Giant oak tree crashes near Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ residence in Tallahassee during hurricane Idalia, Wednesday. His wife and three children were inside.
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“A 100-year-old oak tree fell on the governor’s mansion in Tallahassee. “Mason, Madison, Mamie and I were home at the time of the incident, but fortunately no one was injured,” First Lady Casey DeSantis wrote on social media X this afternoon. “Our prayers are with those affected by this storm.”
A 100-year-old oak tree falls on the Governor’s Mansion in Tallahassee – Mason, Madison, Mamie and I were home at the time, but luckily no one was hurt.
Our prayers go out to all affected by the storm. pic.twitter.com/l6MOE8wNMC
— Casey DeSantis (@CaseyDeSantis) August 30, 2023
One image showed the giant split in two, with one half of the tree collapsing near the governor’s residence.
Ron DeSantis commented on the event during a press conference, telling reporters that his wife had told him everything minutes earlier.
“I think it’s a very old oak tree that was split in two,” he explained. Part of it fell. I don’t know if she fell directly on the residence. It seemed a bit off to me. We’ll be able to fix everything.”
Governor DeSantis responds to news that a giant oak tree fell on his home while he was at work #idalia
“It just gives my kids more space to hit baseball.”
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— Christina Pushaw 🐊 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) August 30, 2023
DeSantis already has plans in mind once the tree is cut down.
“If we cut down the entire tree, the kids would have more space to play baseball,” he said. We liked the tree, but we should get over it.”
Hurricane Idalia hit Tallahassee, Florida’s capital, bringing heavy rains and strong winds.
However, Ron DeSantis claimed that the city of 200,000 was relatively spared from this weather bomb after forecasters predicted it would take a direct hit from the hurricane.
“There was rain and wind,” he explained. There was some debris, but it looks nothing like the predictions that were made. It would have caused a lot more damage if that had come to pass.”
According to information from the New York Post