DeSantis vetting process begins in earnest as Ukraine comments scrutinized

TRon DeSantis is now being vetted.

Florida’s Republican governor claimed that the war in Ukraine has caused a split in opinion. This week, pundits have been digging into his claims to find meaning.

THE CLOCK IS TICKING TO BIDEN ON COVID-19 OIGINS DECLASSIFICATION BILL

“While the U.S. has many vital national interests — securing our borders, addressing the crisis of readiness within our military, achieving energy security and independence, and checking the economic, cultural, and military power of the Chinese Communist Party,” DeSantis wrote. “Becoming further entangled in a territorial dispute between Ukraine and Russia is not one of them.”

These statements call war a “territorial dispute” That isn’t the case. “vital national interest,” Numerous senator Republicans and GOP presidential candidate opposition were invited.

Sens. Sens. “completely” Graham told CNN that Graham disagreed with DeSantis. “to say this doesn’t matter is to say war crimes don’t matter.” White House hopeful Nikki Haley also accused Florida governor Donald Trump of copying him.

“Republicans deserve a choice, not an echo,” Haley stated this in a statement.

DeSantis’s remarks Monday were published on Tucker Carlson Tonight In response to a questionnaire Carlson sent out to all potential and announced Republican presidential candidates. While the comments of the governor were not in keeping with Haley’s and Mike Pence’s, they were mostly supportive of Trump.

DeSantis replied to Carlson saying that he does not support forced regime changes in Russia. He said that Russia is closer to China because of the war and attacked President Joe Biden. “blank check” Ukraine payments “as long as it takes” slogan.

The comments were split by conservative pundits. National Review The range is from “Ron DeSantis Gets Ukraine Wrong” To “Questions for Ron DeSantis on Russia and Ukraine” To “DeSantis’s Ukraine Statement Was Careful Electoral Politics, and That’s a Good Thing.”

The Gallup poll on Monday showed that registered Republicans don’t agree with this view. 60% of respondents said Russia’s military strength is an issue. “critical threat to the U.S.” However, only 50% of independents and 45% respectively of Democrats responded similarly.

DeSantis claims that his book contains the following: The Courage to Be FreeHe has also stated that he is against polling for the office of governor.

John Feehery, a Republican strategist, said that the issue was 50/50, based on polling, making it more of an toss-up and that it’s likely for DeSantis, who will be out of synch with Washington Republicans.

“This positions DeSantis as an outsider/populist, so it would make him a natural heir to the Trump MAGA mantle should Trump falter,” He said. “The fact that many Republican senators who are closely associated with the political establishment are criticizing him is probably a net positive for DeSantis.”

While Haley and Pence exchanged harsh words, DeSantis refused Trump the chance to attack him. This is something that the former president tried repeatedly, but DeSantis has mostly ignored.

David Carney is a New Hampshire-based GOP strategist who believes DeSantis may be ahead in public opinion.

“If Biden continues to bumble around on framing this as a national challenge, it might benefit those who are taking a more isolationist position,” Carney said. “Pundits who claim to know how this issue or that issue will impact the primaries next year are full of s***. The competition’s issues and standing and the issue environment in January of next year will determine how these positions might play. ”

Many have suggested that, while DeSantis’s comments are very different from Biden’s, their policy differences might not be as significant. Victoria Coates, Heritage Foundation research fellow, described the statement by the governor as common sense.

The controversy could signal that DeSantis’ honeymoon with Republican primary voters may be over.

DeSantis’s reputation was based largely on his efforts to fight pandemic restrictions, promote culture war battles over education. “woke” Politics, which his social media accounts kept focused on since the Ukraine controversy broke out.

DeSantis spokeswoman said that the governor’s words were enough to answer questions about the Ukraine row.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE WASHINGTON XAMINER

As DeSantis moves closer to a White House run, voters will pay more attention to what he says.

“Over the last four years, DeSantis has not only been able to pick his issues, he has been able to create his own issues such as the war on drag queens,” Jim Clark, University of Central Florida Professor “Now, he is facing a new set of questions, and how he handles them will determine the fate of his campaign.”