Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blasted President Biden and others who pin some of the devastation from Hurricane Idalia on climate change.
Jewell Baggett stands beside a Christmas decoration she recovered from the wreckage of her mother’s hurricane-ravaged home Aug. 30.“The notion that somehow if we just adopt, you know, very left-wing policies at the federal level that somehow we will not have hurricanes, that is a lie,” he said when asked by a reporter about climate-change warnings issued by Biden and others, including many in the scientific community.
DeSantis has put his campaign-trail work on hold to oversee the cleanup of Idalia, which became a Category 4 storm and battered northern Florida last week, leaving at least two dead in the Sunshine State.Damage from the storm is estimated to cost somewhere between $18 billion to $20 billion, according toBiden again raised concerns about climate change two days before his Saturday visit to the state to tour the wreckage.
DeSantis did not accompany Biden on his Florida visit Saturday, with his office citing logistics and security concerns.The Florida governor has worked to comfort those ravaged by Idalia.Biden has vowed to marshal federal resources for Florida and pressed Congress to replenish federal disaster aid funds.
In late 2021, he rolled out an “Always Ready Florida” three-year plan to spend roughly $270 million on projects across the state to combat flooding and other extreme weather phenomenon.When asked Monday about how much faith he had in the federal government to assist with the cleanup efforts, DeSantis underscored the state’s preparations.
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