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Ron DeSantis: “California, you can steal $999.”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Governor DeSantis Podcast Ep 3

Published | Video Starts at 16:00

But, I mean, when I became governor, there was a push to go soft on bail here. There was a push to go soft on, I mean, California, you can steal $999. There were bills filed in the legislature that wanted to set the threshold to $1,300 to where basically retail theft would be rampant. (16:00–16:04)

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Asserts that in California, theft under $999 is treated leniently.

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