White House says 'there was no indication' DeSantis would snub Biden visit after Idalia
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White House officials said Saturday there was "no indication" Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis would not meet with President Biden when Biden traveled to Florida to tour hurricane damage.
"In these rural communities, and so soon after impact, the security preparations alone that would go into setting up such a meeting would shut down ongoing recovery efforts," said DeSantis spokesman Jeremy Redfern. Chris Pandolfo is a writer for Fox News Digital. Send tips to chris.pandolfo@fox.com and follow him on Twitter @ChrisCPandolfo.
At a gaggle on Air Force One, reporters asked Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Deanne Criswell and White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre what happened, since the White House had said there was an agreed location for the president's visit and that security preparations weren't an issue.