Ron DeSantis: “Florida's economy was a little over a trillion dollars, which was big. Now we're about $1.9 trillion after…”

“… take a moment to put that in perspective of how Florida has approached all these different issues, particularly over the past seven and a half years. When I became governor, Florida's economy was a little over a trillion dollars, which was big. Now we're about $1.9 trillion after seven and a half years. So you've seen a massive increase in a relatively short period of time. If we were its own, if we were our own country, we'd be one of the top 20 economies in the world, top 15 even economies in the world for the size.” (00:50–01:01)

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