A.G. Gancarski
Ron DeSantis says he can handle running for President and being Governor of Florida at the same time, but he’s just sleeping less.
During a friendly Fox News interview with Jesse Watters, the Governor defended his bifurcated schedule.
“I’m still working though. So, you know, we’re signing bills still, we’re vetoing bills. We’re still doing all of that. I’m doing both. I’m just, I’m just sleeping less,” DeSantis said.
Critics such as the DeSantis Watch group have noted that a total of “eighteen days out of thirty in the month of June that Florida’s Governor will have spent outside the state he was elected to govern.”
But the Governor doesn’t buy that argument.
“I mean, in fact, you know, we vetoed a bill on Monday. They wanted to raise interest rates on consumer loans and I’m thinking like they already have enough Bidenflation. Let’s stand up for the little guy here,” DeSantis said, referring to a bill that would have allowed 36% interest on personal installment loans, a doubling of the current cap.
“So we did that, you know, we’ve signed some good legislation this week and we do more,” DeSantis said.
Indeed, the Governor rolled out bill signings while on his fundraising trip to New York City Thursday, including a controversial measure that will allow radioactive phosphogypsum to be used in road paving. The EPA approved using it for road construction under the Donald Trump administration, but President Joe Biden changed that policy, and the legislation will test that federal rule.
DeSantis didn’t mention this bill in the Watters interview, however, instead focusing on time management.
“You’ve just got to prioritize. I don’t watch TV. I don’t do a lot of the other stuff. I kind of like, look after my wife and kids with them,” DeSantis said.
Florida legislators resolved potential complications with the state’s “resign to run” law this Session, passing language that made it clear the Governor could run for President and not leave office. The vast majority of Republicans in the Legislature have endorsed him.
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Anne Geggis contributed reporting.
11 comments
Eduardo Slaveen Shampoo 👍
June 29, 2023 at 9:06 pm
Waste of time and money… shameless self promotion..he will not win. Just too far right. People tired of all the fascism and conservative obstuction and sabotage of government.
Dont Say FLA
June 29, 2023 at 9:16 pm
Rhonda is right. Zero plus zero is still zero.
Ron DeSantis is the Model of Efficiency
June 29, 2023 at 9:41 pm
Casey got a little tipsy at a cocktail party I recently attended and spilled the beans that Ron always gets the job done within 30 seconds.
Being such a fastidious and efficient worker, Ron surely has plenty of time for all his jobs. I will take Ron at his word.
One Pump Chump
June 30, 2023 at 6:27 am
30 incl foreplay, One Pump Chump
News
June 29, 2023 at 11:59 pm
The ones who are trying to run your life and blacklist you are data brokers
Groomer DeSantis Grooms At Church
June 30, 2023 at 6:26 am
“I can groom your racist white kids AND cuckold myself nationally!”
tom palmer
June 30, 2023 at 9:43 am
Good morning, Governor. What brings you to Florida?
My Take
July 2, 2023 at 10:08 am
That IS a funny one!
Michael K
June 30, 2023 at 3:04 pm
Ronda who?
Tjb
July 1, 2023 at 4:23 pm
Ron has NOT done much to control the cost of property insurance in Florida. . My insurance double this year and the quote I got from the state funded Citizen Insurance was almost triple to what I was paying. Perhaps Ron should be addressing how he has handled the insurance crisis in Florida when he campaigning out of state.
Eden Palmer
July 4, 2023 at 8:14 am
I’ve never seen a Governor in my home state work harder than DeSantis. I can see how hard he works daily while still running for President. Crazy how sitting Presidents can run campaigns in office & no one says a thing. I assure you that DeSantis can run circles around Biden & Trump. #RD2024
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