{"id":589603,"date":"2023-09-03T01:17:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T22:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/biden-desantis-keep-their-distance-during-presidents-florida-visit\/"},"modified":"2023-09-03T01:17:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-02T22:17:01","slug":"biden-desantis-keep-their-distance-during-presidents-florida-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/biden-desantis-keep-their-distance-during-presidents-florida-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"#Biden, DeSantis keep their distance during president\u2019s Florida visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/Biden-DeSantis-Florida-2023.png?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>President Biden and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) kept their distance from one another on Saturday when the president <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ed to Florida in the wake of Hurricane Idalia.<\/p>\n<p>The two were expected to meet on the ground after DeSantis had met with\u00a0Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator Deanne Criswell earlier this week. But, DeSantis\u2019 office on Friday\u00a0said\u00a0the governor didn\u2019t have plans to meet with Biden, saying having the two meeting up could put strain on the state\u2019s disaster response.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>DeSantis, who is seeking the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, is one of Biden\u2019s top political rivals. Biden announced he was traveling to Florida on Thursday and called DeSantis ahead of the announcement. He also had\u00a0spoken to the governor\u00a0every day this week in preparation for and during the storm.<\/p>\n<p>Biden and DeSantis\u2019 teams\u00a0mutually agreed upon the location for the president\u2019s visit earlier this week, according to Criswell. And, the DeSantis team did not give any more detailed reasons for why he declined to show up and did not tell Criswell before going public.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I can say is that I know that the governor and the president spoke while I was on the ground with the governor on Thursday, and the governor gave no indication at that time that he would not be meeting with the President,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Biden on Saturday said\u00a0he\u2019s \u201cbeen in touch\u201d with DeSantis, not elaborating on the extend of it. He also\u00a0told reporters that he didn\u2019t\u2019 know what h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened with him meeting DeSantis but later added that he wasn\u2019t disappointed that meeting didn\u2019t happen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, I\u2019m not disappointed. He may have had other reasons,\u201d the president said. \u201cBut he did help us plan this, he sat with FEMA and decided where we should go, where it would be the least disruptive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden and DeSantis have set aside politics in the past, with Biden visiting Florida after a building collapse in 2021 and again meeting with the governor and state officials last year to\u00a0tour storm damage\u00a0in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>But, that was before DeSantis officially announced he was running for president to unseat Biden.<\/p>\n<p>And, the decision to publicly meet with a political rival has haunted previous politicians.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The Hill Elections 2024 coverage<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R)\u2014 who is also currently seeking the 2024 GOP presidential nomination \u2014 famously walked on the beach with former President Obama in 2012 after Hurricane Sandy.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The two exchanged public praise and assessed storm damage together, images that went on to haunt Christie when he ran for president in 2016. Christie at the time argued that he didn\u2019t hug Obama during the visit, while some Republicans thought the friendly visit gave Obama a boost in the election.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Republican Vivek Ramaswamy brought up the scandal in the GOP debate last month. He\u00a0said to Christie\u00a0that he should \u201cgive me a hug just like you do Obama and elect me just like you did Obama too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden on Saturday did appear with another political rival, Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.).\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Scott, who the president has repeatedly criticized for policy proposals related to government programs like <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social<\/a> Security and Medicare, was\u00a0particularly friendly\u00a0with the president in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Scott praised Biden for doing a \u201cgreat job with the early declaration before the storm hit the coast\u201d and Biden said he was \u201cvery pleased\u201d that the senator talked to him about the work the federal government is doing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) kept their distance from one another on Saturday when the president traveled to Florida in the wake of Hurricane Idalia. The two were expected to meet on the ground after DeSantis had met with\u00a0Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator Deanne Criswell earlier this week. 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