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Ron DeSantis: “Biden was not enforcing federal law.”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Governor DeSantis Announces "America 250 Florida" Celebrations

Published | Video Starts at 43:50

If the federal government's acting within its proper constitutional authority and is legislating something, then obviously a state can't come and do the opposite of what that law is if it's in their proper sphere. But think about what they. Biden was not enforcing federal law. We were just trying to be faithful to federal law. We weren't trying to. We were trying to do what the law says. And that meant, you know, apprehension and removal of, of illegal aliens. (43:50–43:53)

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Asserts that President Biden was not enforcing federal immigration law.

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