At her press briefing, State Department Spokesperson Tammy Bruce was asked about Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) chartering flights for U.S. citizens to leave Israel.
00:00One more, but then we will continue on here. Yes, go ahead.
00:03Thank you. Just on Ambassador Huckabee's tweet, he said that the U.S. is working to get military, commercial, charter flights and cruise ships for evacuation.
00:11Have any of those organized by the State Department evacuated American citizens yet? And if not, when is that expected?
00:19Again, I won't give details from this podium, but we know that at each embassy they are posting actions that they're taking.
00:27We know that the Israeli embassy is doing that, so you could go to either travel.state.gov and get to the Israeli embassy or go there directly, and you will see their statements.
00:37And I would urge you to do that directly when it comes to what the Israeli embassy is doing and what they've accomplished.
00:44Yes, sir.
00:44Thank you. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis chartered flights, apparently, for Americans in Israel seeking to leave and successfully got, I believe it's 1,500 out.
00:58I was wondering if those charter flights were coordinated with the State Department in any way, or was this done on some tangent?
01:06Well, I think that there is, and we know that there, of course, are some independent efforts to get American citizens out of those areas.
01:18And when we suggest that people take advantage of existing means, we would include, of course, the nature of other opportunities to leave, independent efforts, independent groups, managing those dynamics.
01:34As far as the DeSantis effort, I would suggest you call the state of Florida, call his office, and I'm sure that they'll get you more information.
