Biden tours Fort Myers, Florida, with DeSantis pledging bipartisanship on hurricane relief
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During his visit to southwest Florida on Wednesday, President Joe Biden complimented Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' reaction to Hurricane Ian as "pretty remarkable." He and First Lady Jill Biden had flown down to examine the storm's damage. Left-leaning articles focus on the cordial bipartisan meeting even though Biden brought up climate change and DeSantis brought up immigration issues. Right-leaning articles focused on how the meeting comes after GOP criticism of White House's handling of Hurricane Ian.
Newsweek published a centrist article about how Joe Biden met with Florida Governor DeSantis on Wednesday to discuss hurricane debris removal, food and water distribution, and emergency shelters. The meeting marked the first face-to-face meeting between the two since a feud over DeSantis' migrant “stunt”. At least 100 people have died due to the storm, and it is expected to be one of the deadliest in decades. The governor's office emphasized that he has "no time for politics or pettiness" while dealing with the situation.
A left-leaning article from the Washington Post highlights how the meeting marked a rare moment of cross-party cooperation in a political climate defined by name-calling and threats. President Joe Biden and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met for more than an hour. It was a chance for the governor to show he could be presidential, unlike his combative predecessor. The White House said Biden would put aside his political differences with DeSantis and invited Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Byron Donalds, both Republicans, to join the President on his trip. Both noted the fact that power had been restored across most of the state quickly, though their political ideologies diverged.
A right-leaning article from Fox News highlights how the administration came under fire last week after it was revealed that Biden had not spoken to DeSantis personally as the hurricane headed into Florida. Republican lawmakers blasted the White House for allegedly snubbing the governor despite the fact that the president had spoken to a number of mayors of communities located in the storm's path. But, the controversy quickly died after Biden called DeSantis the same day.
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Biden, DeSantis meet in Florida, pledging bipartisanship on Ian relief
Washington Post
From the right
Biden meets political rival DeSantis in Florida while touring Hurricane Ian destruction
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