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Ron DeSantis: “The free state of Florida would not be the free state of…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Governor DeSantis Delivers Keynote Address at 2026 Annual David Network Annual Summit

Published | Video Starts at 27:43

Bhattacharya, all the things that are happening, you are starting to see on a national level those institutions be reformed in ways that can finally serve the public interest. And so The free state of Florida would not be the free state of Florida without these very dogged efforts to defang the political left. and protect our citizens from its excesses. And that I think is really, really important. So that's the right thing to do. The question is, do people recognize that? (27:43–27:54)

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Asserts that efforts to counter the political left have maintained Florida's status as a "free state."

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