President Biden toured some of the storm damage to Florida's west coast after landing in hurricane-ravaged Fort Myers today. Next up: His highly-anticipated meeting with Gov. DeSantis.
President Joe Biden and Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida exchanged friendly words on Wednesday, following Biden’s tour of storm damage in hurricane-ravaged Fort Myers.
Florida is reeling from the impacts of Ian, which made landfall as a Category 4 storm along the state’s Gulf Coast last week and has caused mass devastation and flooding across the state. It has killed at least 72 people — with the death count expected to rise as search-and-rescue efforts continue — and left some beachside communities leveled and buildings reduced to rubble.
“We are cutting through the bureaucracy,” DeSantis said, thanking those at every level of government for the “team effort.” “I think the one thing this has finally ended is the discussion about whether or not there’s climate change, and we should do something about it,” Biden said, describing the destruction he saw in Florida this week — as well as damage he’s witnessed over the last six months from wildfires across the West.
While in Fort Myers, Biden and the first lady also planned to meet with small-business owners and local residents affected by Hurricane Ian.
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