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Ron DeSantis: “You could say whatever you want in Florida.”

Featuring: Ron DeSantis, Republican | Governor of Florida

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Gov. Ron DeSantis: Trump, controversy, loss and what comes next

Published | Video Starts at 47:59

What do you think they miss? Well, obviously, I mean, the whole name of it is a joke. Is there anybody being, you know, prosecuted or held? No, of course not. You could say whatever you want in Florida. So I think that was an example of narrative. And part of it was 2021. I think when that happened, that was peak woke era. (47:59–48:02)

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Asserts that there is freedom of speech in Florida.

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