Ron DeSantis: “We here in Florida have a responsibility to be strong partners with the Trump administration.”

I think people did take precautions, and I think the local officials did a really good job of helping spread the word.

At the same time, I mean, we’ve had some [storms] where there’ve been a lot more [deaths].

“So, somebody, ‘Oh, you shouldn’t have spent money by bringing the guard or doing this. You didn’t need them.’ Well, you don’t know that.”

Fortunately, they weren’t needed for a lot of rescue missions, ’cause that demand wasn’t there, but they’ve already cleared 1,700 miles of roadway.