Oklahoma or Arkansas? Ron DeSantis eyes move for DOJ Civil Rights Division

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The Governor continues to workshop new locations for the federal agency.

Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to workshop potential new homes for subdivisions of the federal government, arguing that Civil Rights enforcement from the Justice Department shouldn’t be in Washington, D.C.

The Republican Presidential candidate said on KCPS Radio that “if we took, like, the Civil Rights division from Department of Justice (DOJ) and sent it to Oklahoma or Arkansas, you would get a change into how these things are going.”

The Governor had pitched Oklahoma as a home for the DOJ division before, but Arkansas is a new addition to the spiel.

He also repeated his recent assertion that Iowa should get “first dibs” on a relocated Department of Agriculture.

DeSantis had initially argued that Iowa should be the home for the DOJ Civil Rights Division. He said back in August he would “tell all our Cabinet Secretaries that they must reduce their D.C. area footprint by at least 50%.”

“We’re going to be taking parts of these agencies and moving them to other parts of the country. So if Iowa wants the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, just let us know, maybe we’ll make that happen.”

A.G. Gancarski

A.G. Gancarski has been the Northeast Florida correspondent for Florida Politics since 2014. His work also can be seen in the Washington Post, the New York Post, the Washington Times, and National Review, among other publications. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter: @AGGancarski


7 comments

  • Dont Say FLA

    January 5, 2024 at 2:23 pm

    I highly recommend the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa for Rhonda’s new and improved Civil Rights HQ.

    • MH/Duuuval

      January 5, 2024 at 4:20 pm

      Better try Oklahoma City —
      Greenwood is still working to recover from 1921. Plus, OK City has a large empty lot downtown.

  • Ron DeSantis is a Racist

    January 5, 2024 at 3:52 pm

    Oklahoma? He’s not even trying to hide is blatant racism anymore.

    • Michael Rollins

      January 6, 2024 at 2:32 am

      Rascist don’t hide racism they say it open

    • Hamas Earl

      January 7, 2024 at 7:45 pm

      Time to make the patient comfortable 📉

  • A Random Guest

    January 6, 2024 at 7:24 am

    The final stake though the heart of this brutal, racist campaign can’t happen fast enough. Folks will be McLovin’ it, watching DeLoser and Tacky O skulk their azzes back to Tallahassee.

  • Hamas Earl

    January 7, 2024 at 7:45 pm

    Poor computer dictator Ron…”imma lock up mah enemies!” 💩✌🏼

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