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Ron DeSantis: “When I became governor, we had about a $1.1 trillion economy…”

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I mean, look, there's a lot that has gone on, particularly since COVID in Florida. There have been a lot of positive things. We've seen our economy. When I became governor, we had about a $1.1 trillion economy in Florida. Now it's about $1.85 trillion. And so that's a really, really significant increase in a seven plus year period. If you look at what we've been able to do, leading the nation in new business formations. (00:26–00:34)

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Asserts that Florida's economy grew from $1.1 trillion to $1.85 trillion during his governorship.

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