Gov. DeSantis Fires Back at Kamala Harris Calling Him Selfish: ‘She Should Look in the Mirror’

EARHARDT: “Governor, I know Kamala Harris called you selfish. She said she has tried to contact you to talk to you about hurricane relief. And I know that you’ve said — I think you said she didn’t try to contact you. We want to get your response, but first, listen to what she said... Well, we don’t have the sound, but she said ,’You know, a moment of crisis, if nothing else, should really be the moment that anyone calls himself a leader says they’re going to put politics aside and put the people first. People are in desperate need of support right now, and playing political games at this moment in these crisis situations, these are the height of emergency situations, is just utterly irresponsible and it’s selfish and it’s about political gamesmanship.’ What’s your response?”
DeSantis: “Well, I think she should look in the mirror. We have been on an emergency footing for two weeks straight, around the clock, 24/7. We have been working, my office, our division of emergency management, helping people prepare for hurricane Helene, helping effectuate rescues of people after hurricane Helene, helping people pick up the pieces of their lives after Helene, and then have to also turn around and prepare for major impacts and maybe even more impacts from hurricane Milton, be able to have rescue personnel ready to help people, and then, of course, help with the power restoration, all these things to do. So that’s been my soul focus. My focus has not been on dealing with Kamala Harris. I saw the news report. I didn’t know she tried to contact me. But I would also say, it’s not about you, Kamala, it’s about the people of Florida. My focus is exactly where it should be. And I can tell you this: I have worked on these hurricanes under both President Trump and President Biden. Neither of them ever tried to politicize it. She has never called on any of the storms we have had since she has been vice president until apparently now. Why, all of a sudden, is she trying to parachute in and inject herself when she has never shown any interest in the past? We know it’s because of politics. We know it’s because of her campaign. I have zero time to entertain these political games. We’re going to continue to do what we need to do to prepare and respond to what may be one of the most damaging storms in the history of the United States. So she says focusing on protecting your people is selfish? I think she ought to look in the mirror.”