Republican Governor of Florida Ron DeSantis On Friday, he acknowledged that he intended to move straight from the Iowa caucuses to third-choice state South Carolina, but stressed that he was not ignoring New Hampshire.
Mr. DeSantis said he was struggling in Greenville, the largest city north of Palmetto, as he sought to gain an edge in the race against his biggest rival other than Mr. Trump, a former ambassador to the United Nations. Nikki Haley.
Haley's campaign recently received a shot in the arm from the Koch-affiliated Americans for Prosperity Action and several major Republican donors, but she is statistically second only to former President Trump. is in contention with Mr. DeSantis.
After Monday's caucuses, DeSantis plans to stop in Greenville on Tuesday before heading north to New Hampshire for the WMUR debate, the only invitee to attend so far. He told The Ingraham Angle.
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”[S]Some media outlets said they weren't doing it in New Hampshire. That’s not true,” DeSantis said.
“If you look at South Carolina, I think the message is simple: Nikki Haley was governor of that state, but I had about five times as much support from current and former state legislators as she did. “There is,” he said of the former. The governor is from Bamberg, about two hours southeast of Greenville.
DeSantis quipped that the opposite would be “unthinkable” — Haley has received exponentially more support from Florida than he did, and the rally in Greenville would show support for Haley. He added that it would be an opportunity.
After fellow South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott withdrew from the presidential race, Mr. DeSantis joined Mr. Scott's supporters at the time, including state Reps. Bill Taylor and Tom Hartnett Jr. gained a large number of people.
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In November, when Scott withdrew from the race, the Associated Press reported that DeSantis had received 68 endorsements from South Carolina officials and associates.
However, according to Charleston's NBC affiliate at the time, Haley also adopted some surrogate mothers for Scott. Ms. Haley also has the support of House Freedom Caucus member Ralph Norman, R.S.C.
The state's Republican governor, Henry McMaster, has expressed support for Trump.
Mr. DeSantis also reacted to the bipartisan Border-Ukraine agreement being passed in the Senate. Moderator Laura Ingraham said the bill's lead sponsors include Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.), Sen. Thom Tillis, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.); He cited several Democrats, led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York. .
“If I were president, it would be dead on arrival,” he said of the plan, adding that he and Ingraham would take in thousands of immigrants while redirecting massive amounts of money to Ukraine. The plan was criticized for being too lenient.
“Some Republicans are so out of touch with their voters,” DeSantis continued. “I've been to all 99 counties in Iowa. Even though Iowa is not a border state, every time I go to town hall, I get asked a lot of questions about illegal immigration and the border.”
“Republicans want to deport illegal immigrants, and so should we. They want to end Biden's crazy border policies.”
