Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is not taking calls from Vice President Kamala Harris about storm recovery just over a week after Hurricane Helene hammered parts of his state.

A source familiar with the situation said he was dodging the Democratic presidential nominee’s calls because they “seemed political, according to a DeSantis aide.

“Kamala was trying to reach out, and we didn’t answer, the DeSantis aide told NBC News.

The same person said “not to my knowledge” when asked if DeSantis had spoken to President Joe Biden.

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    What a little piss baby loser

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    He cant take the call, he’s too busy modeling his white stripper boots infront of the mirror and thinking about how damn sexy and amazing he is, and how the damn voters should have picked him over trump.

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    TN governor did this too. Refused Biden’s efforts to stage relief crews prior to the storm, then the night the storm hits he calls the White House to ask for aid. These petulant children shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near government leadership positions

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      Sounds like something that demands an LBJ-style federal response.

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        Forcing the governors to talk to him while he’s taking a shit with the door open?

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          No, I think they meant pulling out his massive hog and slapping it on the Resolute Desk so they know who’s boss

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            If Hunter’s anything to go by, he probably does have the mass to do it.

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              That being said

              WTF time line did we wind up in that makes this a true and valid statement lmao

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                On the other hand, how many other times can you say that elderly C-Span viewers got a taste of porn on their TVs?

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                  The fact that the number is non-zero makes me chuckle.

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              And just look at Little Ronny D. He’s clearly compensating.

              Dude wears high heeled shoes because he’s so self-conscious about his height.

              I wonder how much fascism actually boils down to men being uncomfortable with their bodies and/or sexuality. It’s an ideology built on insecurity and toxic masculinity.

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          He would hold his junk and flop it it them to scare them into cutting red tape and get shit done.

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            I feel like at bidens age he can just swing 'em around like a bola.

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              It is legal if it is an Official Act.

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                I dunno about you, but I don’t want to live in a society where swinging ones balls around like a bola is illegal.

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        Isn’t this happening? I read that Biden is sending a thousand troops to these areas to help under a federal order that bypasses these boneheaded state officials unless I misunderstood.

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          They should be making it into a whole PR thing then.

          The Democrats are so fucking bad at messaging. Maybe they wouldn’t have to spend all their time and political capital preventing fascists from taking over, if there was more of a level playing field with regards to propaganda. But the right is just sooooooo much better, and have been at it (in earnest) for 30+ years.

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          He added another 500 troops this morning I believe. Anarchists in Asheville are doing a great job leading the way with mutual aid.

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    Two other officials with DeSantis’ office said that so far, there has been no effort by Biden to reach out to the governor on Hurricane Milton.

    This is such a bullshit thing to say. If the sadistic antihuman monster known as DeSantis didn’t accept contact from them regarding Helene, why would he expect them to immediately reach out to him on Milton? Current administration’s efforts would be better spent coordinating with someone who is actually interested in the well-being of Floridians.

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      “They haven’t said a word about Milton I mean, they’re calling us every hour on the hour but I assume it is about Helene.

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    No fucking duh it’s political, she is an a political post, you are in a political post. Not all politics is bad, some of it is about finding a way to get the government to actually help people in need

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      some of it is about finding a way to get the government to actually help people in need

      And here is where you lose conservatives, and why, at its core, it is a rotten ideology.

      Until it is literally them that needs the help. But then its different. They’re different.

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      get the government to actually help people in need

      This is the part conservatives cannot do.

      If you want to save some money, just remind them that vulnerable groups have also been impacted. They will refuse all help just to make sure the out-groups continue to suffer.

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        The GOP gave up on attempting to even put up a facade of “we’re trying to help you” at least a decade ago. At this point, they’ve convinced their voters that we cannot afford to help everyone, so we only help minorities. And because of that, they would rather we just help nobody.

        When the reality is, we could very easily provide for all of the needs of every citizen several times over if people actually paid their fair share in taxes.

        But you add in the “temporarily embarrassed millionaire” mindset that has infected the minds of American workers, and you end up with a bunch of sad, angry, jingoistic people who do everything they can to make sure nobody gets any help for anything.

        Well, that is, until they personally need it. Then it’s different.

        Almost as if there’s been a concerted effort for decades to push concepts like “rugged individualism” over collectivism, and “American exceptionalism, while literally sabotaging our own education system so that people remain ignorant enough to continue voting against their interests

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        “Government doesn’t work! Vote for me and I’ll show you just how poorly it can be run!

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    Inb4 DeSantis claims the Government is ignoring Florida when it comes to hurricanes

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    He’s such a petty little bitch. Put your heels on and just take the call, Ronnie.

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    If Biden’s team bypasses DeSantis entirely and coordinates directly with the impacted counties and communities, that would make DeSantis look 100% useless on the national stage.

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      I truly hope that’s what they’re doing.

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    DeSantis was allowing Helene to flatten his state. What a weak man.

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      No doubt. What kind of man would let a hurricane named Helene push him around. He should meet her at landfall and tell her to go to a liberal state instead.

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    You would think any man that short would want all the help he can get when the water starts rising.

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    Tampa’s mayor should get in contact directly. This is going to be very bad, and they are going to need all the help they can get.