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Ron DeSantis: “We're buying these [statues] at a discount because they're…”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Governor Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis Accept William F. Buckley Jr. Prize

Published | Video Starts at 42:13

So we got the Washington. I've got Ben Franklin in Franklin County, Florida. I've got Jefferson in Jefferson County. I'm working on Hamilton. And, you know, We're buying these [statues] at a discount because they're in the basement in these blue states. It's great. Like, you get Hamilton for $30,000 at CH cost more. So. So we're doing all that. And, and actually, I told me, I told New York, you know, Mandami wants to take. (42:13–42:17)

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Asserts that Florida is purchasing statues at a discount from blue states.

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