(NewsNation) — As NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo braved the rain and wind of Hurricane Milton in Tampa, Fla., Invoice O’Reilly decried the 2 presidential campaigns making an attempt to make use of the hurricane in opposition to their opponents.
“Don’t count on any truth-telling from anyone,” O’Reilly said Wednesday night on “CUOMO.” “This is pathetic … that those seeking power — on both sides — will do pretty much anything to win.”
“Yes, the Republicans and Donald Trump are trying to use a storm for political advantage, but so is Kamala Harris,” he informed host Christ Cuomo.
O’Reilly additionally blasted Vice President Harris for calling Gov. Ron DeSantis’ workplace “utterly irresponsible” for refusing to take her name earlier this week to debate hurricane preparation, which President Biden considerably contradicted when he informed reporters that he talked to DeSantis and praised the governor for his work in preparing for Milton.
“How embarrassing is that?” O’Reilly mentioned.
Cuomo instantly said that each issues might be true: that the governor’s workplace didn’t take Harris’ name whereas the governor, himself did take the president’s name.
“There’s political damage,” the host mentioned. “He remembers what happened with (New Jersey) Governor Chris Christie embracing President Obama, and he (DeSantis) doesn’t want that ‘shame’ brought on him.”
Within the hours after Superstorm Sandy devastated the New York–New Jersey space simply days earlier than the 2012 presidential election, the New Jersey governor welcomed Obama when he got here to examine the injury. Christie endured criticism from Republicans across the nation.
The previous governor defended his gesture to the president, saying, “The very fact of the matter is, he is the president of america and he desires to return right here and see the individuals of New Jersey.”
“I’m the governor and I’ll be here to welcome him,” he added on the time.
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