Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) possesses President Joe Biden’s personal phone number, as stated by the president during a press briefing on Tuesday, coinciding with the approach of Hurricane Milton towards Florida’s west coast. Biden’s remarks seemed to undermine Vice President Kamala Harris’s efforts to project a presidential image to the electorate.
On the same day, an unnamed aide to DeSantis informed the media that the governor had declined a call from Harris regarding the storm, suggesting that he believed her outreach was motivated by political interests. However, DeSantis refuted the claim that Harris had attempted to contact him.
NBC News reported on DeSantis’s rebuttal. “I was unaware that she had called. I’m not certain who they reached out to. They did not contact me. Their interpretation of the situation is something they created. It was not a matter that anyone in my office addressed, in terms of labeling it as political,” he remarked to reporters during a press conference on Monday. In response, Harris criticized DeSantis for allegedly engaging in political maneuvering, although she provided no supporting evidence for her claims.
This is all intentional by Biden and his camp (namely Jill). You think this guy is going to just allow Kamala and his party just sweep him aside completely?
He played along at first, but now he's pissed. https://t.co/gTZsYzN0t7
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) October 8, 2024
There are circulating rumors in Washington suggesting a strained relationship between First Lady Jill Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Unverified reports claim that Jill Biden is attempting to undermine Harris’s campaign, with President Joe Biden being portrayed as an unwitting accomplice in this alleged effort.
It has been reported that Jill Biden and Harris have experienced discord for several years, stemming from Harris’s criticism of Biden during the 2019 Democratic primary debate, where she implied that he held racist views due to his support for specific school busing policies.
Harris finds herself in a paradoxical situation: she is unable to advocate for policies aimed at addressing crime, inflation, and border security without compromising the existing policies of the Biden-Harris administration. However, she is also required to promote these administration policies to substantiate her own record and candidacy.
