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Ron DeSantis: “The blue states have been taking [statues] down.”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Governor DeSantis Speaks at Danbury Institute's "Revive This Nation" Conference in Orlando

Published | Video Starts at 00:58

In fact, I've commissioned. I've gotten statues in counties that are named after founding fathers. And we've been putting them up, and they're a lot cheaper now because The blue states have been taking [statues] down. So I got a buyer's market and I got James Madison on discount and George Washington and all these different things. (00:58–01:01)

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Asserts that blue states have been removing statues of founding fathers.

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