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Ron DeSantis: “We've put statues of Founding Fathers in the counties with…”

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Ron DeSantis Unveils Statue Of Ronald Reagan At Florida International University

Published | Video Starts at 01:53

We were able to do. I got this beautiful George Washington statute from Mount Vernon that we were able to put in the Florida Capitol, and it's still there now. We've put statues of Founding Fathers in the counties with their namesake. So Ben Franklin's now in Franklin County, Jefferson, Jefferson County. I'm going to bring James Monroe down to the Florida Keys soon. Hopefully, it'll be warmer down there than it is today here. (01:53–01:59)

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Asserts that statues of Founding Fathers have been placed in counties named after them in Florida.

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