DeSantis Speaks at Pro-Law Enforcement Rally in NYC

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke to a pro-Law enforcement Event held in Staten Island’s catering hall this morning amid speculations that he would run as President.

DeSantis’s President’s Day visit to New York comes months after his last trip, in October 2022. He was there to campaign against Republican Lee Zeldin in the 2022 gubernatorial election. Zeldin was also present at today’s Staten Island event.

Staten Island was the only borough in deep-blue New York City which backed Donald Trump in the 2016 and 2020 Presidential Elections.

Speech by DeSantis

DeSantis opened his speech by praising Florida’s achievements in net migration, new business formations and education freedom. He also highlighted the parental involvement in education and growth in GDP during his time as governor.

“We have one of the lowest per capita tax burdens in the country, one of the lowest per capita debt burdens in the country… a record budget surplus … that … our unemployment rate 2.5 percent—that’s over a percentage point lower than the nation as a whole,” Florida’s governor stated this.

“The foundation of Florida’s success has been a commitment to law and order and support for the men and women who wear the uniform,” He said.

The governor took aim at the government prosecutors who were a part of the “Government Prosecutors” program.You are awake agenda”—colloquially, ideology centered on identity politics—and said they have been “aiding and abetting” Public disorder and the consequences of doing so are “hugely detrimental to the safety and security” American.

“So in Florida, we made that very clear that we were not going to tolerate prosecutors putting themselves above the law,” DeSantis recalled the time when he was Fired A state attorney who refused to prosecute Florida abortion law violators.

Potential Run

Observers have ahref=”https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/18/desantis-nyc-law-enforcement-event-00083574″>speculated DeSantis will be running for the presidency as a candidate “in the spring.”

In addition to his increasing appearances in states outside of Florida, the governor has shown an increasing tendency to weigh in on national-level issues, such as chairmanship The Republican National Committee (RNC), and the ahref=”https://www.politico.com/newsletters/florida-playbook/2022/03/01/desantis-take-a-position-on-russia-00012658″>Russia-Ukraine War.

Political observers expect DeSantis to announce a run in the first half of 2023. DeSantis answered a question on Fox News Monday about his decision to run for president. He said that the decision would be made after Florida’s May 2023 legislative session is over.

“We’re going to sell some books, we’re going to spread the message of Florida. And then on March 8, I have our Legislative Session that’s kicking off,” DeSantis . “So those are what we’re going to be doing over these next few months as we get beyond that, then we can decide from there.”

Trump declared In November 2022, he will be running for the 2024 election.

Former President Donald Trump in the past few weeks has accused DeSantis of being a  RINO, that is, a Republican in Name Only, criticized The alleged opposition of DeSantis to medicare DeSantis tries to “rewrite” The “history” Florida’s COVID response.

DeSantis did not directly address Trump’s criticisms when Frequently Asked Questions At a press conference held on February 8, the governor stated that he is instead focusing on the Biden administration.

“I spend my time delivering results for the people of Florida, and fighting against Joe Biden, that’s how I spend my time. I don’t spend my time trying to smear other Republicans,” He said.

As reported by, Florida’s recent election for the position of state GOP chair. PoliticoTrump and DeSantis supporters see this as a proxy conflict; Christian Ziegler is a political figure. He was connected to Evan Power, the former president.

Current polls generally Show In a head to head matchup, Trump would do better than DeSantis and relative performance against Democratic candidates. Recent Harvard CAPS/Harris poll In a hypothetical matchup for the 2024 Republican primaries, Trump leads DeSantis by 46 to 23 percentage points.

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