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Ron DeSantis: “I had to veto the Florida Republican legislature to veto…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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DeSantis All But Accuses Gina Raimondo Of Rigging Post-Census Redistricting Against Red States

Published | Video Starts at 07:36

… with that as well, even if we didn't get the extra seat to go in and do a new map. And as you remember, well, some may remember, you know, I had to veto the Florida Republican legislature to veto their map last time because they drew this 200 mile district from Tallahassee to Jacksonville. this little squiggly district across the northern tip of Florida. And it was purely to manufacture a certain racial composition. It was not A VRA district, though, this was them doing that apart from that. (07:36–07:48)

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Asserts that Ron DeSantis vetoed a congressional map drawn by the Florida Republican legislature.

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