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Ron DeSantis: “We did Thomas Jefferson in Jefferson County, Ben Franklin in…”

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Governor DeSantis Unveils Statue of James Madison in Madison County

Published | Video Starts at 22:27

I don't think this governor would have given us permission on it. A replica of that that we've now put in Washington county in the Florida Panhandle. We did Thomas Jefferson in Jefferson County, Ben Franklin in Franklin County, James Monroe down in the Florida Keys, Alexander Hamilton in Hamilton County. And today we have James Madison here in Madison County. And for those of you, For those of you who've not studied James Madison. (22:27–22:40)

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