A.G. Gancarski
Florida’s junior Senator is slamming Kamala Harris’ trip to Arizona as a “photo-op” distracting her from helping out Floridians after Hurricane Helene.
“If she cared, she’d be in Florida right now, making sure all the federal resources are here right now,” U.S. Sen. Rick Scott said on “The Faulkner Focus.”
“All she wants to do is win an election. She doesn’t care about American citizens. She just wants to win an election. This is just a photo op (where she) acts like she cares,” Scott added.
The Senator wasn’t finished, however.
“She doesn’t care enough about Florida to get her butt down here and say she’s going to make sure the federal government is a partner in what’s going on right now in our state,” Scott said.
But the VP’s travel plans past Friday are still a mystery. Either she or President Joe Biden could end up in Florida, Georgia and other states impacted by Helene in the days ahead.
Speaking of Biden, Scott was less than clear when asked if he had talked to the White House since the storm, though he noted he had talked to state Cabinet officials and federal agencies.
“Here’s my experience with Barack Obama and with Biden, they don’t return my phone call. The first time I called the White House when Biden took office, they hung up on me. They don’t reach out. They never return my phone calls. Every time I’ve asked for a meeting with Biden, he’s turned me down,” Scott said.
Scott and Biden have collaborated after past storms, including Idalia, which hit the same area Helene did.
“I’m very pleased, the guy who we don’t agree very much at all, the distinguished former Governor and Senator, he came, talked to me and to you all (about) what an incredible job the federal government was doing and I found that reassuring,” Biden said in Live Oak last year after that storm.
6 comments
Mystery
September 27, 2024 at 12:45 pm
Question would he say Get his butt down to Florida… to a man ??? Just asking for a friend. Misogyny never ends
A Day without MAGA and Hurricane
September 27, 2024 at 12:47 pm
Two more Cat 5 could impact Florida,before election day, Harris and Biden have already issued a Federal disaster for Florida,he just saying how worthless he is to Florida on disaster recovery, people put material as their priorities,when the thing are taking away from them like this ,they are in a state of shock, especially those who support Trump,who engage in insurance Hurricane fraud Google Trump Hurricane Mar a Lago Insurance Scam
Frankie M.
September 27, 2024 at 2:09 pm
Says the dork who used every hurricane during election season as a photo op. If Harris were in FL he’d be telling her to go to the border.
PeterH
September 27, 2024 at 12:49 pm
Hey Rick! How’s it going in Congress with formulating new strong enforceable immigration legislation to protect our southern border? Why didn’t you support the Republican Langford bill last year? What’s up Rick?
On another note, can you tell us how much money your campaign and every Florida representative in Washington collects from Florida’s insurance industry? I’m asking for my brother-in-law whose insurance rate has quadrupled in the past four years! What’s up with that Rick?
Skeptic
September 27, 2024 at 2:27 pm
Has Rick begun his congressional recess as he tries to bluff his way to re-election? Is he in Washington trying to make sure that hurricane relief efforts are funded (or is he hoping Florida gets stiffed like the northeast did after Sandy)? Certainly hope he is not grandstanding for photo ops in the Big Bend.
Obvious
September 28, 2024 at 9:44 pm
The resources that have to be diverted to politicians “helping” by visiting disaster areas is ridiculous. Get your photo op somewhere else and don’t invite others to get in the way.
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