The president will visit Florida to meet with Gov. Ron DeSantis as the death toll from Hurricane Ian rises.
President Joe Biden will meet with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday as he visits the state in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.Hurricane Ian
"We live in a nation where we can cooperate," Biden said during their joint appearance. "And it's really important."But the public animosity between DeSantis and Biden has only intensified in the 16 months since that day, with the White House and the country's third-largest state seeming to be perpetually at odds. Biden has likened DeSantis to a schoolyard bully whose legislative agenda has targeted vulnerable LGTBQ kids.
But those tensions have taken a backseat -- at least for now -- to the immense cleanup left behind by the hurricane's sizeable wake. Biden has said he has spoken several times with the Florida leader and promised to "be there every step of the way." DeSantis has praised the federal government response to the state's many requests for help.
Biden is heading to a community still shell-shocked by a storm that many thought was heading further north before a late wobble turned the eye toward Lee and Charlotte counties. At least 100 people died in Florida after Ian thrashed into the Gulf Coast as a massive Category 4 storm. Rescue teams continue to look for survivors as residents comb through the wreckage and search for temporary housing.
One community facing such hardship is Pine Island, where all bridges failed as a result of Hurricane Ian. DeSantis announced in Matlacha the opening of a temporary slow-speed bridge later Wednesday that would allow vehicle traffic to Pine Island.During his news conference, DeSantis was complimentary of the federal response to the storm.
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