Gov. DeSantis threatened to send migrants to Biden
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Gov. DeSantis threatened to send migrants to Biden's Delaware home. It was a no-show.
But DeSantis just managed to cause chaos.
Reports that a plane carrying migrants was heading to President Joe Biden’s home state of Delaware sowed chaos across three states on Tuesday and brought public condemnation from the White House.
State officials mobilized. Community groups stood by to help. Reporters and camera crews staked out airports.
But the plane – and the migrants – never showed.
The confusing drama was among the latest chapters in an ongoing spat between Biden and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that has captured headlines and put a spotlight on Biden's border policies.
Monday night, reports surfaced that another plane was scheduled to depart Texas on Tuesday and then head to the Delaware Coastal Airport, about 20 miles west of Biden's vacation home in Rehoboth Beach. Flight plans filed late Monday indicated the plane would travel from San Antonio to Delaware, with a short layover in Crestview, Florida.
But what actually happened remains fuzzy.
The plane had not left Texas as of 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, but Delaware Gov. John Carney’s spokesperson Emily David Hershman said the governor's office was aware of the reports and was preparing for the potential arrival.
Reporters and photographers from the USA TODAY network looked for signs of the aircraft in Texas and Florida. No plane took off. No plane landed.
Officials later said no plane is expected.
"We have no reports of anyone arriving at this point," said Jill Fredel of the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services after officials waited for hours for the plane to arrive at Delaware Coastal Airport in Sussex County.
In Okaloosa County, Florida, where the plane was to stop briefly, officials said they don't receive passenger manifests for flights like the one reportedly bound for Delaware. County spokeswomen April Sarver said the county isn't even allowed to ask for such documents.
Much of what officials learn, she said, comes from the public, who might be using apps to trace flights coming in from Texas or just passing rumors back and forth on social media.
"We get to hear the rumors too, but we wouldn't get anything official," Sarver said. "I sure would like it if Gov. DeSantis would call and give me a head's up."
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/...436238002/
But DeSantis just managed to cause chaos.
Reports that a plane carrying migrants was heading to President Joe Biden’s home state of Delaware sowed chaos across three states on Tuesday and brought public condemnation from the White House.
State officials mobilized. Community groups stood by to help. Reporters and camera crews staked out airports.
But the plane – and the migrants – never showed.
The confusing drama was among the latest chapters in an ongoing spat between Biden and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that has captured headlines and put a spotlight on Biden's border policies.
Monday night, reports surfaced that another plane was scheduled to depart Texas on Tuesday and then head to the Delaware Coastal Airport, about 20 miles west of Biden's vacation home in Rehoboth Beach. Flight plans filed late Monday indicated the plane would travel from San Antonio to Delaware, with a short layover in Crestview, Florida.
But what actually happened remains fuzzy.
The plane had not left Texas as of 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, but Delaware Gov. John Carney’s spokesperson Emily David Hershman said the governor's office was aware of the reports and was preparing for the potential arrival.
Reporters and photographers from the USA TODAY network looked for signs of the aircraft in Texas and Florida. No plane took off. No plane landed.
Officials later said no plane is expected.
"We have no reports of anyone arriving at this point," said Jill Fredel of the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services after officials waited for hours for the plane to arrive at Delaware Coastal Airport in Sussex County.
In Okaloosa County, Florida, where the plane was to stop briefly, officials said they don't receive passenger manifests for flights like the one reportedly bound for Delaware. County spokeswomen April Sarver said the county isn't even allowed to ask for such documents.
Much of what officials learn, she said, comes from the public, who might be using apps to trace flights coming in from Texas or just passing rumors back and forth on social media.
"We get to hear the rumors too, but we wouldn't get anything official," Sarver said. "I sure would like it if Gov. DeSantis would call and give me a head's up."
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/...436238002/
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