After a nearly full year of gleefully engaging in a euphemism for “Fuck Joe Biden,” Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday greeted the man he’d been calling “Brandon” to thank him for helping Florida’s recovery from Hurricane Ian.
“I want to thank President Biden,” said DeSantis in Fort Myers Beach, following Biden’s immediate approval of the governor’s request for a disaster declaration before Ian even hit, as well as a doubling of the normal 30-day window in which affected areas can get full reimbursement for debris removal. “Mr. President, welcome to Florida. We appreciate working together.”
One longtime GOP consultant said he had long thought it odd that DeSantis would adopt such a childish insult of the sitting president. “It’s been puzzling to me because of our status as a ‘we-need-help’ state every so often,” the consultant said on condition of anonymity.
Neither DeSantis’ press office nor his campaign responded to HuffPost’s queries…
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