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President Biden on Tuesday said his administration has been in “constant contact” with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) as the state braces for Hurricane Idalia to make landfall.
Biden elaborated on his call a day earlier with DeSantis during an Oval Office meeting with the Costa Rican president.
“We’re providing everything he could possibly need. We’re in constant contact,” Biden told reporters.
“We’re worried about the surge, the ocean surge. We don’t know exactly — hour to hour, we’re watching this,” he continued. “But I told the governor, and the mayor of the region that’s likely to be hit first, that we’re there as long as it takes, and we’ll make sure they have everything they need.”
Idalia strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane Tuesday, bringing 100 mph winds and potentially devastating rains and storm surges. The storm is expected to make landfall on Wednesday, and it could impact parts of Georgia and South Carolina as it makes its way up the coast.
Biden approved an emergency declaration for Florida in anticipation of the storm, freeing up additional federal resources for the state to respond to it. FEMA has also deployed personnel and resources to the state, the White House said in a readout of the call…..