Governor Ron DeSantis, a Republican presidential candidate, criticized President Trump’s handling of the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic, blaming the former president for laying the groundwork for current inflation.
DeSantis highlighted Florida’s economic success and promised to address inflation, energy costs, and interest rates to restore prosperity, particularly for working Americans.
“So, let’s get straight to the voters, if we can,” CNN’s Jake Tapper began. (Trending: Kid Rock Rages Against ‘Woke’ Target)
“Our first question comes from Tim Bianco from West Des Moines. He owns a manufacturing business, and he’s on the Board of Directors for the Iowa Association of Business and Industry. He says he’s a Republican and is currently undecided.”
“Welcome, Governor,” said manufacturing business owner Tim Bianco.
“And, first of all, thank you for your service as a veteran. It’s important to recognize your service as an American. So, thank you very much.”
“Thank you,” said DeSantis.
“Why should my employees trust you to return us to the prosperity that they enjoyed under President Trump?” Bianco asked.
“Well, Tim, thanks for the question. I hope your business is doing well. I know things are tough right now with a lot of things,” DeSantis answered.
“They can trust me for a couple reasons. One, if you look at what we have done in Florida, our economy is ranked number one of all 50 states.”
“We have boomed like we have never have, even in the face of all the inflation and the interest rates, which we have to obviously struggle with too.”
“But our unemployment rate is 60 percent lower than states like California, which are peer states. I’d also say this. I think the first three years of the Trump administration, the economy is better than it has been. But that last year, with COVID, I think was mishandled dramatically.”
“Shutting down the country was a huge mistake. Printing trillions and trillions of dollars was a huge mistake. That set the foundation for the inflation that we see. Granted, Biden came in and poured gas on the fire. It was reckless that he did trillions.”
“But, if you look, you have trillions and trillions of dollars. Of course, you’re paying more for that. You’re going to have inflation when that happens. So I’m going to come in. We’re going to get the inflation down.”
“We’re going to open up energy, so that you pay less for gas, and we’re going to get the interest rates down, so you can actually do things like afford a home.”
“So I think your hardworking employees are going to have a friend in the White House. And I think we’re going to be able to turn this country around.”
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