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Ron DeSantis: “President Obama had retired the space shuttle.”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Governor DeSantis Speaks at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Centennial

Published | Video Starts at 03:57

I didn't have the Brevard part, but we had the southern part of Volusia. And it was a time of despair with respect to the space industry. The President Obama had retired the space shuttle. You had a lot of people that were losing their jobs, and there was a lot of uncertainty about what would happen. (03:57–04:00)

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Asserts that President Obama retired the space shuttle program.

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