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On Sunday, I traveled to Yankeetown, Florida, where Governor Ron DeSantis was holding a press conference regarding the state's response to Hurricane Idalia's aftermath.

I asked the governor if he trusts the President Joe Biden and the federal administration to assist, given the government's poor response to disasters in Maui, Hawaii, and East Palestine, Ohio.

Gov. Ron DeSantis tells Florida reporter @Yanky_Pollak feds' job is to act "like a checkbook" after a disaster, and that he anticipates things "will go smoothly" with the Biden administration.

He also rips the mainstream media for being "incurious" about Maui's wildfires. pic.twitter.com/ZFCfbjGnv8

— Rebel News USA (@RebelNews_USA) September 3, 2023

While in Florida on Saturday, President Biden said he hasn't had time to visit East Palestine yet because he needs to go to India and other countries first. “I haven’t had the occasion to go to East Palestine. There’s a lot going on,” Biden said.

BIDEN: “I haven’t had the occasion to go to East Palestine. There’s a lot going on.” pic.twitter.com/YfQAt7DoYK

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) September 3, 2023

I also asked DeSantis about how the Biden administration and the corporate press has been blaming climate change for hurricanes and other natural disasters. 

“We've got to stop politicizing the weather and stop politicizing natural disasters,” Gov. DeSantis said.

"We've got to stop politicizing the weather and stop politicizing natural disasters," DeSantis says.

Gov. refers to a Florida storm in 1896 that had 125mph winds like Hurricane Idalia and the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane as evidence climate change isn't increasing storm severity. pic.twitter.com/2JlyA6rFTP

— Yanky (@Yanky_Pollak) September 3, 2023

I also asked attendees how they felt Gov. DeSantis handled the response to Idalia. When I tried asking about Biden showing up to Florida on Saturday, most answered "no comment" reflecting the president's response when he was asked about Hawaii a few weeks ago. You can see all of Rebel News' coverage from onthe ground in Hawaii at TheTruthAboutMaui.com.

NEW: President Joe Biden is asked about the devastating Maui fires and replies with ‘no comment.’

Tens of billions of dollars to Ukraine and Biden can’t even give a comment to Maui.

- Thousands displaced.
- 2200 structures have been destroyed.
- 86% of these structures were… pic.twitter.com/G1kfXpOzKU

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) August 14, 2023

I also had the chance to survey the area in Yankeetown to get a sense of the destruction left by Idalia.

Earlier today Florida Governor Ron DeSantis gave a hurricane Idalia update in Yankeetown, Florida.

Full report to come https://t.co/Jyej4FipMP. pic.twitter.com/IvfIaRSvlv

— Rebel News (@RebelNewsOnline) September 3, 2023

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