After the president said he would meet the Florida governor on Saturday, DeSantis said there were no plans to tour the damage caused by Hurricane Idalia.
Saturday tour of Hurricane Idalia’s damage, DeSantis’ office refuted the president’s claim that he would be meeting with the governor during the visit, claiming it would negatively impact the recovery efforts in the state.
“We don’t have any plans for the Governor to meet with the President tomorrow,” DeSantis spokesperson Jeremy Redfern told CNN. “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.
After DeSantis’ office snubbed the president on Friday evening, a White House official noted that the governor had been aware of Biden’s visit ahead of time and did not issue any objections at the time.
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