I can't -- I don't know how to spell DeSanctimonious. I don't really know what it means, but I kind of like it. It is long. It's got a lot of vowels, I mean, so we'll go with that. That's fine.
Ron DeSantis: “I can't -- I don't know how to spell DeSanctimonious. I don't really know what it means, but I kind of like it. It is…”
On the recordMarch 21, 2023
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DeSantis reacting to Trump's nickname for him, acknowledging it humorously.
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