Broward County gets historic rainfall and critics are attacking DeSantis for being in Ohio, but his admin has been VERY RESPONSIVE

by The Right Scoop

Yesterday Broward County got a historic rainfall of over 20 inches and that’s led to a lot of flooding in the city of Ft. Lauderdale. It’s so rare that CBS says it’s a “1-in-1,000 year rainfall event.”

Here’s a recap from CBS:

  • Between 16-20 inches of rainfall reported in Broward County
  • National Weather Services reports 26 inches of rainfall at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
  • More rain could fall in Broward
  • Broward County under flash flood warning until noon

The mayor of Ft. Lauderdale said that no one could have planned for an event like this.

During his press conference, a reporter asked the mayor if he’d heard from Governor DeSantis and he said he hadn’t. He added that he’s not sure DeSantis needs to be involved, but thats not getting quoted anywhere. The mayor did say he’s been working with state agencies and they’ve been very helpful.

This same reporter noted that DeSantis’ people have been reaching out to the city and, at the time, had yet to receive any requests for assistance from the city or county:

The part that was cut off was this: “We have yet to receive a request for assistance from Broward or Ft. Lauderdale, but the state is still sending resources to assist Floridians.”

The city manager of Ft. Lauderdale affirms that Director Guthrie did contact him this morning and they are working the the process of getting much needed assistance to the city:

DeSantis himself issued a statement earlier this morning as well, saying “FDEM has deployed staff to support local efforts including collecting damage assessment data in Broward County. The Florida Highway Patrol has increased staffing to coordinate coverage in response to the flooding and in anticipation of additional storms forecasted in the area.”

But none of this has stopped critics from lashing out at DeSantis, especially Don Jr:

This is quite unfair. DeSantis just happened to be out of the state when Ft. Lauderdale got a historic amount of rainfall. No one expected or predicted it would be this bad. But DeSantis’ administration, i.e. ‘state agencies’, is working with the city and county to get the resources they need to deal with this crisis.

Don Jr. used to be someone I respected. But he’s clearly no longer objective since his father is running for president.


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