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The tech billionaire is hoping to trigger a 'red wave' in crucial swing state with the expectation that former President Trump could ride the wave back to the White House . DailyMail.com previously reported some of the PAC's issues, including firing major contractors and struggling to hire door knockers. However, anonymous sources say that Trump backers are worried the effort looks less like Trump 2016 and more like Ron DeSantis' failed primary campaign.

A new Florida town designed to withstand climate-driven storms managed to make it out of Hurricane Milton with little to no damage while other parts of the state weren't as lucky. Babcock Ranch even houses more than 2,000 people who evacuated from nearby communities during the Category 3 storm last week.

The former owner of the dog who was tied to a pole off a major highway in a pool of floodwater as Hurricane Milton swept through Florida has been charged. Heartbreaking video shows the white pup with black ears terrified and growling as he stood in water up to his chest as police rescued the canine.

Ron DeSantis' office eviscerated claims by Democrats in Florida that the governor staged his press conference on Hurricane clean-up efforts with additional debris .

Ron DeSantis' office eviscerated claims by Democrats in Florida that the governor staged his press conference on Hurricane clean-up efforts with additional debris . Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried made the wild claim that DeSantis' team had workers place more debris behind the podium where he was speaking on Sunday to make the situation appear more dire. But DeSantis' staff was quick to push back on Fried's classification of the video, noting that the massive pile of debris in Treasure Island, Florida was already being stacked for removal in the same area where the Governor was holding his press briefing.

Devon Mostert, the wife of Miami Dolphins running back Raheem Mostert, says she's facing hateful, racist backlash from liberals after defending Ron DeSantis against Kamala Harris. 'This is gross,' Devon exclusively told Fox News . 'I truly can't imagine sliding into someone's DMs or commenting on somebody's picture of their family talking about the skin color of my kids.' Devon, who is white, and Raheem, who is black, were married in 2017 and have three sons. And while she says she brushed off someone calling her a 'white, snowflake, gold-digging wife,' Devon was less tolerant when someone referenced her children. 'When you talk about my kids, you're really crossing a line,' she said.

Hurricane Milton crashed into the Florida Gulf Coast late Wednesday as a Category 3 storm, with powerful winds, smashing communities still reeling from Hurricane Helene two weeks ago and leaving at least 16 people dead. Milton downed power lines, inundated homes, and ripped to shreds fabric that serves as the roof of Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team in St. Petersburg. Nearly 2.5 million households and businesses remain without power Friday, and some areas in the path cut through by the monster storm are still flooded. Officials warn the clean-up operation could take weeks or months to complete.

The man, who has not been identified, was aboard a small fishing vessel when he was caught in the hurricane as it barreled across the sea and headed for the Florida coast on Wednesday afternoon. Coastguard officials lost contact with him and were unable to mount a rescue on Wednesday with Milton bearing down on Florida's west coast, sparking fears he would perish on the raging seas overnight. But with the hurricane having ripped inland by Thursday morning, a coastguard helicopter embarked on a last-ditch search and rescue mission - and miraculously located the desperate mariner floating some 30 miles out to sea, using an open cooler as a floatation device. The agency estimated the man had survived winds of 75 to 90mph (121 to 145kph) and waves up to 25 feet (7.6 metres) high during his night on the water.

The Tampa Bay Rays' Tropicana Field was severely damaged on Wednesday night - and it might not be repaired anytime soon. Amid the devastating winds from Hurricane Milton, which hit into Florida's Gulf Coast and has left at least 13 people dead, the roof of the 'Trop' was ripped to shreds. Now, the organization has said it may take weeks to fully assess the damage done to what the team calls the world's largest cable-supported domed roof.

Raymond James Stadium, home of the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers, has been flooded after the city was hit by Hurricane Milton according to footage from inside the venue making the rounds on social media. The video shows the entire field covered in water as the high winds sent ripples across the surface. According to the Florida Weather Center, the stadium was running on generators to maintain electrical power. The stadium is being used as a base for first responders to assist in post-storm repairs and cleanup. The Buccaneers had fled to New Orleans to avoid the storm. The University of South Florida also uses the stadium for its football team.

The theme park closed down ahead of the storm's arrival this week, but some resort guests found themselves stranded and forced to ride out the hurricane there. On Wednesday, guests were afforded the opportunity to buy sandwich 'kits' for $10. The kits included a jar of peanut butter, full loaf of bread and strawberry jam.

Florida is this afternoon counting the cost of death and destruction wrought by Hurricane Milton after the brutal storm barreled across the state earlier today. Milton arrived in Siesta Key near Sarasota as a Category 3 storm overnight and whipped eastwards, pounding towns and cities with ferocious winds rain and a barrage of tornadoes before exiting over Orlando and into the Atlantic Ocean late this morning. It has caused at least four deaths so far, and compounded the misery wrought by Hurricane Helene just two weeks ago. There were fears Tampa would be battered by the eye of the storm before Milton tracked south, sparing the city of some 3.1 million a direct hit - but the region was still plunged into a state of major emergency.

Floridians woke up to devastation on Thursday after Hurricane Milton slammed into the state's Golf Coast Wednesday night, leaving multiple dead and 3million without power.

As Kamala Harris fumed that Ron DeSantis was playing politics with preparations for Hurricane Milton it might have been expected that President Joe Biden would take her side. But when Biden was asked about suggestions the Florida governor had ignored his Vice President's calls he gave her no such backing, instead heaping praise on the Republican. Biden told reporters: 'All I can do is tell you I have talked to Governor DeSantis. He has been very gracious, he's thanked for me all we've done, he knows what we're doing and I think that's important.' 

The first casualties were reported even before Milton made landfall as a Category 3 storm around 1:30am UK time, bringing 'catastrophic' flooding, 120mph winds and several twisters - some of which proved lethal. Milton's eye slammed into Siesta Key near Sarasota, about 70 miles (112 kilometres) south of Tampa. But the Sheriff of St. Lucie County revealed that 'multiple fatalities' were caused when the area was ravaged by a tornado heralding Milton's arrival. Sheriff Keith Pearson did not say exactly how many were killed, but they died when the twisters hit the Spanish Lakes Country Club in Fort Pierce, where many had been sheltering. After making landfall, Milton began rumbling east, ripping up everything in its path, before tearing through the canvas roof of Tropicana Field, the home of the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team in St. Petersburg. Shocking images showed gaping holes in the fabric that serves as the domed building's roof, suggesting the stadium likely suffered considerable damage.

Monster storm Hurricane Milton is causing 'catastrophic' flooding as it makes landfall with shocking drone footage showing giant 28-foot waves. Landfall becomes official when at least half of the hurricane's eye reaches the coast, which is expected in the next few hours. Residents have been warned that 'the storm is here' and they must 'hunker down' and wait it out. Even if it sounds quiet outside, don't leave unless you are told because you may be in the eye of the storm, officials said. 

Meteorologists are watching two more storms in the Atlantic, Leslie and 'Nadine.' The two come as Hurricane Milton is set hit Florida in just a few hours. Hurricane Leslie was upgraded to a Category 1 Wednesday evening after gaining strength in the east-northeast region of the Caribbean and a non-tropical area of low pressure system is about 650 miles off the coast of Florida.

Live cameras from the Margaritaville Beach resort in Fort Myers and the University of Tampa showed dark skies hours before the storm was expected to make landfall.

Millions of people across Florida are locked in a desperate race against time to evacuate before the 'storm of the century' smashes into Tampa late tonight, with the city's mayor warning those who are refusing to leave that they will likely die. Officials said those choosing to stay would be left to fend for themselves, with Tampa Mayor Jane Castor declaring that the 15 feet (4.5 metres) of storm surge forecast for her city would be deep enough to submerge entire houses. 'So if you're in it, basically that's the coffin that you're in,' she said flatly. The state is holding its breath as category-5 Hurricane Milton barrels across the Gulf of Mexico and heads for the shoreline, with forecasters warning 15-foot floods and 165 miles-per-hour winds will lay waste to huge swathes of land. Emergency workers are busy making last-ditch preparations, locking down communities, readying rescue trucks and placing flood barricades around vital infrastructure, including Tampa General Hospital, which is expected to bear the brunt of Milton's wrath when it hits around midnight UK time (7pm EST).

A plane flying through Hurricane Milton aggressively shook and jolted as passengers endured extreme turbulence, shocking footage revealed.

Flights to the American state have been halted as the devastating weather system approaches, leaving tourists stranded as they wait for the storm to hit. The state is holding its breath as the Category-5 hurricane is set to sweep the Tampa region today with 15-foot floods and 165 miles per hour winds laying waste to the city. And just two hours away, a group of nine holidaymakers are now preparing to wait out the tempest from a hotel in Orlando. Racheal Harris, 36, has visited the American state six times before with her husband Jamie, 34, and was looking forward to sharing their favourite destination with their three-year-old son, Maximus.

The state of Florida is holding its breath as category-5 Hurricane Milton is set to devastate the Tampa region tomorrow with 15-foot floods and 175 miles per hour winds laying waste to the city. School districts have closed, businesses have shut and evacuation orders have seen residents fleeing the coast, as weather officials warn the tempest could be one of the most destructive hurricanes on record. As Milton raged across Mexico it has already left a wave of devastation in its wake - flooding streets and downing trees and powerlines with strong winds.

Florida is bracing for hurricane Milton to make landfall on Wednesday, as it barrels toward the state at 12 miles per hour. This storm bears some striking similarities to the Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900 - the deadliest storm in US history. But will it be as devastating? Experts weigh in.

Hurricane Milton is barreling towards Florida's west coast with tremendous power bringing with it expectations for widespread damage and death throughout the area. The storm is so daunting that it has forced Florida Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna to evacuate her home in Pinellas County with her one-year-old son in tow fearing for his life. 'It's very likely that I'm going to be sending my son to see his family out of state because when we come home, I don't think that we'll have a house left,' Luna told DailyMail.com on a phone call as she prepares her family and district for disaster. She represents Clearwater and much of the Pinellas peninsula near Tampa Bay, an area expected to receive the brunt of the storm's beatdown.