as a downgraded tropical cyclone. the historically destructive storm made landfall for the second time yesterday. this time in south carolina. more than 180,000 residents lost power almost immediately. that number, reported to have grown to nearly half 1 million as the storm has carved its way through the carolinas. of course, nowhere has been more devastated than florida, where ian s wrath after touching down was deadly, as 77 people confirmed dead. homes literally washed away. entire communities, recovering from being nearly submerged. the president, planning to visit the state to thank its first responders. said yesterday that eons destruction in florida is almost unmatched for our nation. the situation in florida is far more devastating. we will just be beginning to see the scale of that destruction. it s likely to rank among the worst in the nation s, and the worst in the nation s history. you have all seen the scene on television. homes and property wiped out. it s go
championed this no government approach. now, ron desantis must be a big government republican. here s the critical thing, rev. there s nobody that ron desantis needs more tonight than joe biden. because the way the funding of recovery happens is the biden administration, not run desantis, will have to make an emergency appeal to congress to pass an emergency spending bill, likely by mid december, and ron desantis needs joe biden s advocacy for that. it s an interesting chapter for the governor from florida. you know, it s funny. if he s waiting, you said, if i heard you right, there s no one ron desantis needs more than joe biden. did i get that right? yeah, i thought i heard you. joe biden, listen, he also needs nancy pelosi and chuck schumer. a hard spot for ron desantis right now. all right, keep it going because he does. i mean, if this wasn t so grave, i would prolong it. but i just want people to understand that reality has a way of making people come off