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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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Sep 18, 2022

The one place in our country where we see virtually no law and order is at the Southern border. And this is a crisis now getting a little bit more attention. This is a crisis.

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Sep 17, 2022

Every community in America should be sharing in the burden. It shouldn't all fall on red states.

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Sep 16, 2022

We`re not just arguing about tax rates, we`re not just arguing about normal policies. You know, we`re arguing about whether people that dissent from leftist ideology should have any voice in our government in society at all.

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Sep 16, 2022

I do have this money. I want to be helpful. Maybe we`ll go to Texas and help. Maybe we`ll send to Chicago, Hollywood, Martha`s Vineyard, who knows?

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Sep 15, 2022

I've got $12 million for us to use, and so we are going to use it, and you're going to see more and more, but I'm going to make sure that we exhaust all of those funds.

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Sep 15, 2022

There are also going to be buses, and there will likely be more flights.

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Sep 15, 2022

Most of them are intending to come to Florida. They are coming to Florida. We are taking them from Florida to sanctuary jurisdictions.

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Sep 15, 2022

What would be the best is for Biden to do his damn job and secure the order.

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Sep 15, 2022

Every community in America should be sharing in the burdens, it shouldn`t all fall on a handful of red states.

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Sep 15, 2022

We are not a sanctuary state, and it is better to be able to go to a sanctuary jurisdiction and yes, we will help facilitate that transport for you, to be able to go to greener pastures.

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Sep 14, 2022

We are not a sanctuary state and it's better to be able to go to a sanctuary jurisdiction. And yes, we will help facilitate that transport for you to be able to go to greener pastures.

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Sep 14, 2022

Governor Ron DeSantis is using us as political pawns, as props for his -- he is trying to galvanize a very extremist base in order to get his presidential nomination of the Republican Party.

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Sep 14, 2022

If you have folks that are inclined to think Florida is a good place, our message to them is, we are not a sanctuary state. And it`s better to be able to go to a sanctuary jurisdiction. And, yes, we will help facilitate that transport for…

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Aug 30, 2022

This is about chilling voting rights for former felons. It is about putting a target on the back of every ex-felon and telling them if you even try to participate in our democracy, you may get dragged away by a SWAT team at 6:00 a.m.

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Aug 30, 2022

Now, DeSantis` team has tried to shift blame away to county supervisors who run elections on the ground.

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Aug 30, 2022

These people were trying to do the right thing. They told no lies. They didn`t hide anything. They made an honest mistake with the help of Florida State officials.

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Aug 30, 2022

And so, if people are given the impression by state officials that it`s OK for them to vote and they go ahead and vote because they feel it`s their civic duty, they go ahead to vote because they feel that it`s a great feeling to be a part…

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Aug 25, 2022

You have in Florida now, last week -- Governor DeSantis, he has this -- these election police.

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Aug 24, 2022

I know he says he`s going to retire, someone needs to grab that little elf and chuck him across the Potomac.

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Aug 23, 2022

He`s got a staggering 114 million dollars cash on hand that`s cash in the bank no governor has done that ever, that we`ve seen.

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Aug 23, 2022

I`m just sick of seeing him. I know he says he`s going to retire. Someone needs to grab that little elf and chuck him across the Potomac.

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Aug 22, 2022

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. This is your governor speaking. Today's training evolution, dogfighting, taking on the corporate media. The rules of engagement are as follows. Number one, don't fire unless fired upon. But when they…

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Aug 22, 2022

Put on the full armor of God. Take a stand against the left schemes. Stand firm, stand your ground, don`t back down. I`m on a mission to keep Florida free. Let`s make sure Ohio remains free. And let`s take our country back.

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Aug 21, 2022

We must fight the woke in our schools. We must fight the woke in our businesses. We must fight the woke in government agencies. We can never ever surrender to woke ideology. And I will tell you this. The state of Florida is where woke goes…

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