DeSantis pauses campaigning as Florida faces dual crises
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis canceled campaign events this week as a major storm bears down on the state and in the aftermath of a horrific, racially motivated shooting in Jacksonville.
DeSantis said during a Sunday news conference that he will remain in Florida in the coming days as Tropical Storm Idalia, which is expected to become a hurricane and make landfall somewhere along the Gulf Coast later this week, continues to approach Florida.
“We’re locked in on this, we’re going to get this job done,” DeSantis said, later adding when asked if he’s canceling campaign events: “I am here, I am here.”
DeSantis, who is running for president, was scheduled to campaign in South Caro...
