‘Utterly irresponsible’: Harris slams DeSantis for blowing off hurricane phone call

Ripping Ron DeSantis as “selfish” and “utterly irresponsible,” Vice President Kamala Harris blamed political "gamesmanship" after reports emerged that the Florida governor has blown off her phone calls as Hurricane Milton churns in the Gulf of Mexico and takes aim at the Sunshine state.

“People are in desperate need of support right now and playing political games at this moment in these crisis situations… it is 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.”

The comments came Monday afternoon outside Joint Base Andrews in response to a reporter's question about media reports surrounding DeSantis’ refusal to take Harris’ call offering assistance for the monster storm which intensified to Category 5 strength.

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One DeSantis aide who spoke with NBC said that they did not want to take Harris's calls because they “seemed political.”

Harris dismissed those accusations Monday.

“Moments of crisis, if nothing else, should really be the moment that anyone who calls themselves a leader…puts politics aside and puts people first,” Harris told reporters.

The Democratic presidential nominee later slammed her opponent, former President Donald Trump, as “extraordinarily irresponsible” for spreading misinformation surrounding the hurricane.

Hurricane Milton is expected to devastate Florida’s coast.

“I’d call this a Category 5 plus,” CNN meteorologist Chad Myers told viewers.