Kamala Harris is doing her best to appear largely in charge in the final weeks before the election. President Joe Biden no longer seems interested in helping maintain her illusions.
Harris recently criticized the state's failure to cooperate with Florida officials on hurricane relief efforts. Within hours, Mr. Biden contacted Gov. Ron DeSantis and announced that he was ready to succeed where his former vice president had failed.
Biden's team insists the president wants Harris to succeed, but the incident is another signal that Harris' bosses are at least subconsciously trying to sabotage her. .
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The Biden-Harris administration's response to Hurricane Helen was a disaster. Harris, apparently hoping for a clean slate and a second chance, has set her sights on Florida, where Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall on Wednesday.
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said According to CNN, Harris tried unsuccessfully to contact Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to discuss storm preparedness and recovery.
“It's not about you, Kamala.”
On Monday, Harris suggested that DeSantis is in politics, not crisis management.
“A moment of crisis should be a moment when anyone who calls themselves a leader puts politics aside and puts the people first,” Harris said, apparently furious at the ghosting allegations. He said it based on the situation.
“People desperately need help right now, but playing politics at this moment, in the midst of a crisis like this, is completely irresponsible and selfish. “And it's not about political games, it's about political games, doing the job you're sworn to do, and that's putting the people first,” Harris added.
DeSantis has been in contact with Federal Emergency Management Director DeAnne Criswell.
said In an interview Monday, Harris said that while she was unhappy about the missed calls, she was “helping people prepare for Hurricane Helen, effectively helping people get relief after Hurricane Helen, and helping people get back on their feet after Hurricane Helen.” We need to help pick up the pieces and then pivot and prepare for the big impact of Hurricane Milton, and perhaps even bigger impacts.”
“My focus is not on dealing with Kamala Harris,” the governor continued. “I didn't know she was trying to contact me, but I also don't think it's about you, Kamala.”
DeSantis said that while Trump and Biden have refrained from politicizing the storm over the past few years, Kamala Harris has apparently chosen now to make the first call, saying, “I've never done anything like this before. He emphasized that he chose to parachute in and give the injection even though he showed no interest.
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Amid the chaos, Biden announced that DeSantis had answered the call. This was a sign that despite his decline, Biden was still running the show.
“He's definitely going to vote for Trump.”
“Tonight, I spoke with Florida Governor DeSantis and the Mayor of Tampa. [Jane] “Anchors provided first-hand reports on Hurricane Helen recovery and Hurricane Milton preparedness,” Biden said.
I wrote “My administration stands ready to support both Florida's leaders and people with the additional resources they need.”
Until now, Mr. Biden has emphasized the phrase “Biden-Harris administration,” but the vice president's message was absent from the president's message.
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added“I also spoke with National Weather Service Director Ken Graham about the expected impact of Hurricane Milton on Florida.I urge everyone in the path of the storm to evacuate now while it is safe to do so. I urge you.”
Christina Pushau, an aide to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (Republican), said:
noticed “Governor DeSantis and President Biden met last night. There is a chain of command when it comes to disaster response, and the state of Florida knows that very well. Vice President Harris is not part of that chain of command. The president is. If… If Harris doesn't, I don't know, she's not ready. ”
Pushot also retweeted
next message: “To all you losers saying @GovRonDeSantis is playing politics, he talked to the sitting president. Take a seat.”
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keen observer
concluded Based on the timing and phrasing of a red-clad Biden post just a few weeks ago. trump 2024 hat“Just trolling Kamala at this point.”
Charles Cook (Senior Editor, National Review)
noticed“Harris Under the Bus”
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made a joke“He's definitely voting for Trump.”
Mr. DeSantis' call with Mr. Biden is another defeat message for the Harris campaign, which is anxious to unseat her in the lead role before the election.
Harris' recent entourage
proposed He told CNN that he wanted Biden to be removed from the show so that it would not be seen as an extension of Harris running for president. For example, when Biden visited North Carolina last week to survey the damage, Harris' supporters felt that she was robbed of an opportunity to make her presence felt in a state that Biden was likely to lose. Ta.
Harris also looked forward to being front and center when Biden flies out to Germany. However, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said, revealed On Tuesday afternoon, Biden will instead hang out “to oversee preparations and response to Hurricane Milton.”
Biden has also thwarted Harris' efforts to distance herself from the current administration's failures.
Harris appeared to be in high spirits when she said during the debate with Trump, “Obviously, I'm not Joe Biden.''
Biden responded in kind last week, stressing that “she's played a major role in everything we've done.”
Biden added, “She has been, and her staff is interlocking with my staff on everything we're doing.”
Despite Biden seemingly setting a tripwire to the woman he unceremoniously replaced, one of the president's senior advisers insisted that “the president is fully committed to selecting a vice president.” .
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