WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis′ office said Friday that he has “no plans” to meet with President Joe Biden when the Democrat flies to Florida this weekend to survey damage from Hurricane Idalia, suggesting that doing so could hinder disaster response.
“In these rural communities, and so soon after impact, the security preparations alone that would go into setting up such a meeting would shut down ongoing recovery efforts,” DeSantis spokesman Jeremy Redfern said in a statement.
Gov. DeSantis's press secretary says he won't meet with President Biden in Florida tomorrow. "We don’t have any plans for the Governor to meet with the President tomorrow," Jeremy Redfern says. "In these rural communities, and so soon after impact, the security preparations alone…
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) September 1, 2023
Idalia made landfall Wednesday morning along Florida’s Big Bend region as a Category 3 storm, causing widespread flooding and damage…