He's been in the news for berating students for wearing masks and expressing support for the controversial "Don't Say Gay" bill ...
Called Trump's GOP heir, this is Ron DeSantis.
Called Trump's GOP heir, this is Ron DeSantis.
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00:00You do not have to wear those masks. I mean, please take them off.
00:03Honestly, it's not doing anything. We've got to stop with this copious theater.
00:07So if you want to wear it, fine, but this is ridiculous.
00:21He's also an amazing dad.
00:23Ron loves playing with the kids.
00:25Build the wall.
00:26He reads stories.
00:27Then Mr. Trump said, you're fired.
00:31I love that part.
00:42Line drive, base hit to right field.
00:44If you want to talk about a culture shock growing up there and then ending up in New Haven, Connecticut at Yale, come talk to me about it.
01:14It's not simply a matter of neglect or command failure.
01:44Rather, the use of torture and inhumane treatment was the Bush administration's policy.
01:50They are not entitled to the same constitutional rights as you or I are or other American citizens.
02:04My basic role was, OK, you know, tell me what we what you want to accomplish and we'll make it work.
02:13I've been doing this for 15 years.
02:23So now I'm taking a step away to go be with the family is really special.
02:27Ron was also saying that, well, you know, even though they ratified slavery, they also put the provisions in the Constitution, which allow us 75 years later to fight against that.
02:55And I have a message and proclamation.
02:57And so, oh, thank you, boss.
02:59The Sanchez would show appreciate.
03:08I've taken an oath to the Constitution.
03:10I've served in Iraq, prosecuted criminals, and I'm still in the Navy Reserve.
03:15I take my oath seriously.
03:17It's time Congress did, too.
03:25This whole email saga, how they handled it, how they lied to the public repeatedly, how emails were destroyed.
03:54That is going to be standard operating procedure and a Hillary Clinton administration.
04:13The Russia investigation, who started it?
04:16Congressman, the that matter is under review by the Intelligence Committee.
04:21And there's nothing that I can talk about publicly regarding the initiation of the investigation.
04:37A few weeks ago, the president tweeted support for me as a candidate for governor of Florida.
04:42So today we're going to be filing the paperwork to begin that.
04:52So.
05:02I'd like to introduce a true leader, a proud veteran, my great friend, a tough, brilliant cookie.
05:13And I'm not going to allow any sanctuary cities.
05:22The last thing we need to do is to monkey this up by trying to embrace a socialist agenda.
05:28One of your donors called President Obama the N word.
05:31You denounced his comments, but you did not return the money.
05:34Now, I'm not calling Mr. DeSantis a racist.
05:36I'm simply saying the racists believe he's a racist.
05:52I'd like to thank our president for standing by me when.
06:00When it wasn't necessarily the smart thing to do.
06:14Hurricane Michael brought widespread destruction to the communities impacted.
06:19We will stand with you.
06:20I will lead efforts to save our waterway.
06:23We will fight toxic blue green algae.
06:34You got a lot of people in your profession who waxed poetically for weeks and weeks about how Florida was going to be just like New York.
06:41Wait two weeks.
06:42Florida is going to be next.
06:43Just like Italy.
06:44Wait two weeks.
06:45Well, hell, we're eight weeks away from that.
06:48And it hasn't happened.
06:49Florida has become the new epicenter, not only in the country, but in the world.
06:53Shame on you.
06:54You are an embarrassment.
06:56You are an embarrassment.
06:57We're getting record breaking cases every day and you are doing nothing.
07:18If a local government tries to defund the police, we at the state can stop that.
07:23We're able to put people in jail if they riot or assault a police officer.
07:33Teaching kids to hate their country and to hate each other is not worth one red cent of taxpayer money.
07:48In Florida, we chose freedom over Fauci ism.
08:01Critics call it the don't say gay bill.
08:04They say it would hurt LGBTQ students and families.
08:17Thank you, the people of Florida, for your faith, your support and your trust you have placed in me.
08:31Not bad for a kid who started out making six dollars an hour.