Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is not taking calls from Vice President Kamala Harris about storm recovery just over a week after Hurricane Helene hammered parts of his state.
A source familiar with the situation said he was dodging the Democratic presidential nominee’s calls because they “seemed political,” according to a DeSantis aide.
“Kamala was trying to reach out, and we didn’t answer,” the DeSantis aide told NBC News.
At a press conference Monday afternoon, DeSantis denied that he refused to take Harris' call.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has not spoken with Vice President Kamala Harris or President Joe Biden about the hurricane response.
A source familiar with the planning said that the Biden team had invited DeSantis to the event in north Florida.
Former President Donald Trump has talked about Hurricane Helene at length, and at times in overt political terms — including pushing false information. »