Biden went to Florida to see the damage from a big storm called Hurricane Idalia. He wanted to help the people who were hurt by the storm. But he didn’t meet with a man named Governor Ron DeSantis, who might want to be the president someday. DeSantis decided not to come.
Biden didn’t feel sad about it, and he actually said nice things about DeSantis during his visit. DeSantis’ team said that planning a meeting with Biden would take a lot of time and security, which might slow down the help for the people hurt by the storm.
Biden looked at the broken houses and trees knocked over by the storm. He also talked about how the climate is changing and making these big storms happen more often.
Even though Biden and DeSantis are from different political parties and might compete to be the president, they talked a lot this week about the storm. They both want to help the people in Florida.
There was another politician there, Senator Rick Scott, who is also a Republican like DeSantis. He wore a hat with the number ’45’ on it, which is a reference to when he was the 45th governor of Florida.
DeSantis went to different places in Florida and is thinking about running for president in the future. But right now, many people like the former president, Donald Trump, more than him. Biden is also planning to run for president again.
Biden and DeSantis have talked a lot about the storm this week, but they didn’t meet this time. It’s because taking pictures together during a storm can be tricky when you want to be the president. But they both said nice things about each other.
In the end, not meeting didn’t affect the help for the people in Florida. They are working to fix things and make sure everyone has power again.
