During an interview with Russell Brand, Florida’s Governor again took credit for bringing “pride” to Florida, this time referencing a familiar foe.
Ron DeSantis said Floridians are as proud of their state as Texans, in part because he took on Anthony Fauci.
“I was born and raised in Florida. And while I’ve always loved the state, we didn’t have the same type of pride growing up that, say, people in Texas have about Texas. And yet in the last few years, particularly since I’ve been Governor, we’ve developed that pride and I think a lot of it is rooted in the fact that we told people like Fauci to take a hike during COVID,” DeSantis said.
The Governor has made crediting himself with Florida “pride” a refrain when talking to people out of state (or in the case of Brand, outside the country itself).
During an interview with friendly talk show host Steve Deace, DeSantis explained people in the Sunshine State are now proud, much like people in Texas are of their state identity.
“I can tell you what we’ve seen in the last few years has developed a sense of pride in the state, particularly amongst our people, that rivals or exceeds the type of pride you’d see in a state like Texas. I never thought I’d see that in Florida,” DeSantis said last week.
In addition to “pride,” the Governor credited himself with bringing “excitement” to the state.
“People were excited, have been excited, about what we’ve done. But the excitement is in the results that are produced. The excitement is when something is wrong, they know that I’ll show up and I’ll make it right,” DeSantis said to Deace.
He also gave himself credit for such in New Hampshire.
After repeating the “born-and-raised-in-Florida” refrain at a New Hampshire GOP dinner this spring, DeSantis said, “We’re proud to have stood up for freedom in the last few years when it wasn’t easy. We did it our own way and I’m proud of that.”
“But I must admit, we draw inspiration from the people here in New Hampshire,” DeSantis continued. “Because more than any other state, you don’t mince words when it comes to your stand on liberty. You say it very clearly: Live Free or Die.”
He returned to that theme in May.
“Florida’s got moxie,” DeSantis said, apparently quoting a magazine in talking about the “pride” he says the state now has.
“Basically they said, you know, it’s the free state of Florida where woke is broke, where men are men and where business is booming,” DeSantis continued. “And I’m like, you know what? That’s not a bad slogan.”
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