Ron DeSantis: “If you look at the growth of these budgets over the last…”

“And look, not every local government, you know, has done poor. There's some that have done good and there's. It's a variety. But I can tell you, If you look at the growth of these budgets over the last three or four years, it is not just because of public safety or education. It's just not. I mean, there's more to it than that. And so, you know, do you need to be spending $3 million on DEI Consultants?” (52:43–52:52)

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