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Ron DeSantis: “Florida was not one of the original 13 colonies, which is…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Governor DeSantis Announces "America 250 Florida" Celebrations

Published | Video Starts at 07:09

We have a Ronald Reagan that we're bringing, we have others that we're bringing. So, you know, it's good. And so we think it's important. Now people will say, you know, Florida was not one of the original 13 colonies, which is true, but we're kind of like dubbing ourselves the 14th colony. because we think that there's a lot of interesting history about British and Spanish rule, then eventually United States and then becoming a state in the 1840s. (07:09–07:17)

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Asserts that Florida is being referred to as the '14th colony' due to its historical significance.

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