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CNN’s lone conservative commentator slammed Vice President Kamala Harris for lying about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican.

As previously reported, Harris fumed on Monday after DeSantis allegedly refused to take her call about Hurricane Helene.

“You know, moments of crisis, if nothing else, should really be the moment that anyone who calls themselves a leader says they’re going to put politics aside and put the people first,” she said.

“People are in desperate need of support right now and playing political games at this moment in these crisis situations, these are the height of emergency situations, is just utterly irresponsible, and it is selfish and it is about political gamesmanship instead of doing the job that you took an oath to do, which is to put the people first,” she added.

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Later that evening, CNN’s Scott Jennings excoriated her for being the one practicing political gamesmanship.

“I mean, she’s attacking the governor of a state that’s about to get lashed with one of the most historic hurricanes we’ve ever seen,” he said. “Is she crazy? He did not ignore her call.”

“And in fact, according to what I’ve read tonight, he actually spoke to the President of the United States. He has said time and again that he and the federal government are working well together. So who here is politicizing this?” he added.

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Even fellow contributor Jay Michaelson, a left-winger, agreed.

“Yes, I hate to agree with Scott on anything but I agree — I agree in this case,” he said. “I’m from Florida. I grew up in Tampa. Tampa’s right in the track right now. A lot of friends of mine have been evacuated. Others are kind of hunkering down. And I’m no fan of Ron DeSantis, but he is doing what a governor should do.”

Others have also slammed Harris over HER political gamesmanship.

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Later during the same broadcast, Jennings also took a swipe at the Biden-Harris administration for its slow response to Hurricane Helene.

“When the storm came ashore, Biden was at the beach and Harris was raising money, and that was on September 26th,” he said. “On September 27th, we had devastation in North Carolina. It wasn’t until October the 2nd that the president mobilized the military.”

“And it wasn’t until the 5th that they mobilized 500 search and rescue out of the military. So, I think there’s two things going on. The immediate impacted people and what they need and what they can get. People need to consult their local officials and governors about that. But there is a conversation to be had here about spending priorities, yes,” he added.

“And also about presidential decision-making which in my opinion and in the opinion of a lot of Republicans, were really, really slow,” he concluded.

As for DeSantis, he personally rebutted Harris’ attack during a Fox News appearance late Monday.

“We’ve been laser-focused on leveraging all resources available, including from the federal government,” he said. “And I’ve been in touch with both FEMA and the president, as well as marshaling all our state agencies, and working to support our local communities.”

“And so for Kamala Harris to try to say that my sole focus on the people of Florida is somehow selfish, is delusional,” he added.

“She has no role in this. In fact, she’s been vice president for three-and-a-half years. I’ve dealt with a number of storms under this administration. She has never contributed anything to any of these efforts. And so what I think is selfish is her trying to blunder into this,” he added.

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