TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Rick Scott and Ron DeSantis are in a fairly small fraternity of Florida governors who have led their state through major hurricanes. They have some critiques about each other’s performance.
Both have been ubiquitous in the run-up to and aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton slamming into Florida, issuing extensive pre-landfall warnings and touring damage afterwards — but never together. And while neither has directly criticized the other by name, Tallahassee insiders, including those with ties to the two Republicans, have noticed the subtle jabs each has taken as the state rebuilds.
It’s the latest front in a cold war that has existed between Scott and DeSantis since DeSantis first took office back in 2019.
Just take comments made this week from both the current governor in DeSantis and his immediate predecessor in Scott, who is now in the Senate.
