Florida Governor Ron DeSantis responded to Senator Marco Rubio’s endorsement of former President Donald Trump by criticizing D.C. Republicans for not delivering on promises such as border control and spending.
DeSantis emphasized that he is a change agent and highlighted his support from state legislators as a sign of commitment.
He expressed his belief that voters do not want a candidate supported by Washington politicians and positioned himself as someone who will upset the status quo in D.C. with reform agendas like term limits and banning members from owning stocks. (Trending: 2024 Miss America Winner Crowned)
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Sen. Marco Rubio said that D.C. Republicans “talk a big game, but they don’t ever deliver.”
Rubio said that Trump has “become kind of the embodiment of the D.C. Republican class and that’s who they support. I’m a change agent. We’re going to upset the apple cart in D.C. A lot of those politicians aren’t going to be happy with some of the things we do.”
Marni Hughes said, “There are a growing number of Republican Senators, though, Gov. DeSantis, who are supporting Donald Trump right now. The most recent is Marco Rubio from your state. That has to sting a little.”
DeSantis suggested that his approach will not sit well with many in D.C., but he sees it as necessary.
“Well, it’s interesting, so, I’m a Governor, so I have like 90 members of our state legislature between House and Senate that have endorsed me because they’ve worked with me and they’ve seen the great results, many of them have paid on their own dime to come to Iowa in the middle of January from Florida to go knock on doors in 3 feet of snow and ice. And so, I think that shows you the commitment,” replied DeSantis.
“I am not the candidate that is preferred by Washington politicians, that is true. But honestly, I don’t think our voters want to see somebody that is being supported by all these Washington politicians. I think they look at Washington, D.C., and they say, these Republicans talk a big game, but they don’t ever deliver. It’s almost like Lucy with the football,” he continued.
“They always promise they’re going to do the border, they always promise they’re going to cut spending, they always promise they’re going to do this stuff, and then nothing really seems to change. All of those politicians, they’ve really gravitated to Donald Trump. I think he’s become kind of the embodiment of the D.C. Republican class and that’s who they support. I’m a change agent. We’re going to upset the apple cart in D.C. A lot of those politicians aren’t going to be happy with some of the things we do. For example, I believe in term limits for members of Congress. I don’t believe members of Congress should be able to trade individual stocks,” explained DeSantis.
“You look at some of these people, they make a killing in the market. They could be running their own hedge funds. How are they doing so much better than the average American? So, we have a reform agenda that is not going to sit well with a lot of the people in D.C., and that’s the way it should be,” he concluded.
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