Florida Governor Ron DeSantis came to Trump’s defense today when journalists tried to suggest that Trump is politicizing the California fires.
Trump was meeting with Republican governors at Mar-a-Lago today, so DeSantis was surrounded by colleagues when he made these comments.
DeSantis expertly called out the media for focusing on Trump when the failure of two prominent Democrats is staring them in the face. He imagines out loud, how the media would be treating Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass if they were Republicans.
This was a great moment. DeSantis has a talent for dealing with the media.
Florida Politics reports:
Ron DeSantis rips media double standard in soft coverage of California leadership failures
Trump has called for Newsom to resign and has argued that the state’s water management policies left Californians high and dry, as the Governor didn’t agree to a “water restoration declaration” that would have “allowed millions of gallons of water, from excess rain and snow melt from the North, to flow daily into many parts of California, including the areas that are currently burning in a virtually apocalyptic way.”
“Is it appropriate for people in your industry to try to create division and to try to create narratives any time these things happen? Now you’re not as interested in doing that because Newsom is a D. If Newsom was a Republican, you would have him nailed to the wall for what they’re doing over there,” DeSantis said. “We just assume in Florida anytime something happens, it’s gonna be politicized by the media. So you guys sitting in judgment of Donald Trump. I mean, excuse me, uh I think you’re track record of politicizing these things is is very, very bad.”
DeSantis noted that after the Surfside tower collapse, he “had people from the Washington Post trying to blame me for it. immediately without having any facts or anything, ‘Oh, he didn’t declare a State of Emergency.’”
Here’s the clip:
HOLY SH*T. Governor Ron DeSantis just absolutely torched this reporter and came to Trump’s defense when they attacked Trump over the criticism of Gavin Newsom. This may be his best moment yet.
REPORTER: “Is it inappropriate to be criticizing [Newsom]-“
DESANTIS: “It’s… pic.twitter.com/SEZWy1zGVS
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 10, 2025
DeSantis has offered Florida’s help to California in dealing with this disaster.
Our prayers are with everyone affected by the horrific fires in Southern California. When disaster strikes, we must come together to help our fellow Americans in any way we can. The state of Florida has offered help to assist the people of California in responding to these fires…
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) January 8, 2025
Gavin Newsom could learn a few things from DeSantis about being an effective governor.
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