Biden Says DeSantis ‘Cooperative’ Ahead of Hurricane Milton Landfall

The Florida governor said that the federal government has provided all the resources he has needed to deal with the storm.

(Left) President Joe Biden greets attendees before delivering remarks at the Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center and Preserve in Palo Alto, Calif., on June 19, 2023. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images); (Right) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivers remarks in Greensboro, N.C., on June 9, 2023. Win McNamee/Getty Images

President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has been “cooperative” with the federal government ahead of Hurricane Milton’s landfall on Wednesday.

The comment follows Vice President Kamala Harris’s accusation that DeSantis did not answer her phone call ahead of the hurricane.