Ron DeSantis reveals why he’s REFUSED Kamala Harris’ call during the Hurricane Helene response as his state braces for ‘life-threatening’ Milton

Gov. Ron DeSantis did not answer Vice President Kamala Harris’ call and declined to join President Joe Biden in Florida as the state braced for Hurricane Milton.

The Florida Republican believes the Biden-Harris White House action is politically motivated, according to multiple reports.

But DeSantis says he wasn’t even aware of the calls.

When Biden tried to reach DeSantis last week, the governor was flying and couldn’t answer the call, he claimed. DailyMail.com can confirm that the governor also did not take Harris’ call this week.

And when Biden was in Florida last week to survey storm damage from Hurricane Helene, DeSantis already held a previously scheduled press conference in another part of the state. The two did not meet.

When DeSantis was asked during a news conference on Monday whether he had not answered the call, he said he did not even know the vice president had called him.

‘I didn’t know she was calling me. I saw that, but I wasn’t aware of that,” he told reporters in Tallahassee, also claiming he was unaware the president had also called.

“We have received approval for everything we asked for,” he assured.

Biden’s press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Monday: “It’s up to the governor whether he wants to respond to us or not.”

After the death and destruction of Hurricane Helene, parts of central and northern Florida are preparing to be hit by another storm on Wednesday.

White has not had direct contact with the president or vice president, but DeSantis has spoken with Federal Emergency Management Director Deanne Criswell.

When asked if politics will impact the hurricane response, Jean-Pierre said, “That’s really something the governor needs to talk about, right?”

“It was his decision…to not attend or not be present with the president,” she added.

“We are doing our part, in the Biden-Harris administration there is work – of course FEMA is work – on the ground, all hands on deck, the whole government. Robust approach here. And so again, that’s Governor DeSantis’ job to have a say in.”

There has been much speculation on the Republican side that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is not doing enough to help those dealing with the impact of the hurricane.

Some theorize that too much money has been allocated to housing migrants and illegal immigrants, leaving nothing for hurricane relief. Others promote conspiracies that if families accept the aid, the federal government could take their homes, leading to Americans not seeking the help they need.

Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall on Wednesday as Florida continues to recover from the devastation of Hurricane Helene.