Speaking in Houston on Friday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis referred to Texas as his state’s new partner on the front lines in the battle against the political left. “The state of Florida — and the state of Texas — is where woke goes to die,” DeSantis said.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, flanked by public officials and boat captains from Naples and Jensen Beach, holds a press conference in West Palm Beach at the Cox Science Center and Aquarium on June 8, 2022., The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
“They know you don’t mess with Texas — and you don’t tread on Florida,” DeSantis said. “I really believe if it hasn’t been for Texas and Florida playing the role we have in this country in recent history, our entire country would be one big woke, neo-Marxist Dumpster fire.” Instead, DeSantis spoke multiple times about the two states as new equals in a culture war, invoking the Alamo as he promised to “never, ever surrender to the woke mob.”
DeSantis also boasted about his two gubernatorial elections. He said that even though he won with only 50% of the vote in 2018, he “earned 100% of the executive power, and I intend to use it to advance our agenda, to stand up for the people I represent and make good on my campaign promises.” The Houston dinner was closed to the media, keeping with DeSantis’ hostility toward traditional journalists. But at least one attendee broadcast DeSantis’ speech live on Facebook, and The Texas Tribune separately obtained an audio recording of it. The Dallas event will also be closed to the media.
During his speech in Houston, DeSantis mentioned one top donor to Texas Republicans by name — Dick Weekley — saying Florida was working to catch up to Texas on Weekley’s longtime cause, tort reform., R-Conroe, chairman of the Senate Education Committee. Creighton traveled to Tallahassee in December to meet with DeSantis about education issues.
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