Joe Biden visits Florida to survey destruction from Hurricane Idalia and comfort its victims. Governor Ron DeSantis, a potential presidential rival, opts not to join US president.
"As I’ve told your governor, if there’s anything your state needs, I’m ready to mobilise that support," Biden tells Idalia victims. / Photo: AFP
Notably absent was Governor Ron DeSantis, a Republican presidential candidate who declined to join Biden on Saturday after he suggested that the Democrat's presence could hinder disaster response efforts. He spoke outdoors near a church that had parts of its sheet metal roof peeled back by Idalia's powerful winds and a home half crushed by a fallen tree.
"Anything they need related to these storms. Your nation has your back, and we’ll be with you until the job is done."
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