{"id":2024506,"date":"2023-09-07T11:38:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T15:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-resumes-presidential-campaign-after-pausing-for-hurricane-idalia\/"},"modified":"2023-09-07T11:39:58","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T15:39:58","slug":"desantis-resumes-presidential-campaign-after-pausing-for-hurricane-idalia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-resumes-presidential-campaign-after-pausing-for-hurricane-idalia\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis resumes campaign post Hurricane Idalia."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/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%2Fdesantis-resumes-presidential-campaign-after-pausing-for-hurricane-idalia%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=2024506&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--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<p>Florida&#8217;s\u2063 Gov. Ron DeSantis is back on\u200b the\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vivek-ramaswamy-denies-backing-bernie-sanders-covid-mask-bill-he-once-touted-as-sensible\/\" title=\"Vivek Ramaswamy now denies supporting Bernie Sanders' COVID mask bill, despite previously calling it 'sensible'.\">presidential\u2064 campaign trail<\/a> after successfully managing the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. DeSantis temporarily paused his campaign on Aug. 27 to focus\u200b on\u200d preparing his state for \u2062the hurricane&#8217;s \u200carrival. He canceled a Town\u2062 Hall in South \u2063Carolina\u2064 and had his wife attend an\u2062 event on his behalf.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related \u2064Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/desantis-slams-claim-that-climate-change-is-responsible-for-hurricane-idalia-5485986\">DeSantis \u200bSlams\u200c Claim That Climate Change \u200bIs Responsible for Hurricane Idalia<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-comp-caption\">9\/4\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/desantis-wont-meet-with-biden-during-florida-trip-to-survey-hurricane-damage-5485461\">DeSantis \u200cWon&#8217;t Meet With Biden During Florida Trip to Survey Hurricane Damage<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-comp-caption\">9\/2\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On Sept. 5, his \u200bcampaign announced his return to the fight for the Republican nomination.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. \u2063DeSantis has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-karine-jean-pierre-gives-white-house-press-briefing\/\" title=\"LIVE: Karine Jean-Pierre delivers White House press briefing.\">busy schedule ahead<\/a>,\u2063 including appearances on\u2062 Newsmax&#8217;s The Balance,\u200c radio interviews in New Hampshire and Iowa, and television interviews with local news\u200d stations in\u200c those states. He will also be featured on Fox\u2062 News with \u2064Jesse Waters.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, he \u200dplans to join\u200c America&#8217;s Newsroom on\u200b Fox \u200dNews \u2064and\u200c spend 9\/11 with \u2063families of victims in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>The governor&#8217;s \u200ccampaign did \u2063not provide further\u2064 comment.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"aligncenter\"><figcaption>Florida\u200c Gov. Ron DeSantis \u200bspeaks at The Gathering at the \u200dGrand \u2062Hyatt Hotel in \u2064Atlanta\u200b on\u200d Aug. 19, 2023. (Justin Kase for The Epoch Times.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Hurricane Idalia \u2064struck Florida&#8217;s\u2062 Big Bend Gulf Coast as a\u2062 Category 3 \u2063storm on Aug.\u200b 30, \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-palestinian-terrorists-launch-rockets-at-israel-end-up-hitting-gaza\/\" title=\"WATCH: Palestinian Terrorists Launch Rockets At Israel, End Up Hitting Gaza\">causing significant damage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The governor&#8217;s \u2064proactive response and immediate actions\u200c received praise from national media \u2062outlets.\u200c <\/p>\n<h2>Republican Candidates Ignore Storm<\/h2>\n<p>Meanwhile, other Republican candidates focused on\u200d their campaigns and topics unrelated to\u2063 the hurricane. Former President\u2063 Donald Trump was the only candidate to comment on Mr. DeSantis&#8217; \u2062response directly.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"aligncenter\"><figcaption>(Left) Republican\u2063 presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron\u200c DeSantis speaks at the Iowa \u2063State Fair in Des Moines,\u2062 Iowa, on Aug. 12, 2023. (Right) Former President \u200dDonald Trump\u2062 arrives at the Iowa State\u200b Fair \u2063in \u2063Des Moines, Iowa, on Aug. 12, 2023. (Madalina Vasiliu\/The Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/trump-addresses-hurricane-idalia-aftermath-critiques-desantis-5484325\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mr. Trump<\/a> criticized Mr. DeSantis&#8217;\u2064 approval \u2064of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-resumes-presidential-campaign-after-pausing-for-hurricane-idalia\/\" title=\"DeSantis resumes campaign post Hurricane Idalia.\">20 percent electricity rate hike<\/a> and accused him of accepting a large campaign\u2063 contribution from \u2062Florida \u200bPower and Light.\n  <\/div>\n<p>Despite the criticism, Mr. DeSantis \u2062remained focused \u200con serving the people of\u200d Florida and working with the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>He \u200demphasized the importance of \u2064prioritizing \u2063the needs of those \u2062affected by the hurricane over political calculations.<\/p>\n<p>While\u200c Mr. DeSantis still trails behind Mr. Trump\u2064 in the polls, he \u2062is determined to continue his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Florida&#8217;s\u200c recovery efforts have been successful, with power being restored to \u200bnearly all affected\u2064 accounts \u200dand transportation infrastructure being \u200creopened.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"aligncenter\"><figcaption>A lineman works to restore service in the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia\u2064 in Perry, Fla., on Aug. 31, 2023. (Sean Rayford\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Restoring normalcy \u200cto \u200dthe lives of impacted \u200bFloridians remains a top priority\u200b for\u2062 the governor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida&#8217;s Gov. Ron DeSantis will resume his presidential campaign after a week of hurricane preparations. He halted his campaign on Aug. 27 to focus on Hurricane Idalia, canceling a scheduled Town Hall in South Carolina on Aug. 28.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2129,"featured_media":2024507,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2024506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2024506","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\/2129"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2024506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2024506\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2024507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2024506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2024506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2024506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}