Opinion: DeSantis’ snub of Biden in Florida shows why he’s bad at politics

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Opinion: DeSantis’ snub of Biden in Florida shows why he’s bad at politics
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was noticeably absent when President Joe Biden visited the state to assess damage from Hurricane Idalia, writes Dean Obeidallah.

Editor’s note: Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM radio’s daily program “The Dean Obeidallah Show.” Follow him on Threads at www.threads.net/@deanobeidallah. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. Read more opinion at CNN. President Joe Biden traveled to Florida on Saturday to survey the devastation from Hurricane Idalia. The president met with GOP Sen. Rick Scott of Florida and other local officials. But one person noticeably absent was Florida Gov.

Chris Christie of New Jersey after he toured the damage from Hurricane Sandy in late October 2012 with then-President Barack Obama. Given that the event occurred a week before the 2012 election that pitted Obama against Republican Mitt Romney, some Republicans slammed Christie for, in their view, helping Obama with this bipartisan appearance. When Christie first ran for president in 2016, he was peppered with questions about that meeting.

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