DeSantis embraces state authority as his campaign falters
MIAMI — Hours after Ron DeSantis greeted Americans Sunday night disembarking off a flight from Israel he helped arrange, the Florida governor was on an Iowa radio station touting the effort.
He followed that the next day with another spot on an Iowa broadcast, where he said, “I just rescued people.” His campaign also jumped in, texting supporters earlier this week that, “while others are chirping, Ron DeSantis is taking action.”
DeSantis flights, which brought more than 250 Americans home from Israel, come at a key stretch for the governor’s struggling presidential campaign. DeSantis has held up his chartered flights to hammer President Joe Biden’s initial handling of the Americans stranded...
