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From the Daily Caller: CNN senior political commentator Scott Jennings said Wednesday that Vice President Kamala Harris made a “huge campaign mistake” by criticizing Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for not taking her call ahead of Hurricane Milton’s landfall.
Harris previously accused DeSantis of “playing political games” by not taking her call on the destructive hurricane heading toward Florida, though President Joe Biden confirmed Monday that he has been in contact with the Florida governor for “firsthand reports” on Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Jennings criticized Harris in an appearance on CNN, saying that she shouldn’t politicize a weather emergency by attacking the governor.
“In all of your public communications, no matter what you’re doing, you have to always show that American people that you have their fellow citizens in your heart,” Jennings said. “This is the kind of historic storm that some people aren’t gonna survive it, there’s gonna be widespread property devastation, you have to just show the empathy that people would expect out of the American president. I think that’s campaign communications number one. Number two, what she can’t do is try to insert politics into this, and I think, honestly, when Kamala Harris attacked Ron DeSantis as he was preparing for this hurricane, that was a huge campaign mistake for her.”
“She should not have done that, Biden came out and corrected the record, saying he and DeSantis are working well together. That was the proper response,” Jennings continued.
Gov. DeSantis has fired back at Harris’ allegations, saying he has not even received a phone call from Harris, did not refuse to take a call from her, and does not have time to mess with her.
“For Kamala Harris to try to say that my sole focus on the people of Florida is somehow selfish is delusional,” DeSantis told Fox News host Sean Hannity Monday night. “She has no role in this. In fact, she’s been vice president for 3 1/2 years. I’ve dealt with a number of storms under this administration. She has never contributed anything to any of these efforts.”
“I’m in contact with the president of the United States. I’m in contact with the FEMA director. I’m managing all our state agencies…. I’ve had storms under both President Trump and President Biden, and I’ve worked well with both of them. She’s the first one who’s trying to politicize the storm, and she’s doing that just because of her campaign,” DeSantis declared, adding, “I don’t have time for political games. She is being selfish trying to blunder into this when we’re working just fine!”
Jennings said Wednesday that Harris has made a huge mistake attacking DeSantis.
WATCH:
Jennings made a similar comment in a panel discussion on Tuesday. Watch below:
Kamala Harris going after Ron DeSantis in regard to Hurricane Milton is probably the biggest unforced error she has made this entire campaign.
Just watch this takedown by @ScottJenningsKY last night on CNN. pic.twitter.com/kLBy57gMCL
— Dustin Grage (@GrageDustin) October 8, 2024
VIDEO: Harris lashes out at ‘selfish, utterly irresponsible’ DeSantis [DeSantis fires back]
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