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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 24, 2021

the CDC has made it very difficult for our cruise industry to get started again.

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May 24, 2021

I am going to continue my fight and work with the CDC to make sure we reach a quick and equitable solution.

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May 19, 2021

Teaching kids to hate their country and to hate each other is not worth one red cent of taxpayer money.

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May 13, 2021

how to handle the thorny extradition issues that could arise in an indictment against Trump moves forward.

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May 13, 2021

Extradition he points out is a constitutional duty and a governor's role is ministerial.

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May 6, 2021

The way Florida did it, I think inspires confidence. I think that`s how elections should be run rather than us be at the center of a Bush versus Gore in 2020. We`re now look being looked at as the state that did it right and the state that…

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May 6, 2021

We were happy to give them the exclusive on that and I think it went really, really well.

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May 5, 2021

Me signing this bill says Florida your vote counts, your vote is going to be cast with integrity and transparency.

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May 5, 2021

So, right now, I have what we think is the strongest election integrity measures in the country. I`m actually going to sign it right here. It`s going to take effect.

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May 5, 2021

We`re making sure we`re enforcing voter I.D. So, right now, I have what we think is the strongest election integrity measures in the country. I`m actually going to sign it right here. It`s going to take effect.

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May 5, 2021

So we did a wonderful bill signing for this great elections bill, and it was live on national television on 'Fox & Friends.' And we were happy to give them the exclusive on that.

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May 3, 2021

Of course, I’m going to sign the bill into law.

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May 3, 2021

I think corporate America, by trying to genuflect at wokeness, I think they have gone down a really bad road. What about the fact that you`re doing business with the Communist Party of China?

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May 3, 2021

The Republican Governor Ron DeSantis says of course he will sign the bill.

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Apr 30, 2021

The bill puts new restrictions on the use of drop boxes, adds new I.D. requirements to vote by mail and makes voters request absentee ballots more frequently.

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Apr 30, 2021

Well, it`s a bunch of horse manure. I mean, give me a break.

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Apr 30, 2021

A voting rights rollback has just passed the legislature in Florida today that is even more draconian than what the Republicans did in Georgia.

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Apr 29, 2021

I mean, give me a break. This country has had more opportunity for more people than any country in the history of the world. And it doesn`t matter where you trace your ancestry from.

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Apr 29, 2021

Florida had the most transparent and efficient election anywhere in the country.

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Apr 25, 2021

It is the strongest anti-rioting, pro-law enforcement piece of legislation in the country. There’s just nothing even close.

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Apr 20, 2021

I don`t know what happened with this verdict. But if that`s something that can potentially happen where you basically have justice meted out because the jury is scared of what a mob may do -- again, I`m not saying that`s what happened…

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Apr 15, 2021

Congressman Gaetz here, who has been working really hard for the people of Northwest Florida.

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Apr 6, 2021

DeSantis argues that vaccine passports reduce individual freedom and would create two classes of citizens based on vaccination.

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Apr 5, 2021

Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor, who banned private corporations, like the cruise industry, from doing the same thing.

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