Ron DeSantis: “This particular representative has been somebody that's been…”

“And look, I'm somebody that believes you stand for what you believe in, you do what you write. I'm not going to begrudge anyone for necessarily taking some of these actions. The problem I have in this case is This particular representative has been somebody that's been very vocal about wanting to have a black justice on the Florida Supreme Court. Well, guess what? The petition that she has filed right now would block a black justice and then, if granted, potentially force me to pick from the remaining names who are all very good.” (08:47–08:55)

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