No Obama Love For Florida Governor

In the wake of the brutal Islamic terrorist attack in Orlando, Florida — the deadliest such attack on U.S. soil since 9/11 — Florida Gov. Rick Scott received phone calls from both George W. Bush and Donald Trump. He has yet to receive a word from President Obama.

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“He has not called us,” Scott told Brian Kilmeade on “Fox & Friends” Tuesday morning. “A staffer has called, but no, he has not called,” Scott added.

“He has not called us … A staffer has called, but no, he has not called.”

Obama’s shocking breach of traditional protocol was emphasized by George W. Bush, who hasn’t been president in eight years yet still remembers how a president is supposed to act in such a situation.

Bush called Scott and told him that he and former first lady Laura Bush “were praying for us, and anything he could do, he would love to be helpful,” Scott said.

Scott also received a call from presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump. “He called to just ask how I was doing, you know, like everybody else is praying for us,” Scott said.

Obama’s unorthodox and unprecedented decision not to reach out to the governor of a state that just experienced an earth-shattering tragedy is even worse in light of Scott’s call for the federal government to declare a state of emergency. Gov. Scott and Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer both declared states of emergency in the wake of the tragedy.

A state of emergency allows for special provisions to be deployed to aid in the recovery from such a large-scale event, with the largest scale of resources available from a federal declaration.

Obama has a history of ducking Scott, who asked the administration for details on Muslim refugee resettlement in Florida, only to have the request for details fall on deaf ears.

Scott revealed he was on a call with the White House after the Islamic terror attack in Paris in November 2015 and asked the administration to explain its vetting process for refugees who come to Florida.

“They said no,” Scott said.