TALLAHASSEE—Pledging to keep Florida growing and defend its freedom from what he called “the woke mob,” Gov. Ron DeSantis was sworn in today to a second term as governor of the nation’s third most populous state.
In an outdoor ceremony at the state’s picturesque old state Capitol building, DeSantis took the oath of office along with Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nunez, Attorney General Ashley Moody, Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis, and Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson.
Several thousand people attended, including a thousand or more who stood out on the street beyond the security barriers because there was no more room inside….}