He hasn't yet entered the contest for the Republican presidential nomination, but even so, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is one of the leading candidates.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has become a popular Republican speaker across the nation. He spoke to police officers about protecting law and order on Feb. 20, 2023 in New York City.
It's a different DeSantis than the one David Jolly got to know when both served as U.S. House members in Washington. Jolly, a former Republican congressman from the Tampa area, says DeSantis was part of the House Freedom Caucus, a group focused on cutting government spending."At the time," Jolly says,"I described them as the shutdown caucus."to push for policy changes and spending reductions, even moving unsuccessfully to depose John Boehner as House speaker.
DeSantis, a Yale- and Harvard-educated lawyer who served in the Navy, spent three terms in Congress before running for governor. His frequent appearances on Fox News drew the attention of President Trump who endorsed him. DeSantis embraced the endorsement and ran a now-famous ad narrated by his wife as he reads to his children from Trump's book,In 2018, he was narrowly elected governor, defeating Democrat Andrew Gillum by less than a.
Jolly says DeSantis used Trump to build his name recognition but after being elected, he moved on. Jolly compares DeSantis to Hall of Fame hockey player Wayne Gretzky who famously said,"I skate to where the puck is going." Jolly says of DeSantis,"He saw it was going to be Donald Trump's party and he skated to Donald Trump very quickly."
DeSantis' rise to national prominence got a boost with the arrival of the COVID pandemic. In the first months, he largely followed guidance from the Trump White House and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He shut down Florida's
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