DeSantis campaign sends fiery response to MSNBC host who claimed Florida is 'all crystal meth and alligators'
In my view, there are three states that you can’t really run from if you’re trying to win across America. You run from New York, you’re too crazy, you’re a liberal. You run from California, you’re too crazy, you’re liberal, and you’re trying to make sure I can’t get plastic straws," Johnson said.
Andrew Gillum was the Democratic nominee for Florida governor in 2018, and after he lost to DeSantis, the former Tallahassee mayor took a job with CNN. In 2020,after police found him unresponsive in a Miami Beach hotel room with two other men, and officers discovered what they believed to be crystal methamphetamine. While he denied using drugs, Gillum did admit to struggling with alcohol.
DeSantis is rumored to be considering a presidential run but has not announced a 2024 campaign for the White House.In an attempt to back his claim, Johnson played a clip in which DeSantis said that Florida would not be defunded. Johnson also referred to a clip of the governor saying that he not only wants his state to do well, he wants the whole country to thrive.Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more Fox News politics content.
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