Former White House official rails against DeSantis’s ‘small and petty’ decision not to meet Biden

Former White House communications director Kate Bedingfield on Friday called Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s decision to forego a meeting with President Biden during his trip to the Sunshine State “small and petty.” “It is a really unfortunate time for Ron DeSantis to choose to be small, and petty,” Bedingfield said on CNN. “This is a moment where people are hurting, they want to see their leaders, they want to hear from them. It’s a moment to put partisanship aside.” Biden announced on Thursday during a surprise visit to the Federal...