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Ron DeSantis

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Ron DeSantis is an American politician currently serving as the Governor of Florida. A member of the Republican Party, he has been in office since January 2019. DeSantis previously served as a U.S. Representative for Florida's 6th congressional district from 2013 to 2018. His tenure as governor has been marked by a focus on conservative policies, including education reform, environmental issues, and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. DeSantis has gained national attention for his stances on various issues, including his support for the Trump Presidential Library in Miami and his administration's initiatives on wildlife management.

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May 22, 2023

Trump would be a drag on the ticket, that he would hurt the candidates up and down the ballot, and that he would also struggle in many of the battleground states that he failed in in 2020.

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May 22, 2023

I believe that former President Donald Trump only gets one term, and he will be a lame duck the moment he gets in, and we need someone who can be in the office for eight years to get done all the things that the conservative agenda is…

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May 20, 2023

I think the party has developed a culture of losing.

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May 17, 2023

The state of Florida, we're proud to stand for education, not indoctrination in our schools.

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May 17, 2023

We will never surrender to the woke mob. Florida is where woke goes to die.

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May 17, 2023

I signed the bill. I was proud to do it. He won't answer whether he would sign it or not.

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May 17, 2023

You have basically three people at this point that are credible in this whole thing. Biden, Trump and me, and I think of those three, wo have a chance to get elected president, Biden and me.

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May 13, 2023

We must reject the culture of losing that has infected our party in recent years. The time for excuses is over. If we get distracted or if we focus the election on the past or on other side issues, then I think the Democrats are going to…

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May 13, 2023

Governing is not about entertaining. Governing is not about building a brand or talking on social media and virtue signaling.

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May 7, 2023

I'm proud to sign this legislation to stop the purchase of our farmland and land near our military bases and critical infrastructure by Chinese agents.

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Apr 30, 2023

The latest strike in a targeted campaign of government retaliation orchestrated at every step by Governor DeSantis as punishment for Disney's protected speech.

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Apr 30, 2023

Our first amendment rights have been violated. We're being picked out and punished by official state action because of our political speech.

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Apr 29, 2023

I don’t think the suit has merit. I think it’s political.

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Apr 25, 2023

effectively the largest human smuggling operation in American history.

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Apr 25, 2023

That actually helped a lot of CEOs around the country because they could go to their board. They could say, look, we don't want to be in the next Disney. We have got to stay out of this stuff and we have got to focus on the task at hand…

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Apr 25, 2023

Disney regrets that it has come to this. But having exhausted efforts to seek a resolution, the company is left with no choice but to file this lawsuit to protect its cast members, guests and local development partners from a relentless…

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Apr 24, 2023

We believe in teaching kids facts and how to think, but we don't believe they should have an agenda imposed on them.

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Apr 23, 2023

I'm not -- I'm not a candidate. So we'll see if and when that changes.

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Apr 20, 2023

Ron DeSantis clearly wants to be to the right of Donald Trump on this.

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Apr 19, 2023

Florida shows that leadership really matters, results matter, and I think if you look at our results, they are second to none.

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Apr 19, 2023

We cannot get distracted and we cannot afford to lose because freedom is hanging in the balance.

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Apr 19, 2023

I said I'm not going to sit back and try to skirt issues, I'm going on offense.

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