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Casey DeSantis: Government is not there to solve problems [1]

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Date: 2022-10-08

Casey DeSantis, Florida’s First Lady and the spouse of Florida governor Ron DeSantis (R), is playing a prominent role in relief efforts for residents affected by Hurricane Ian. Both Ron and Casey DeSantis have placed an emphasis on funds from private donations, although Casey herself has seeked donations from non-profit charity groups.

Shortly after the storm struck on Sept. 28, the governor’s office announced that Ms. DeSantis had “activated” the commission’s disaster relief fund. While Florida is also seeking significant help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Mr. DeSantis has emphasized the importance of private donations. With FEMA, he said, “you either qualify for certain types of individual assistance or you don’t,” adding that private organizations “are a little bit more nimble with how they help people.”

The approach may or may not be related to comments made by Casey DeSantis during a West Palm Beach event hosted by Club 45, a “a non-profit corporation formed to support the agenda of our 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump”.

It’s that — outside of government, because again, government is not there to solve problems. Government is there for a limited and defined role. And so government then… [applause]

x FL First Lady Casey DeSantis has taken the spotlight in her husband's Hurricane Ian relief efforts.



Last month I saw her speak on economic self-sufficiency of the poor. She said, "Govt is not there to solve problems."



Does that thinking apply to their disaster response? 1/ pic.twitter.com/TkNQLyJd2O — Lauren Windsor (@lawindsor) October 7, 2022

Can that quasi-libertarian mindset be a motivation for every Florida Republican that voted against funding for FEMA?

x Kinda crazy that the same Florida GOP that voted against funding FEMA is the exact same Florida GOP that is now demanding disaster relief. — BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ (@mmpadellan) October 1, 2022

x First, he’s a member of Congress. He doesn’t declare disasters. Second, Biden already declared it a disaster and directed Federal support. Third, all of the Florida GOP voted against the extra funding. Fourth…this guy is so full of shit. https://t.co/ES7Qhr6VTC — Fred Wellman (@FPWellman) October 3, 2022

Either way, the notion that Republicans will do anything to fix inflation, crime, foreign policy, etc. is downright laughable, especially if Republicans believe that government is not the solution to the problems we face.

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