Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis fired back at Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday, denying her claims of "political gamesmanship" and accusations he has avoided her calls about hurricanes Helene and Milton.

NBC News reported Monday that DeSantis declined to answer calls from Harris about recovery efforts for Hurricane Helene, which struck the state early last week, and preparations for Hurricane Milton, which is set to hit the Sunshine State this week. The news network cited an unnamed source said to be an aide to DeSantis, who claimed the governor was avoiding the calls because they "seemed political."

Harris told reporters at a news conference later Monday, according to Politico: "Playing political games at this moment in these crisis situations - these are the height of emergency situations - is just utterly irresponsible and it is selfish and it is about political gamesmanship."