/27\/florida-residents-race-to-finish-storm-prep-ahead-of-hurricane-ian\/amp\/\">devastating Category 3 storm approached<\/a>, Biden instead spoke with Tampa Mayor Jane Castor, St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch and Clearwater Mayor Frank Hibbard. Castor and Welch are Democrats, while Hibbard is a Republican.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis is a <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/09\/21\/ron-desantis-leapfrogs-trump-in-new-poll-of-florida-republicans\/\">potential 2024 Republican presidential candidate<\/a> and has frequently criticized Biden\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said at her regular press briefing that Biden \u201cheld separate calls\u201d with the mayors and \u201cdiscussed planning and preparation for Hurricane Ian.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/biden-desantis-hurricane-03-1.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption>President Biden called three Florida mayors but not Gov. Ron DeSantis.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/biden-desantis-hurricane-01-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/biden-desantis-hurricane-01-1.jpg\" alt=\"President Biden is shown scowling in dark sunglasses\" class=\"wp-image-24023674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/biden-desantis-hurricane-01-1-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/biden-desantis-hurricane-01-1-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/biden-desantis-hurricane-01-1-2.jpg&amp;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>President Biden called three Florida mayors ahead of Hurricane Ian.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Biden \u201cunderscored his commitment to the people of Florida and made clear that impacted communities will have the full support of the federal government to augment state and local emergency response efforts,\u201d Jean-Pierre added.<\/p>\n<p>Deanne Criswell, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, joined Biden for his calls with the mayors and Criswell said Biden delegated to her the responsibility of liaising with DeSantis on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe president directed me to contact the governor early on before we even did the declaration. I did that,\u201d she said. \u201cMy regional administrator is with the governor right now making sure that we\u2019re understanding what the needs are and our focus is on the current life safety needs.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n\t<\/aside>\n<p>The FEMA chief, appearing at the regular White House briefing, said Biden has already signed an emergency declaration boosting federal aid to the Sunshine State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe really wanted to make sure that the mayors knew that he has committed the full force of the federal family to make sure that we are there to support them and what they need and then they can reach out to me [and] they can reach out to him anytime with any needs that they may have in the aftermath of this storm,\u201d Criswell told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>Criswell also warned that the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/09\/27\/gov-desantis-warns-of-life-threatening-hurricane-ian-floods\/\">hurricane could dump 25 inches of rain<\/a> in parts of Florida amid a significant storm surge and 125-mile-per-hour winds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy the time it reaches the shores of Florida, the storm is going to slow down to approximately 5 miles per hour and this is significant because what this means is that Floridians are going to experience the impacts from the storm for a very long time,\u201d Criswell said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/biden-desantis-hurricane-02-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/biden-desantis-hurricane-02-1.jpg\" alt=\"Gov. Ron DeSantis is shown waving in front of an American flag\" class=\"wp-image-24023675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/biden-desantis-hurricane-02-1-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/biden-desantis-hurricane-02-1-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/biden-desantis-hurricane-02-1-2.jpg&amp;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Gov. Ron DeSantis did not get a call from President Biden before Hurricane Ian.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Gett<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/biden-desantis-hurricane-04-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/biden-desantis-hurricane-04-1.jpg\" alt=\"Floridians are shown boarding up windows with plywood ahead of Hurricane Ian\" class=\"wp-image-24023682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/biden-desantis-hurricane-04-1-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/biden-desantis-hurricane-04-1-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/biden-desantis-hurricane-04-1-2.jpg&amp;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Hurricane Ian is expected to be a devastating storm.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When pressed by reporters about whether Biden was allowing politics to impede federal assistance, Criswell said, \u201cWe do not bring politics into our ability to respond to these disasters. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are going to support whatever Gov. DeSantis asks of us.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Biden called three Florida mayors Tuesday as Hurricane Ian nears Florida\u2019s western coast \u2014 but didn\u2019t call Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, with whom he has clashed on<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1660698,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1660696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1660696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1660696"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1660696\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1660698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1660696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1660696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1660696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}