{"id":2206411,"date":"2024-03-26T10:49:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T14:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-offers-aid-to-maryland-following-collapse-of-francis-scott-key-bridge\/"},"modified":"2024-03-26T10:51:08","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T14:51:08","slug":"desantis-offers-aid-to-maryland-following-collapse-of-francis-scott-key-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-offers-aid-to-maryland-following-collapse-of-francis-scott-key-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis extends assistance to Maryland after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse"},"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%2Fdesantis-offers-aid-to-maryland-following-collapse-of-francis-scott-key-bridge%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=2206411&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--><p>Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida is providing assistance to Maryland after the collapse of the Francis\u200c Scott Key \u200dBridge in Baltimore. DeSantis expressed readiness to help Maryland through the\u200d Florida Division of Emergency \u2063Management and offered support, emphasizing solidarity \u2064with the \u200caffected individuals and first responders.\u200c This act of aid follows\u200c DeSantis&#8217; past commitments to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/extreme-heat-in-the-us-three-bills-related-to-the-issue-in-congress\/\" title=\"Three US Congress bills address extreme heat.\">assisting states<\/a> during emergencies, as demonstrated in his offer to support California during Hurricane Hillary last year.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ron-desantis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ron DeSantis<\/a> (R-FL) is sending aid to <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maryland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Maryland<\/a> after the Francis Scott Key Bridge in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/baltimore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Baltimore<\/a> collapsed early Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have directed [the Florida Division of Emergency Management] to offer assistance to the State of Maryland, if needed, following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge,\u201d DeSantis wrote in a post on X. \u201cThe State of Florida stands willing to help and our prayers are with the victims and first responders.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>I have directed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FLSERT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FLSERT<\/a> to offer assistance to the State of Maryland, if needed, following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>The State of Florida stands willing to help and our prayers are with the victims and first responders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovRonDeSantis\/status\/1772605965210165338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>This is not the first time DeSantis has offered aid to other states facing tragedies. In August last year, the Florida governor pledged that the state would \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/state-watch\/4160114-desantis-offers-to-support-california-as-hurricane-hilary-approaches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>stand ready<\/a>\u201d to help California as the Golden State braced itself for the impact of Hurricane Hillary. DeSantis extended an olive branch to Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and offered a pause in their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-pledges-to-maintain-its-military-capacity-to-defend-taiwan\/\" title=\"U.S. Pledges to Maintain Its Military Capacity to Defend Taiwan\">political rivalry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Florida governor has also remained active in the national spotlight since exiting the Republican presidential race. DeSantis\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-pelosi-to-announce-her-future-political-plans-today\/\" title=\"Nancy Pelosi to Announce Her Future Political Plans Today\">future political plans<\/a> are unknown.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis also recently issued an executive order authorizing rescue missions of Americans in Haiti while the country grapples with instability and violence following the resignation of its prime minister. On Wednesday last week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wusf.org\/us-world\/2024-03-24\/florida-continues-evacuations-from-haiti-to-central-florida-heres-what-to-know\" title>14 Floridians arrived<\/a> at Orlando Sanford International Airport, per local NPR station WUSF.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Maryland bridge\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2938357\/baltimore-bridge-collapse-mass-casualty-event-after-ship-crashes-into-key-bridge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>catastrophic collapse<\/a>\u201d occurred at approximately 1:30 a.m. Eastern time after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baltimore-bridge-collapse-mass-casualty-event-after-ship-crashes-into-key-bridge\/\" title=\"Key Bridge in Baltimore collapses following a ship collision, resulting in mass casualties\">cargo ship rammed<\/a> into one of the structure\u2019s support beams. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorBMScott\/status\/1772619045218521362\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>declared<\/a> a local state of emergency at 9:46 a.m. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Maryland Transportation Secretary Paul Wiedefeld said this morning that the response to the incident was still an \u201cactive search and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-blasts-claims-that-ap-reporters-were-lucky-to-get-out-of-building-it-wasnt-luck\/\" title=\"Netanyahu Blasts Claims That AP Reporters Were \u2018Lucky\u2019 To Get Out Of Building: \u2018It Wasn\u2019t Luck\u2019\">rescue mission<\/a>.\u201d People were on the bridge when it collapsed, Wiedefeld confirmed, but he did not provide a tally. <\/p>\n<p>Other lawmakers are offering their assistance in this incident, as well. Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) has been in communication with Scott and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, the governor said. Buttigieg said he offered Moore and Scott the federal department\u2019s support.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is providing support to Maryland following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. DeSantis stated, \u201cI have instructed the Florida Division of Emergency Management to extend help to Maryland if necessary.\u201d The gesture of aid was shared by DeSantis on X<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2206412,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24075744554423-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2206411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24075744554423-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2206411","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\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2206411"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2206411\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2206412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2206411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2206411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2206411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}