Category: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

DeSantis Touts Decisive, Sometimes Divisive, Leadership in Book Tour, Pep Rally, Not-Officially-Yet-a-Campaign Speech

NORTH VENICE, Fla.—When Ron DeSantis arrived in Tallahassee in January 2019 after winning Florida’s 2018 gubernatorial race by 32,000 votes—less than a half-percent of 8 million ballots cast—he was told by insiders, experts, and pundits that the narrow victory was cause for cautious moderation in managing the swing state. “I rejected that advice,” he said….


DeSantis Touts Decisive, Sometimes Divisive, Leadership in De Facto Campaign Speech

NORTH VENICE, Fla.—When Ron DeSantis arrived in Tallahassee in January 2019 after winning Florida’s 2018 gubernatorial race by 32,000 votes—less than a half-percent of 8 million ballots cast—he was told by insiders, experts, and pundits that the narrow victory was cause for cautious moderation in managing the swing state. “I rejected that advice,” he said….


DeSantis Signs Bill Ending Disney’s ‘Corporate Kingdom’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis consigned Disney World’s self-governing status to the historical dustbin on Feb. 27 as he signed the bill setting up a new board to govern the Central Florida property, one of the world’s premier tourist destinations. DeSantis staged the bill with a backdrop not of the Magic Kingdom, but of a big…


Stealth Issue in Tallahassee: Must DeSantis Resign to Run?

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has made headlines by introducing bills pushing conservative values. They’re bills designed to make an impact while he’s governor, in a state where Republicans have supermajorities in both legislative houses. He’s sought to crack down on illegal immigration, toughen libel laws, protect teachers and students, roll back woke ideology from college…


Constitution Versus Big Tech: Florida’s Digital Bill of Rights

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has proposed a Digital Bill of Rights to protect Florida residents from Big Tech overreach. The digital age has led to what many see as the infringement of Americans’ First Amendment rights. The Constitution’s founders viewed the right to speak freely as natural law. Fast forward to 2016, then 2020, and…


DeSantis Calls For Tougher Florida Laws Against Illegal Immigration

Underscoring his intention to combat what he said he saw as the Biden administration’s failed border policies, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced new initiatives to crack down on illegal immigration. Speaking in Jacksonville, DeSantis proposed attacking the problem from numerous directions. The new measures would toughen penalties for human smuggling, require all employers in the…


DeSantis Has ‘Decades Ahead of Him’ When He Can Be President: Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska, does not believe that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis should run for U.S. presidency in the 2024 elections and insists that former president Donald Trump remains the best Republican candidate. “DeSantis doesn’t need to [run for the 2024 presidential race],” Palin said in an interview with Newsmax. “I envision…


Trump Blasts Fox News Over Covering DeSantis Meeting

Former President Donald Trump on Feb. 21 blasted Fox News on his social media site Truth Social over its coverage of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. “So interesting to watch Fox News cover the small and unenthusiastic 139-person crowd in Staten Island for DeSantis, but stay as far away as possible from coverage of the thousands…


Trump Lashes out at New York Post Over Profile on Ron DeSantis

The New York Post has come under fire from former President Donald Trump after it ran a lengthy profile of potential 2024 White House candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over the weekend. The profile, which was published on Feb. 18, includes photographs of the governor as a boy enjoying baseball and fishing, as well…


DeSantis Responds to Criticism from 2024 GOP Hopefuls

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday fired back at fellow Republicans who have criticized him. “If you’re an office holder and you’re just sitting there twiddling your thumbs and not getting anything done, no one ever says anything,” he said on Fox News on Feb. 20. “You can kind of just fly under the radar.”…