- Ron DeSantis was away in Ohio on his ebook tour when Fort Lauderdale flooded this week.
- “Governor DeSantis has not but referred to as. I am unsure what is going on on,” the mayor of Fort Lauderdale mentioned.
- DeSantis beforehand visited cities affected by Hurricane Ian to speak about aid efforts.
Fort Lauderdale’s mayor mentioned Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had not referred to as him to test in on the town after it was severely flooded this week resulting from record-breaking rains.
In a press convention on Thursday, Mayor Dean Trantalis, a member of the Democratic get together, gave updates on the flood that had shut down main roads within the metropolis and turned the local airport into a lake.
Reporter Chris Nelson requested Trantalis if he had spoken to DeSantis, to which Trantalis replied: “Governor DeSantis has not but referred to as.”
—Chris Nelson 🇺🇸 🏝 (@ReOpenChris) April 13, 2023
“I am unsure what is going on on, however I am certain he is very concerned about what is going on on right here, and we’re completely happy to work along with his workplace,” Trantalis mentioned.
He added that the state companies have been “very useful” in working with the town to get well from the floods.
DeSantis was in Ohio for a GOP occasion on Thursday, per NBC Information. The occasion is a part of his nationwide tour for his ebook “The Braveness to Be Free: Florida’s Blueprint for America’s Revival.”
Though he had not formally declared a 2024 bid, DeSantis’ ebook tour is broadly considered a precursor to his presidential run. An e-mail from the Trump marketing campaign on Monday individually accused DeSantis of not formally declaring a 2024 run and utilizing his governor’s wage to fund unofficial marketing campaign travels like his ebook tour.
Regardless of being out of Florida, DeSantis acknowledged the floods again house by declaring a state of emergency for Broward County on his Twitter page on Thursday.
—Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) April 13, 2023
DeSantis has beforehand visited different catastrophe zones. In October, DeSantis visited Arcadia to discuss the state’s aid efforts after Hurricane Ian made landfall in South Florida. In March, DeSantis was additionally in Fort Myers to speak about hurricane restoration efforts.
Representatives for DeSantis and Trantalis didn’t instantly reply to Insider’s requests for remark despatched exterior common enterprise hours.
