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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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Aug 18, 2022

Mr. DeSantis is an enemy of the First Amendment, and he’s exceeded his power and he will be stopped by the constitution.

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Aug 17, 2022

I think the schools of education and the specific way they go about it, I don`t think is the right way to do it.

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Aug 16, 2022

The state of Florida is the state, is the place where woke goes to die. We are not going to let this state descend into some type of woke dumpster fire.

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Aug 10, 2022

The raid on Mar-a-Lago is yet another escalation and the weaponization of federal agencies against the regime`s political opponents, while people like Hunter Biden get treated with kid gloves.

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Aug 8, 2022

The raid of Mar-a-Lago is another escalation in the weaponization of federal agencies against the regime’s political opponents, while people like Hunter Biden get treated with kid gloves. Now the regime is getting another 87,000 IRS agents…

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Aug 4, 2022

I’m suspending the top prosecutor from Tampa, Andrew Warren, who was elected to the position not once, but twice.

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Aug 4, 2022

When you flagrantly violate your oath of office, when you make yourself above the law, you have violated your duty, you have neglected your duty, and you are displaying a lack of competence to be able to perform those duties.

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Jul 25, 2022

I will have math books sent to my department of education for review, these textbooks. And they will do things like woke math. And I`m thinking to myself, two plus two equals four. It`s not two plus two -- well, let`s have a struggle…

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Jul 25, 2022

It`s not for me to do. But here`s what I would say, you know, obviously, we did our thing in Florida. The college voted. You know, what`s going to happen is going to happen.

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Jun 21, 2022

Giving parents a private right of action to be able to enforce the prohibition on CRT.

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Jun 15, 2022

I have asked my staff to look into the idea.

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May 30, 2022

We were the first big state to legislate against big tech censorship because they want to silence us. You have to have protection for the First Amendment rights of people. A free society requires the ability to have robust discussions…

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May 30, 2022

DeSantis has been attacking Americans` First Amendment freedoms with his government power.

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May 24, 2022

We hear disinformation from those on the left and the Biden administration constantly, that States with new election-integrity laws are suppressing voters.

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May 24, 2022

Laws like H.R. 1 would have made it harder for Florida and Georgia to implement the necessary safeguards that have ultimately restored voter confidence while also increasing participation.

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May 24, 2022

The fact is federalism works. We don't need to nationalize our elections and unconstitutionally take power away from States as those who support H.R. 1 propose.

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May 24, 2022

We don't need top-down Federal mandates. States, who have primary authority over elections, are in the best position to understand their voter needs and how to address them.

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May 19, 2022

Now I really believe had Florida not led the way, this country could look like Canada.

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May 17, 2022

Usually when I -- when I come, I don`t come empty-handed I try to bring stuff. Today is for Franklin County, it`s kind of like -- uh -- Christmas in April, Desanta Claus coming to town.

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May 11, 2022

A judge has ruled Florida`s new congressional map drawn by Governor DeSantis as unconstitutional.

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Apr 28, 2022

Why would you make a truck driver or a waitress or a construction worker pay off the debt for somebody that did a PhD program in gender studies?

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Apr 27, 2022

They pledged themselves to mobilize their considerable corporate resources out of the coffers of this Burbank, California based corporation to overturn the rights of parents in the state of Florida to effectively commandeer our democratic…

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Apr 27, 2022

I don`t think Walt would appreciate what`s going on in this company right now. I`m sorry.

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Apr 26, 2022

DeSantis thought he was getting in a quick jab at Disney. But now it looks like either he loses that attempt or he has to raise taxes to fund this anti-free speech agenda.

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Apr 25, 2022

No governor in history prior Ron DeSantis, has done anything to increase anyone`s property taxes by 25 percent.

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