Watch: DeSantis Made Dem Challenger Look Like A Fool In Epic Open Debate

Daphne Moon 2 1 min read

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis made Charlie Crist look like a beggar and a fool during their open debate this week. DeSantis highlighted his achievements during the recovery efforts following hurricane Ian. DeSantis noted that the Democrat, Crist, was ‘hiding in Puerto Rico’ while efforts were underway in Florida, only to return and try to beg relief funds off of storm victims.

“Look, I’m proud that we had 42,000 linemen staged, ready to go, an unprecedented array of first responders,” DeSantis said during the debate. “We were able to get in in a record time, effectuate thousands of rescues, get the power back on for millions of people in record time.”

“And when the bridges got wiped out in Pine Island and in Sanibel people thought those islands were going to be severed from the mainland for six months to a year, we did the Pine Island Restoration in three days and we did the Sanibel causeway restoration in two weeks,” DeSantis continued. “Now those islands have the ability to recover.”

DeSantis then turned his focus to Crist and what Crist was doing during and after the hurricane hit the state.

“You know what he was doing during this? He was hiding out in Puerto Rico,” DeSantis said. “He wasn’t helping his community here. And then when he got back, what did he do? His campaign was soliciting campaign contributions from storm victims. That is unacceptable and that’s not what a leader would do and a time of despair.”

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Later in the debate, Crist made the comment that DeSantis plans to leave Florida to run for president in 2024 claiming that he’s not the candidate for the sunshine state because he won’t be there in two years. DeSantis has not announced his intentions to run for president but responded saying, “I just want to make things very, very clear—The only worn-out, old donkey I’m looking to put out to pasture is Charlie Crist.” Which was a clear slap at Crist and Biden.

 

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