Florida Congressman Byron Donalds defends his March endorsement of former President Trump over his state's Republican governor, Ron DeSantis.
While Donalds called DeSantis "America's governor," he said that Trump is "the guy that can get the job done on day one."Florida Congressman Byron Donalds, R-Fla.
The Florida congressman defended DeSantis' ability to unite and rally the Florida GOP, though, emphasizing his belief in DeSantis as “America’s governor.”, Donalds said that while the"original hand slap that happened last legislative session" was appropriate,"I do not think that members of Congress, or any state body, should be wielding large amounts of political power against an entity.
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