Let's say it's true, which sources say it's not, why would he waste his time talking to Harris when is managing his state very well and getting what he needs from the president?

A source familiar with the situation said he was dodging the Democratic presidential nominee's calls because they "seemed political," according to a DeSantis aide.

"Kamala was trying to reach out, and we didn't answer," the DeSantis aide told NBC News.

And it's never "wasting one's time" to speak to the President or Vice President when they're calling about a natural disaster that's befallen your state, as federal workers coordinate with state personnel to serve the American citizens affected by the storms. Perhaps the Governor had an issue with the federal personnel in his state he could have personally addressed with either Executive.

I don't think I've ever heard a leader say that his nation's President and Vice President are only trying to reach him due to "politics." Everything is about politics ultimately whenever elected politicians are involved, including DeSantis' refusal. He wants to avoid the criticism from Trump other Republican governors are getting for countering Trump's false allegations that FEMA's response is lacking or underfunded due to the other job Congress gave them to fund immigrant programs in the states which are paid for from a separate budget established by Congress, not by the whims of the White House.

And just on this point of the phone calls alone, didn't Trump make it a political issue himself when he wrongly stated that Biden had not spoken to Governor Kemp along these very same lines?

I will not hesitate to call him. ... But everything we've asked for, from President Biden, he has approved," DeSantis said.

Would it have killed Ron to simply speak briefly and tell them "Thanks for all you're doing(?)"

And why would he waste time speaking with her when all she is wanting is an opportunity to make it political.

No other governor has made this assertion Gracie because it simply doesn't happen in any overt way. There has been ZERO public transcripts of any conversations that either Biden nor Harris have had with in state officials regarding disaster relief. Phone calls are the general protocol, they happen every single time, and usually governors welcome them and relay to their constituents that the White House is looking out for their well being, seeing as how there Americans as well as state citizens.

We'll have to agree to disagree. Phone calls are a normal part of White House outreach post disaster. They're a personal touch, and while it is weeks before an election, the calls don't become political when they're the usual protocol under identical circumstances.

As it regards my family, they made it to a home south of Orlando but obviously they're unlikely to avoid the storm there either. But her current home is only 1 mile inland from the Gulf. She's in a far better location than her home.

Let's say it's true, which sources say it's not

I just heard DeSantis say this himself on video, but he also stated that no one informed him that Harris had tried to call, which makes the DeSantis aide quoted in the article perhaps a gatekeeper and the actual reason the two haven't spoken.

DeSantis didn't say that he wouldn't take her call, he said that he didn't believe that she'd tried to call him in the first place - a wholly different statement than the unnamed aide who indeed confirmed that Harris tried to call DeSantis.

Sounds like one of Ron's aides is making executive decisions for him or he openly lied and indeed gave the orders the aide followed.

He needs to save state funds to resume flying immigrants from TX to Martha's Vineyard.

He and Governor Hot Wheels will have a hard time filling their planes and busses these days. Perhaps they haven't heard yet:

In a different interview he said he's completely focused on the incoming storm and doesn't have time for politics.

Kamala Harris is the VPOTUS, she doesn't make frivolous calls. In less than 40 days, she may become the President-elect. Does Ron really think that all of Florida's storm needs from the federal government will be fulfilled by 1/20/25 at 12pm? If not, he just insinuated that the ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT's (that may become POTUS in less than 100 days) - who has personally spoken to every other affected Governor - concerns for Floridians dealing with storm damage (in Ron's mind) is nothing more than politics.

What an azzhat!