The following is a transcript of an interview with 2024 Republican presidential hopeful Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that aired on 'Face the Nation' on Oct. 15, 2023.
The following is a transcript of an interview with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that aired on 'Face the Nation' on Oct. 15, 2023.MARGARET BRENNAN: We go now to Florida Governor and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis. And he joins us from Tallahassee. Good morning to you, Governor.GOV. RON
But I don't think they're under an obligation to be providing water and these utilities while those hostages are being held. Hamas should return those hostages before any discussions are had, and it's a disgrace what they're doing. And Israel has every right to use all the pressure that they can to get those people back.MARGARET BRENNAN: There are 2.3 million people living in Gaza, collective punishment is something you support?GOV.
Well, first of all, my position is very clear. Those Gaza are refugees, Palestinian Arabs should go to Arab countries. The US should not be absorbing any of those. I think the culture- so they elected Hamas, let's just be clear about that. Not everyone's a member of Hamas, most probably aren't. But they did elect Hamas.MARGARET BRENNAN: In 2006. And then the military occupation happened after that, where they went in and haven't allowed elections since 2007.
No, but Margaret, what Biden's policy is- is- is a blank check, in his own words, for as long as it takes. They have not articulated what the concept of victory is going to be. In fact, people have said this is going to go on for another five or six years. That would require potentially hundreds of billions of dollars more. We're not just sending weapons, we're paying salaries for Ukrainian bureaucrats, funding small business ventures, all kinds of things.
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