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Ron DeSantis: “I'm using my executive authority under the Constitution to…”

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Gov. Ron DeSantis: Trump, controversy, loss and what comes next

Published | Video Starts at 1:36:48

Well, I think when they say bully just means I'm an energetic executive. I make big, strong, resolute decisions. So if I remove like a Soros prosecutor, they will say, you're being a bully. No, I'm using my executive authority under the Constitution to relieve someone of their duty who breached their duty to the public. and I'm making sure the people are safer as a result. So there's this idea that if you wield lawful power, that you're, quote, bullying people when in reality I'm discharging the duties that I've done. (1:36:48–1:36:55)

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Asserts that he uses constitutional executive authority to remove officials who breach public duty.

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