Chris Christie rips Ron DeSantis for Florida teachings on slavery
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Christie DeSantis
The former NJ Governor said DeSantis' initial response lacked 'leadership.'

Yet another Republican presidential contender is ripping Florida’s Governor for the state’s new standards on teaching what happened during slavery.

During a Fox News interview with Neil CavutoChris Christie said he aligned with Sen. Tim Scott’s take on Ron DeSantis and his treatment of the state’s 216-page set of guidelines governing classroom instruction on Black history.

The newly approved rules include teaching middle school students “how slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.”

“I think that what they’ve done is wrong and worse yet, what I really criticized Governor DeSantis for was when he said ‘I didn’t have anything to do with it and I didn’t know anything about it,'” Christie said. “Well, that’s not leadership. You know, that’s looking out at what’s going on in your state and saying you’re not responsible when you’re the Governor.”

In Utah eight days ago, DeSantis contended that the Florida Department of Education “got a lot of scholars together to do a lot of standards and a lot of different things,” creating what he called “the most robust standards in African American history probably anywhere in the country.”

He also told reporters to ask the Board of Education about the “robust” standards, saying ““I didn’t do it. I wasn’t involved in it.”

Scott critiqued DeSantis after a rally Thursday in Ankeny, Iowa

“What slavery was really about was separating families, about mutilating humans and even raping their wives. It was just devastating. So I would hope that every person in our country — and certainly running for President — would appreciate that.”

“People have bad days,” Scott continued. “Sometimes they regret what they say. And we should ask them again to clarify their positions.”

DeSantis sidestepped Scott’s criticism, meanwhile, preferring to focus on Vice President Kamala Harris. Time will tell if Christie gets the same response.

A.G. Gancarski

A.G. Gancarski has been the Northeast Florida correspondent for Florida Politics since 2014. He writes for the New York Post and National Review also, with previous work in the American Conservative and Washington Times and a 15+ year run as a columnist in Folio Weekly. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter: @AGGancarski


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    July 29, 2023 at 3:37 pm

    Pro-slavery Ron DeSScumtis explains, “I am the reincarnation of JC . . . JC Calhoun!!”
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    July 29, 2023 at 4:40 pm

    Christie is in the race exclusively to poke Trump with a stick, yet Rhonda managed to screw up so bad that he drew some fire? LOL @ Rube Rhonda.

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    July 29, 2023 at 5:46 pm

    Just months ago, who could have EVER guessed that the subject of slavery could enter presidential politics (outside of maybe THE flag). What next? The Spanish-American War?
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  • Igary salters

    July 30, 2023 at 10:18 pm

    I WANT TO SAY THAT ALL THE GOP PRESIDENTAL HOPFUL ARE RACIST CAN SPEAK OUT AGAINST RON THE RACIST DESANTIS BUT ALL OF THEM SUPPORT RACIST POLICIES WANTING TO GET RID OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS SUPPORT THE RACIST WHITE MEN ON THE SUPREME COURT DECISION TO GET RID OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IF THEY THINK SPEAKING OUT ABOUT ONE SENTENCE OF RON DESANTIS EDUCATION POLICY GIVE THEM COVER THEY ARE WRONG BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT COME OUT AGAINST DESANTIS RACIST POLICY BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT SAID THAT THE TRUE AND WHOLE HISTORY SHOULD AND WILL BE TAUGHT IN OUR SCHOOL AND COLLEGES ENOUGH SAID

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