Florida governor Ron DeSantis made quite a splash in New Hampshire during his town hall.
One of his comments has gone viral:
DeSantis is right, of course, since Trump is pretty much just promising the same things he promised—and failed—to do in 2016: the wall, draining the swamp, eliminate our national debt, and etc.
DeSantis was asked what qualifies him to be president, and during his answer to a follow-up question, the Republican turned his attention to former President Donald Trump.DeSantis blasted Trump for his frequent insults fired against him and others throughout his political career.”These insults are so phony. These insults are juvenile. That is not a way a great nation should be conducting itself,” DeSantis said. “That is not the way the president of the United States should be conducting himself.””I’m not going to insult somebody’s looks or somebody’s dress or something like that,” DeSantis added. “I wouldn’t teach my kids to treat people like that.”DeSantis said he appreciated a lot of the “great things” Trump did as president and said he previously was a big supporter, but he thinks Trump was ineffective during his first term in fulfilling some of his campaign promises.”He’s running in 2024 on the things that he promised to do in 2016 and didn’t do,” DeSantis said. “He said he was going to drain the swamp. He did not drain the swamp. Not even close.””We ended his presidency with Anthony Fauci running the country,” DeSantis said. “He couldn’t even fire Fauci? And so now you’re going to drain the swamp? Give me a break.”
On the wall, DeSantis had this to say:
The Republican said he’d ensure that a wall along the southern border would be built, but he’d go further than that, promising the use of “deadly force” against drug cartels and a new task force to handle maritime operations to combat drug smuggling.“Buckle up. There’s a new sheriff in town on Jan. 20, 2025,” he added.
DeSantis also addressed those saying he should have ‘waited his turn’ and run in 2028 instead.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican presidential candidate, touched on a number of topics recently in a “Conversation with the Candidate” town hall event with New Hampshire voters.. . . . A voter asked DeSantis what he means when he references “woke.”DeSantis called “woke” a “form of cultural Marxism.”“It’s about taking individuality, merit and achievement and subordinating that to a political agenda based on identity politics,” he said.He said he thinks it is being used to effectively displace the truth in favor of ideology.“I think it’s important that we fight against it because our society does need to be rooted in truth,” he said.
Importantly, DeSantis addressed how he plans to accomplish his plans with a divided Congress in ways that would have lasting impact (i.e. pass legislation that can be signed into law, not govern as Trump—and Obama before him—did via Executive Order).
You can watch the full town hall here.
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