Politico reports:
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Saturday pledged support to Californians with Hurricane Hilary bearing down on the state, offering to help “in any way we can.” Hurricane Hilary is expected to make landfall on the Mexican peninsula Saturday night and is set to hit Southern California as a tropical storm by Sunday. The National Hurricane Center predicts that the storm — the first of its kind since 1939 — will bring “catastrophic and life-threatening flooding” in the region.
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Hurricane Hilary is approaching Southern California and is projected to make landfall as a tropical storm.
In Florida, we know how challenging storms can be and have significant experience responding in their wake — we stand ready to help the people of California in any way we…
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) August 19, 2023
All you’ve done is insult the people of California. Now you wanna help them? pic.twitter.com/cO1e0puWws
— Carlos Guillermo Smith (@CarlosGSmith) August 19, 2023
Should Californians “knock on wood” and hope they don’t get a powerful hurricane like you’ve been telling Floridians after our property insurance market collapsed? https://t.co/XRR6PFWHRu
— Carlos Guillermo Smith (@CarlosGSmith) August 19, 2023
DeSantis offers to “help” California respond to a very serious tropical storm heading their way.
Does that include VETOING their flood mitigation and infrastructure projects or was that special help just for us Democrats in Central Florida, Governor? https://t.co/ST3FdXoqTR
— Carlos Guillermo Smith (@CarlosGSmith) August 19, 2023
Werent you on an anti-woke book tour while FTLauderdale was underwater for a week? https://t.co/UJyBZdby9Q
— Andrew R (@kidcue) August 19, 2023
