President Joe Biden toured hurricane-ravaged areas of Florida on Wednesday, surveying storm damage by helicopter as he pledged that federal, state and local governments will work together to help rebuild homes, businesses and lives - putting politics on mute for now.
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Biden and DeSantis spoke by themselves next to a boat the storm had lifted into a cafe, then moved separately among local residents hit hard by the hurricane. Biden embraced one woman. At a briefing with local officials, Biden emphasized that the rebuilding effort will take months or years. Before the trip, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre suggested it would be inappropriate for them to focus on political differences.
The hurricane changed the purpose and tone of Biden's first trip to Florida this year, which was in an area devastated by winds and surging water . Boats, including huge yachts, were capsized and hurled inland.
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