Former President and Republican nominee Donald Trump provided shelter 275 Florida Power & Light Company linemen who were preparing to restore power after Hurricane Milton devastated the region and left more than three million people without electricity.
Trump's son, Eric, confirmed this in a post on X, saying that the family opened up the Trump National Doral in Miami, Florida, to serve as temporary housing for the 275 hardworking electrical workers who will be restoring power to the state.
"Honored to have 275 incredible linemen at [Trump Doral] as they get ready to respond to the aftermath of Hurricane Milton! You are amazing and the Trump Family, and the entire state of Florida, appreciate you!" he said. "Enjoy the rooms – they are the best in Florida. Be safe!"
Karoline Leavitt, national press secretary for Trump's 2024 campaign, lauded these efforts saying that the Trump family "truly cares for the hardworking people of this country."
The resort's room rates range from $251 to $8,251 a night. It features a total of 643 guest rooms, 14 deluxe suites, 27 premier suites, two presidential suites and 48 spa suites, which are all impeccably designed and exquisitely appointed. The luxury hotel has championship golf courses, high-end restaurants, a pool and cabanas.
One father thanked the Trump family for housing his son, who is a lineman, during the hurricane. Milton is just the latest hurricane to hit the area, following Hurricane Helene, which left a trail of devastation across Florida's Gulf Coast and parts of North Carolina Georgia, and Tennessee.
Meanwhile, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that he has activated and pre-staged over 50,000 linemen in preparation for the hurricane's devastation.
As of press time, at least 17 deaths have been reported across the Sunshine State as the hurricane spawned a deadly tornado that also killed six in St. Lucie County on Florida's east coast. Flooding and uprooted trees left roads across the state impassable as cresting rivers triggered evacuations and rescue missions. (Related: Hurricane Milton kills at least 10 and leaves 3 million without power.)
"There's damage, there's a lot that's going to need to be done," DeSantis said at a news conference Friday, Oct. 11. "We did not get the worst-case scenario but we did get hit and we're going to have to work to bounce back."
Early estimates suggest the damage wreaked by Hurricane Milton could total $50 billion.
DeSantis: Harris has no role in Hurricane Milton efforts, never reached out during previous storms in Florida
The Florida governor has reportedly pushed back on Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris' "offer" to help Milton victims, saying she has "no role" in the hurricane efforts and had never reached out during previous storms in Florida.
When asked even before Milton hit about reports of Harris' call, DeSantis said he wasn't aware Harris was trying to reach him.
"I didn't know that she had called. I'm not sure who they called. They didn't call me," he said. "It wasn’t anything that anybody in my office did, in terms of saying it was political."
"I've had storms under both President Trump and President Biden. And I've worked well with both of them. She's the first one who's trying to politicize the storm. And she's doing that just because of her campaign," the governor further argued later in his Fox News interview.
The Florida governor says he has been in touch with President Joe Biden and the leadership of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Biden confirms he has been in touch with DeSantis regarding both hurricanes.
According to the White House, Biden urged the governor to "call him directly if there is anything that can be done to further support the response and recovery efforts."
Asked about the federal response, DeSantis said during his news conference that "we have gotten what we need from the feds… the president has approved what we asked for… I'm thankful for that."
Meanwhile, Harris accused the governor of playing "political games" by not taking her calls during the crisis.
"People are in desperate need of support right now and playing political games at this moment in these crisis situations… is just utterly irresponsible, and it is selfish," Harris said last week. "It is about political gamesmanship, instead of doing the job that you took an oath to do, which is to put the people first."
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