Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took a reporter to school after they attempted to link Hurricane Milton to climate change.

It happened on Thursday at a press conference when the reporter questioned the governor on how many hurricanes in history progressed “as rapidly” as Hurricanes Helene and Milton did.

“Speaking of history, sir, how many storms formed as rapidly as they have between Helene and Milton?” the reporter said.

“Oh, I think most people remember 2004 where it seemed like you had them every other week in 2004,” the Florida governor responded.

 “Then there’s also time periods, you know, we had from 2006 to ’16, we had no hurricanes at all in Florida. There’s also been times where we had a lot. The 1940s, we were getting hit a lot. Now more recently, we’ve had a spade of more. So that’s just kind of the nature of it. But this really does have a lot of similarities to 2004 in terms of the season,” he said.

It came days after the Florida governor torched Vice President Kamala Harris, who said he was “selfish” for not taking her call.

“My job is to manage this process and lead the state through this,” the governor said to Fox News host Brett Baier.

“I am using every lever at my disposal, including federal government resources, I’ve marshaled all the agencies in the state government, and we’re working like never before to supplement our local communities. I’ve got to get the job done, and that’s what I’m focused on. Now, people have asked me about, you know, is FEMA going to do this? Just let me be clear, we run the show,” he said.

“FEMA’s not running the show. We will utilize them to support some of the things we’re doing, but you are not going to see FEMA running amok in Florida. I know that’s been out there on the internet. That is not going to happen. I’m the sheriff that’s in charge here, and we will make sure to protect you. Don’t worry about it,” he said.

“And I heard what you said about Vice President Harris and the phone call. Did she ever get through?” the host said.

“You know, Bret, like I said, my job is to marshal resources and work with everybody to have an effective response, and she thinks it should be about her. If I honestly thought that there was something to be gained, I would pick up the phone and call her,” the governor said.

“The fact of the matter is, she has no role in this process. She’s not part of the chain of command. I am working with President Biden and FEMA and our state and local partners, and we’re getting the job done,” he said.

“She has never been interested in any of the storms we’ve had in the state of Florida for her entire time as Vice President. Now she’s out there attacking me because I’m not catering to her whims. All she’s trying to do is inject herself to be a part of her political campaign,” the governor said.

“I don’t have time for political games. We’ve got a job to do. We’ve got people’s lives on the line, and that is our sole focus,” he said.