{"id":2353777,"date":"2024-10-11T14:24:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T18:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-heads-to-florida-on-sunday-to-survey-hurricane-milton-damage-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-11T14:25:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T18:25:38","slug":"biden-heads-to-florida-on-sunday-to-survey-hurricane-milton-damage-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-heads-to-florida-on-sunday-to-survey-hurricane-milton-damage-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden heads to Florida on Sunday to survey Hurricane Milton damage &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">28<\/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-heads-to-florida-on-sunday-to-survey-hurricane-milton-damage-washington-examiner%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=2353777&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>President Joe Biden is set to travel to western Florida on Sunday to assess\u200c the damage caused by Hurricane Milton and meet with victims and first responders. This\u2063 follows his decision to \u200dpostpone an international trip to Germany and Angola in light of the hurricane&#8217;s \u2063approach, so he could coordinate the federal government&#8217;s response. Biden \u200chad delivered remarks acknowledging the devastation before\u200d and \u2063after the hurricane\u2063 made \u200clandfall, pledging full federal support for state search and rescue\u200b operations.<\/p>\n<p>The situation leading up to the hurricane involved some\u2064 controversy between Biden, \u200dFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis, and Vice President Kamala \u200dHarris. DeSantis \u2064declined \u200bmultiple calls from Harris, claiming she was attempting to politicize the situation, while Harris accused the governor of being &#8220;selfish&#8221; and &#8220;irresponsible.&#8221; Despite the tensions, Biden and \u2062DeSantis maintained communication, and the governor affirmed that the Biden administration met the state&#8217;s assistance requests ahead of\u200d the storm. As of now, it is\u2062 unclear whether DeSantis will accompany Biden \u200dduring his visit to survey the storm damage.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden heads to Florida on Sunday to survey Hurricane Milton damage<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1792144\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> will travel to western Florida on Sunday to survey damage and visit with victims and first responders following this week&rsquo;s deadly hurricane.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3184710\/joe-biden-donald-trump-get-a-life-hurricane-misinformation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>president<\/a> had been scheduled to travel to Germany and then Angola starting Thursday but postponed that trip earlier this week as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3179814\/2024-election-latest-news-live-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hurricane Milton<\/a> approached to help coordinate the federal response to the storm.<\/p>\n<p>He delivered remarks on the devastation both before and after Milton made landfall and pledged full federal support to state search and rescue and cleanup operations, as the administration had done following Hurricane Helene the week prior.<\/p>\n<p>The lead-up to Milton did <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3182398\/harris-biden-clash-final-weeks-election-hurricane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"stir some controversy\">stir some controversy<\/a> involving Biden, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), and Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis refused to accept multiple calls from Harris following the previous storm, Hurricane Helene, and ahead of Milton&rsquo;s landfall. The DeSantis team argued that the vice president was seeking to politicize the situation, and she, in turn, told reporters that the governor&rsquo;s actions were &ldquo;selfish&rdquo; and &ldquo;irresponsible.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For&nbsp;Kamala Harris&nbsp;to try to say that my sole focus on the people of Florida is somehow selfish is delusional,&rdquo; DeSantis added during a Monday night interview on Fox News. &ldquo;She has no role in this. In fact, she&rsquo;s been vice president for 3 1\/2 years. I&rsquo;ve dealt with a number of storms under this administration. She has never contributed anything to any of these efforts, and so what I think is selfish is her trying to blunder into this.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Biden and DeSantis have remained in constant contact throughout the week, according to White House officials. The Florida governor told reporters that the Biden administration had met the state&rsquo;s assistance requests ahead of the storm.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis&rsquo;s office did not say whether the governor will join Biden on Sunday during his trip to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hurricane-helene-rankles-trump-and-harris-2024-campaign-plans-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Hurricane Helene rankles Trump and Harris 2024 campaign plans - Washington Examiner\">survey storm damage<\/a>. He did join Biden in 2022 when the president traveled to Florida to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-viral-video-claims-to-show-a-boy-giving-joe-biden-a-vial-of-blood\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Viral Video Claims To Show A Boy Giving Joe Biden A Vial Of Blood\">survey damage caused<\/a> by Hurricane Ian.<\/p>\n<p>Biden said Friday that he would meet with DeSantis if he is free this weekend. &ldquo;If he&rsquo;s available, yeah,&rdquo; Biden told reporters. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s been very cooperative. We got on very, very well.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While Biden and DeSantis have been putting up a united front on storm response, the president has lambasted former President Donald Trump for spreading an &ldquo;outpouring of lies&rdquo; about the hurricane response.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mr. President Trump,&rdquo; Biden said Thursday. &ldquo;Former President Trump. Get a life, man. Help these people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump and his allies continue to make claims about the Biden administration&rsquo;s hurricane response that have been repeatedly debunked by media outlets. That list includes the Federal Emergency Management Agency diverting disaster relief funds to house illegal immigrants, refusing to use helicopters to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/testy-biden-tells-trump-to-get-a-life-man-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Testy Biden tells Trump to &#039;get a life, man&#039; - Washington Examiner\">airlift stranded hurricane victims<\/a> from flood zones, and capping federal relief for<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/3184300\/fema-hurricane-relief-payments-helene-milton-what-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\" victims at $750\"> victims at $750<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1792144\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1792144\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden visits Florida Sunday to assess Hurricane Milton damage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2353778,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/biden-florida-sunday-milton.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,42820,5113,42483,32076],"class_list":["post-2353777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-damage-assessment","tag-florida","tag-hurricane-milton","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/biden-florida-sunday-milton.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2353777","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\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2353777"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2353777\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2353778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2353777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2353777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2353777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}