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President Biden and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican who just might challenge him for the White House in 2024, were unlikely partners this week, united by tragedy.
Biden and DeSantis sat shoulder-to-shoulder at a meeting Thursday during the president's trip to South Florida to offer federal assistance to Surfside, the site of a terrible condo building collapse where the death toll appears set to reach above 140.
DeSantis rode to Florida's governorship as a disciple of former President Trump, making appearances on Fox News that helped him defeat a more establishment GOP candidate. He's a conservative favorite who has taken barbs from liberals over his handling of issues such as voting rights and his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
But on Thursday, DeSantis and Biden both benefited from the public signal that they were setting aside any political differences to bring empathy and help to a grief-stricken community.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-desantis-set-aside-politics-in-tragedy-response/ar-AALK8jK
In other words Joe did what we elected him to do, his fucking job. He didn't try to turn it into a photo op like TFG.
tanyev
(42,516 posts)Hes been very clear that he is working for all Americans, no matter how they voted. Media just cant quit the both sides narrative.
Hugh_Lebowski
(33,643 posts)The only one who 'set aside politics' is DeSantis.
Biden is doing his job for ALL the people of this country, like he always does.
Towlie
(5,318 posts)
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