The Breakfast Club - DONKEY: DeSantis Politicizes Hurricane Helene & Milton Amid Looming Disasters

Episode Date: October 9, 2024

Charlamagne Tha God Gives Donkey of The Day To Senator Ron DeSantis For Politicizing Hurricane Helene & Milton Amid Looming Disasters. Listen For More!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There is no question that there are problems in this country between police and community. Yes, you are a donkey. The latest on that police killing of a black man. Now to new developments in the deadly spa shooting rampage. And yesterday was a really bad day for him and this is what he did. And so we are in a state of emergency. Okay, white supremacist violence is and always has been the number one threat to our society. But I'm also very proud that my wife is white.

That's a breakfast club, bitches. All right, Charlene, please tell me, why was I your donkey of the day? Donkey of the day for Wednesday, October 9th goes to Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida. Ron DeSantis is refusing to take Vice President Harris' calls in regards to Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton. Now, if you haven't heard, the Vice President Kamala Harris and Ron DeSantis is not taking her calls. Let's listen. NBC is reporting Governor DeSantis is ignoring your calls on hurricanes resources and help. How does that hurt the situation here? 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.

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. It's 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. I agree. You got to put the people first. You know, people over politics.

But now, in fairness, Governor Ron DeSantis said he has spoken to President Biden and FEMA officials in preparation for Hurricane Milton. But he also said on Fox with Sean Hannity that the vice president, Harris, is delusional. Let's listen. And so for Kamala Harris to try to say that my sole focus on the people of Florida is somehow selfish is delusional. I'm in contact with the president of the United States. I somehow selfish is delusional. I'm in contact with the president of the United States. I'm in contact with FEMA director. I'm obviously managing all our state agencies. We're supporting all our local government.

And I will say this, 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. I'm glad Governor DeSantis talked to President Biden. I'm glad he talked to FEMA officials.

But we have to be honest here. The person politicizing this issue is Ron DeSantis. For him to say he didn't answer her call because it seemed political is insane. Okay? It's a natural disaster, a Category 6 that is headed to Florida, all right? And they don't even have Category 6, okay? She's the vice president of the United States of America. I'm glad you spoke to the president.

I'm glad you spoke to officials from FEMA. But if she called to give you some encouraging words, if she called to just lend some emotional support, if she called to say, hey, we're going to make sure Florida has everything it needs to recover, whatever it was, there is nothing wrong with that. You only ducked her call because she is

the Democratic presidential nominee and she's running against your guy, Donald Trump. Okay, you can't play nice with her in any way, shape, or form because you don't want it to look like you are giving her

any type of energy because you want your guy to win. Okay, not only that, DeSantis, you're talking out both sides of your mouth you want your guy to win okay not only that DeSantis you're talking out both sides of your mouth in one breath you saying you didn't even know she tried to call and then in another breath you said the call seems political which is it all I'm saying is uh the same thing I've been saying I've been saying it all week I don't understand how politicians politicize these natural disasters okay mother nature should be the most humbling thing for humans because mother

nature don't care what race you are. Mother nature don't care about your sexuality, your religion, your political party. Hurricane Milton is going to come F things up and then leave. And you know who has to help put that community back together? The people. And in moments like,

like that, it don't matter what your differences are because the goal is the same and the goal is to simply survive. That's it. Okay. That is the disconnect. All right. You need, that is the disconnect between elected officials and people. You need public servants that care about just people because the people don't care about politics. I keep trying to tell folks when they talk to me about, you know, black men and why black men aren't engaged in the political process or why, you know, black men might be gravitating towards Trump. This is not a race thing.

It's not a political party thing. It's a class thing. And people who are out here living check to check, people who are out here just trying to survive, you know, they're just tired of getting their asses kicked. So they're probably just they're just disengaged from the whole political process, period. You know why? Because people who live in these ghettos in these inner cities people from these rural areas in the south whose conditions have been the exact same regardless of who's in office on a federal and

local level they could care less they could care less about politics and those are the people these elected officials don't see we had a call this morning from a brother who is currently in Tampa. His name is Tone and Hurricane Milton, this Category 5 monster that meteorologists say they would label a Category 6 if they could, but 5 is the highest it goes. Tone just finished dealing with Hurricane Helene and now Hurricane

Milton is coming. If you think he cares about politics at a time like this, you're insane. But he said it better than I ever could. Let's listen to Tony. It don't matter what they is, Democrat, Republican, they all treason, man. They all about money, bro. None of these people care about American people, bro. It's hurt, bro. It's hurt, bro. People wake up every day just want to live their life, bro. And you got these green snakes, man. You got these f***ing green snakes.

Call themselves government service people, bro. And they don't give a damn, bro. They don't give a damn about the misers coming over here. They using them too, man. It's f***ing right, man. You're absolutely right, my boy. Now I can't wait to go back, man. That man said he can't wait till God come back. You think he care about you damn elected officials? He don't care about

none of y'all. He waiting for God to come back because y'all have failed him so much in his life. Ron, while you worried about politics, people are in pain. While you trying to score political points with your constituents, people are hurting. And until we have true public servants on both sides

who put the people over politics, things will never change. Please give Governor Ron DeSantis the biggest hee-haw. That call earlier, Morgan was in here crying. I thought her glasses were just too tight. No, she was in here crotch she was tearing up I felt

I mean yeah well let's open up the phone lines thank you for that donkey today what I felt really bad I felt really really bad

585-1051 what are your thoughts salute to a friend of mine he's out in Tampa he just says yo I'm hunkered down crazy

he says three hospitals have been evacuated they've been sending patients to Miami he says we're hoping for the best. He said his house was built up to date, but they've never seen anything

like that. He said he's on the dirty side of the eye wall. I don't know what that means, but he's on the dirty side of the eye wall. He just says I'm angry, just like that caller from Tampa. He said he's right. He says so far the rain and wind is mild, but it's picking up and you know we're expecting for

the worst later on by the way there's nothing you can do with a natural disaster like no political party created a natural disaster but it's all about how people react once that natural disaster happens like you know i saw speaker at a house mike johnson i was watching him on something last night and he was like the house is in recess they'll deal with the aid and everything when they come back after 30 days. You know how long 30 days is? Too long. After the election? Too long. Like come on bro. The dirty side of the eye wall just lifted

up it just means he's where it's gonna hit real bad at so they use the eye of the storm to determine where it's gonna be worse so the dirty side of the eye wall is where the winds will tend to be the strongest the dirty side falls over Tampa Bay. Yeah. So, all right.

Again. Pray for Tampa, man. Pray for your family members. Pray for everybody in Florida. Pray for everybody out in Florida right now. I spoke to a lot of people who asked about my son. I spoke to him about 20 minutes ago. He FaceTimed me.

He said it hasn't even rained there yet. He said it hasn't rained. He says people have left. He said the streets are very quiet. Not too many people there. He said there's not too much food in any of these grocery stores, but he's okay. He actually had to go to practice, so he's on his way to

practice. I don't know why this school is still having practice, but he still has practice. I know, Miami. University of Miami. Y'all ain't no real hurricane. The real hurricane coming. The hell you mean practice? That's what I said. Fight might not even be a game. Or is the game home or away this weekend?

I think it's away. I think it's Atlanta. I think it's Atlanta. All right. Well, 800-585-1051. We'll take your calls. What's your thoughts? Call us up now.

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