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Joy Reid is slammed for comparing Florida residents fleeing Hurricane Ian to illegal migrants flooding over the border in a 'shameful' attempt to politicize the natural disaster The MSNBC host said Governor Ron DeSantis would have to do more than just 'own the libs' as Florida prepared for Hurricane Ian Reid was criticized for comparing the 2.5 Floridians under evacuation orders to the hoards of illegal migrants streaming across the US southern border Reid and some of her liberal media pundit colleagues have been slammed for attempting to politicize the life-threatening hurricane as it makes landfall

By Sophie Mann For Dailymail.Com

Published: 21:31 BST, 28 September 2022 | Updated: 21:47 BST, 28 September 2022

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MSNBC host Joy Reid faced backlash for a comment she made Tuesday evening comparing Floridians evacuating ahead of Hurricane Ian to the illegal migrants flooding the US border.

Reid was slammed online for politicizing the natural disaster, which has so far left 650,000 Floridians without power, and imperiled the lives and livelihoods of millions more.

On the Tuesday edition of The ReidOut, the host remarked that Governor Ron DeSantis (R) would have to pause 'owning the libs' in order to manage the natural disaster impacting his state.

DeSantis was governor of Florida throughout the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and oversaw a successful mitigation effort and reopening of its economy. He also oversaw the response to Hurricane Sally, which struck the Florida panhandle in September 2020.

'It’s a bit ironic now that you might have Floridians having to pour over the