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A few of “The View” hosts somehow believe GOP Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis being grateful for the Biden administration helping respond to Hurricane Ian is the equivalent of him acquiescing to socialism.

Co-host Whoopi Goldberg showed a clip of DeSantis on the Fox News program “Hannity” Wednesday night saying that President Joe Biden had called him.

Biden reached out to various mayors in the state Tuesday and finally got around to calling the governor — the principal official responsible for coordinating the hurricane response — Wednesday evening.

Fox News host Sean Hannity asked about the delayed call. DeSantis voiced no complaints.

“When people’s lives and their property are at risk like this, you know we all need to work together regardless of party lines,” he said.

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‘The Biden administration has approved our request for a pre-landfall [disaster] declaration and did that very quickly. So we’re thankful for that,” DeSantis added.

“It’s my sense that the administration, you know, wants to help,” the governor said. “I think they realize that this is a really significant storm.”

Fox Weather reported that Ian made landfall Wednesday evening as a category 4 hurricane with 150 mile per hour winds. It is tied for the fourth strongest storm in Florida history.

Goldberg responded to DeSantis’ remarks saying, “Well I mean, he’s the president of the United States. That includes Florida.”

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“You don’t have to agree with him about stuff, but these are his people, your people, our people. That’s what you’re supposed to do,” she noted.

Co-host Joy Behar chimed in: “Isn’t it socialism when the government helps you?”

“That’s what they say. Like Social Security and Medicare and Medicaid and things like that,” Sunny Hostin concurred.

“Yeah, and the fire department’s gotta come. And the police, I mean, socialism!” Behar continued.



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Sorry, ladies, the federal government helping the states cope with a natural disaster is not socialism.

Of course, the strict definition of socialism is a system in which the government owns and administers the means of production and distributes the goods.

We’ve certainly, as a nation, gone more in the direction of the government distributing the wealth under the Biden administration, as we did during the Obama administration.

Former President Barack Obama famously said while running for office in 2008, “I think when you spread the wealth around, it’s good for everybody.”

Biden and congressional Democrats certainly have been trying to make that happen with trillions in new inflationary spending and, more recently, student loan “forgiveness.”

Deploying the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Coast Guard and the like to assist Americans after a natural disaster does not a socialist country make, even when there is some  government distribution of funds (and other wealth) to those who have not necessarily earned them.

The aid is obviously temporary and meant to help get people back on their feet and get the private economy rolling again, so Americans can ultimately provide for themselves and their loved ones.

So nice try, Joy and Sunny. Whoopi’s right on this one: Biden and the federal government are doing what they’re supposed to do when a natural disaster strikes.

DeSantis is, too, and he’s certainly not relying on socialism to make it happen.

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Randy DeSoto has written more than 2,000 articles for The Western Journal since he joined the company in 2015. He is a graduate of West Point and Regent University School of Law. He is the author of the book "We Hold These Truths" and screenwriter of the political documentary "I Want Your Money."
Randy DeSoto is the senior staff writer for The Western Journal. He wrote and was the assistant producer of the documentary film "I Want Your Money" about the perils of Big Government, comparing the presidencies of Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama. Randy is the author of the book "We Hold These Truths," which addresses how leaders have appealed to beliefs found in the Declaration of Independence at defining moments in our nation's history. He has been published in several political sites and newspapers.

Randy graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point with a BS in political science and Regent University School of Law with a juris doctorate.
Birthplace
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Nationality
American
Honors/Awards
Graduated dean's list from West Point
Education
United States Military Academy at West Point, Regent University School of Law
Books Written
We Hold These Truths
Professional Memberships
Virginia and Pennsylvania state bars
Location
Phoenix, Arizona
Languages Spoken
English
Topics of Expertise
Politics, Entertainment, Faith




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