President Biden recommits to supporting the people of Florida as they recover and rebuild from Hurricane Ian.
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Water levels kept rising in some flooded areas of Florida, inundating homes and streets that were passable a day or two earlier. Notices advising that water for human consumption be boiled were issued to at least parts of 23 counties.
Over 4,000 people have been rescued by local, state and federal authorities, FEMA and U.S. Coast Guard officials said.
"There's more urban search and rescue teams in Florida now than in any one place in American history since Sept. 11,'' Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
A large percentage of those rescued rode out the storm on barrier islands – and Sanibel and Pine islands were rendered inaccessible by land. Parts of the causeway to Sanibel collapsed, and the bridge to Pine, the largest barrier island off Florida’s Gulf Coast, was destroyed by the storm. Some residents were evacuated by helicopter.
“The water just kept pounding the house and we watched boats, houses – we watched everything just go flying by,” resident Joe Conforti said. “When the water’s at your door, and it’s splashing on the door and you’re seeing how fast it’s moving, there’s no way you’re going to survive that.”
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Who is Biden ???
Hi friend🌹am general james c Mcconville, from Quincy Massachusetts United States 🇺🇲. Nice Meeting You, Where are you from ?
He doen’t know himself either.
All this bullshit money all for thin not help people whit money 💰 😢
Hi friend🌹am general james c Mcconville, from Quincy Massachusetts United States 🇺🇲. Nice Meeting You, Where are you from ?
What?
@Fiona Stevenson How are you. Am here for a friendship
@General James Chief Of Army’s Staff well, go find yourself a dating site! Jeez!
@Fiona Stevenson I am here to meet New friends, it will be a pleasure for a General to seek for your friendship for continuous chatting.
IMAGINE HOW STRONG OUR COUNTRY WOULD BE IF CONGRESS SPENT THEIR DAYS WORKING FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ELECTED THEM INSTEAD OF THE PEOPLE WHO BUY THEM.
I thought red States didn’t like big government help. I thought they wanted big government to stay out of the way, that’s what red States say.
We need money we need money we’re a red state.
They pay federal taxes too, so it’s also their money.
No that’s blue for BS
His visit is nothing more than a photo op. It’s slowing recovery efforts and diverting law enforcement from more important tasks. Imagine if all the money spent to get him to Florida was spent on the people of Florida? Let’s go Brandon!
Hi friend🌹am general james c Mcconville, from Quincy Massachusetts United States 🇺🇲. Nice Meeting You, Where are you from ?
I wonder if he demanded traveling in the Beast, as he did at the Queen’s funeral
He had to plug in the climate agenda. The “Speech” he read right off the paper like a third grader doing a book report. This could have been done from his beach house in Delaware.
@Logan Finch Hi friend🌹am general james c Mcconville, from Quincy Massachusetts United States 🇺🇲. Nice Meeting You, Where are you from…
Looks like DeSantis is more of a leader than the Sleepy Joe. DeSantis will be president one day!
Hi friend🌹am general james c Mcconville, from Quincy Massachusetts United States 🇺🇲. Nice Meeting You, Where are you from ?
@General James Chief Of Army’s Staff
@Mel D Where are you from ?
Biden and Harris are like Dumb and Dumber!
One disaster visits another. Great! “Four thousand million meals.” Then the hyperbole with lightening striking his house. It was a “small kitchen fire” that now he’s made comparable to the devastation in Florida. This man is a real piece of work. Just horrible.
He has to input the “look what happened to me” into every situation. He needs to be gone
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That was very bizarre.
Let’s go, Brandon !
Good stuff POTUS, leading by example! 🙏🏽 prayers for Floridians, you’re resilient. Pulling for you.
Poor ole Joe, had to look towards the woman on is left for direction. Guess she told him it’s time for him to step up to the mic! My goodness!
Midterms people don’t forget Desantis has done it all helping his state. He has another story fire took his home I know how you all feel please .
God damnit this man has a way with words
Hurricane Brandon 🇺🇸💅
Thank you President Biden for having so much class and being there for all American people! You are a great leader!!!!
Ron, us Floridians are tired of your shenanigans. You simply did not plan accordingly for the storm and people died.
Wth are you even talking about…. He has orchestrated this disaster so very well, I have never seen so much help done within a short amount of time. Us SWFloridians were prepared but no one thought it would be at this extreme and slow moving… will people die yes. But I tell you is could have been a lot worse and there will always be deaths in natural disasters.
joe couldn’t help but take a sniff..
Does he even know where he is? 🤣
Let’s go Brandon!