OAN’s Brooke Mallory
1:06 PM – Sunday, August 27, 2023
Florida Governor and GOP presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis issued a state of emergency for a large portion of The Sunshine State on Saturday as a potential tropical storm brewed in the Gulf of Mexico.
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According to the National Hurricane Center, Tropical Storm “Idalia” developed on Sunday in the Gulf of Mexico and could make landfall in the southern United States.
To prepare for the storm, DeSantis signed an executive order along with an emergency declaration for 33 counties, stating that it was predicted to intensify into a tropical storm over the next several days.
The governor and the Division of Emergency Management in Florida “are taking timely precautions to ensure Florida’s communities,…
