This isn't leadership
Kamala Harris is politicizing Hurricane Milton for personal gain, attacking Governor DeSantis instead of focusing on helping Americans still reeling from Hurricane Helene's devastation.
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Kamala Harris is shamelessly politicizing Hurricane Milton while Americans still suffer from the devastation of Hurricane Helene.
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Instead of focusing on helping those affected, she's making it all about herself, throwing baseless accusations at Governor Ron DeSantis.
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As Hurricane Milton looms, she’s more interested in playing political games and grabbing headlines than rolling up her sleeves to do anything meaningful.
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This isn't leadership—it's self-serving grandstanding at a time when people's lives are at stake.
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Kamala Harris is politicizing Hurricane Milton for personal gain, attacking Governor DeSantis instead of focusing on helping Americans still reeling from Hurricane Helene's devastation.
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SPEAKER FULL NAME, SPEAKER TITLE of the ORGANIZATION NAME said that Kamala Harris is politicizing Hurricane Milton for personal gain, attacking Governor DeSantis instead of focusing on helping Americans still reeling from Hurricane Helene's devastation. LAST NAME made HIS/HER statement to PUBLICATION on DATE.
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Axios reported that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Vice President Kamala Harris accused each other of political gamesmanship over Hurricane Helene responses. Harris criticized DeSantis, saying people in crisis need support and that political games during emergencies are irresponsible. She claimed to have called DeSantis, but he denied receiving any calls from her. DeSantis dismissed her accusations, insisting he was focused on leveraging resources, including communicating with President Biden and FEMA. He added that Harris had no role in past storm responses, despite being vice president for over three years, and hadn't contributed to those efforts.
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In an October 7 interview on ‘Hannity,’ Governor DeSantis said “For Kamala Harris to try to say my sole focus on the people of Florida is somehow selfish is delusional. She has no role in this, in fact, she's been vice president for three and a half years, I've dealt with a number of storms under this administration, she's never contributed anything to any of these efforts. She's the first one who's trying to politicize the storm…. I don't have time for political games. I've got people whose lives are on the line."
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WESH 2 reported on October 8 that Hurricane Milton, rapidly intensifying in the Gulf of Mexico, poses an extremely serious threat to Florida, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). Milton became a Category 5 storm on October 7 with winds over 180 mph but weakened to a Category 4 by early October 8, with winds of 150 mph. The NHC's latest advisory warns residents that October 8 is their last full day to prepare. Milton is expected to retain major hurricane status and expand in size before making landfall, posing significant risks to Florida's coast.
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SPEAKER FULL NAME, a resident of SPEAKER CITY NAME was first elected to the role of Chair of the ORGANIZATION in 20XX. As Chair, he/she is focused on boosting Republican voter turnout, growing the Party’s membership, and communicating the Party’s positions on issues that matter to GEOGRAPHY voters.
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