‘Selfish’: Kamala Harris Slams Ron DeSantis for Ignoring Hurricane Response Call Amid Political Feud as Florida Braces for Catastrophic Storm Milton

Vice President Kamala Harris is taking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to task for snubbing her call about the state and federal hurricane response. Multiple states in the deep South are still recovering from Hurricane Helene as Florida prepares to take on Hurricane Milton. Currently a Category 4 storm, Milton is churning toward the west coast of Florida and is expected to make landfall in Tampa at Category 3 strength on Wednesday evening, bringing intense storm surges with it. Reports have surfaced in the past week that DeSantis refused to take a call from Harris to discuss recovery efforts following the destruction caused by Helene last month. On Monday, Harris accused the Florida governor of “political gamesmanship,” calling his obstinacy “selfish” and “utterly irreconcilable.” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Vice President Kamala Harris (Photos: Getty Images) She appeared on “The View” on Tuesday and continued to denounce DeSantis’ lack of cooperation as Florida prepares for Milton’s arrival. “I called the governor about what Florida has received in terms of impact,” Harris said to the talk show hosts. “We have to have an agreement that, at some point, we all need to work together to combine resources, especially federal, state, and local...