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Ron DeSantis: “She wasn't involved in any of the settlement or any of that.”

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Governor Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis Make Healthy Florida First Announcement

Published February 6, 2026 | Video Starts at 27:27

And you know, part of it was just to try to smear the first lady. By implication, She wasn't involved in any of the settlement or any of that. I mean, that's just nonsense. But, you know, the media will try to do that because it's just trying to get clicks and trying to smear. (27:27–27:31)

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Asserts that the first lady was not involved in any settlement.

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