{"id":1664712,"date":"2022-09-29T13:54:21","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T17:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1664712"},"modified":"2022-09-29T13:55:15","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T17:55:15","slug":"florida-gov-desantis-speaks-with-biden-about-hurricane-ian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-gov-desantis-speaks-with-biden-about-hurricane-ian\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Gov. DeSantis speaks with Biden about Hurricane Ian"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fflorida-gov-desantis-speaks-with-biden-about-hurricane-ian%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=1664712&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--><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AP22269731991411-800x534-1.jpg\" alt=\"Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference at the Pinellas County Emergency Operations Center, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Largo, Fla. DeSantis was updating residents of the path of Hurricane Ian. (AP Photo\/Chris O&#039;Meara)\" class=\"wp-image-69602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AP22269731991411-800x534-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AP22269731991411-400x267-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AP22269731991411-768x512-1-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AP22269731991411-1536x1024-1-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/AP22269731991411-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" \/><figcaption>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference at the Pinellas County Emergency Operations Center, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Largo, Fla. DeSantis was updating residents of the path of Hurricane Ian. (AP Photo\/Chris O\u2019Meara)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 10:53 AM PT \u2013 Thursday September 29, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and President Biden are momentarily putting their political differences aside as they seek to ensure that state and federal authorities are effectively responding to Hurricane Ian.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\">\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<p>In an interview on Tuesday, DeSantis noted that the severity of the situation required coordination with the Biden administration. DeSantis shared his appreciation for the president and his administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen people\u2019s lives and their property are at risk like this, we all need to work together regardless of party lines,\u201d DeSantis said. \u201cThe Biden administration has approved our request for a pre-landfall declaration and did that very quickly, so we are very thankful for that\u2026And it\u2019s my sense that the administration wants to help. I think they realize that this is a really significant storm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This comes as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) indicated that their coordination with DeSantis and other state officials has been excellent.<\/p>\n<p>Biden officially spoke to DeSantis on Tuesday. There, the two discussed the federal government\u2019s efforts to help Florida. The president, who said his team has been in constant contact with the governor, detailed his administrations work during an event on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve approved every request Florida has made for temporary assistance, emergency assistance, long term assistance that I\u2019ve received,\u201d Biden said. \u201cWe discussed what we\u2019ve done to prepare for the hurricane. That includes dispatching hundreds of FEMA personnel and activating thousands of National Guard members. I\u2019ve also developed a search and rescue team and deploy them to multiple federal agencies, and they\u2019ve already on the ground are ready to help as we speak.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden also made it known that the federal government is committed to helping Florida recover and rebuild after the hurricane passes.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden and Governor DeSantis spoke for a second time on Thursday morning. \u00a0During their meeting, Biden and DeSantis committed to continuing their close coordination. Their latest conversation came after Hurricane Ian made landfall.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This morning, I spoke with Governor Ron DeSantis to discuss the steps we&#8217;re taking to support Florida in response to Hurricane Ian.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve also directed FEMA Administrator Criswell to travel to Florida tomorrow to check in on response and survey where additional support is needed. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W6MDDDepe2\">pic.twitter.com\/W6MDDDepe2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 President Biden (@POTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1575496904770613257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Ian made landfall as a Category 4 storm. It brought high winds, torrential rain and it raised the storm surge to the coastal regions of the state. The hurricane hit Florida with 150 mile-per-hour winds. However, it has since been downgraded to a Category 1 storm. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<p>The Lee County Sheriff said fatalities are in the hundreds and that thousands of people are waiting to be rescued. However, Governor DeSantis said the reported fatalities are unconfirmed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<p>Hurricane Ian has caused massive floods and has knocked out power for millions of Floridians. During a press briefing on Thursday, DeSantis announced that two of the most populous counties in the state have lost connection to the power grid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBetween the National Guard and Coast Guard that are already performing these active rescue missions and there will be more air assets brought in, as the day goes on. We\u2019ve also been working with hospitals overnight, who\u2019ve been on generator power,\u201d DeSantis announced. \u201cWe\u2019re in the process of evacuating two healthcare facilities to safer locations north. We\u2019re also surging more medical personnel into the area. As of 6 a.m. this morning (Thursday, 9\/29), we have 2.02 million reported power outages.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All of Florida remains under a State of Emergency. The National Hurricane Center has warned of a life-threatening storm surge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference at the Pinellas County Emergency Operations Center, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Largo, Fla. 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