Ron DeSantis questions why presidential debate was in Florida
Gov. Ron DeSantis may have gotten home field advantage Wednesday, but in comments Friday in Iowa, he said that having a presidential debate in Florida this early was pointless, given Florida’s primary is far down the road.
“As much as I like Florida and I like Miami and I was happy to host it as the sitting governor, Florida is not involved in this for many, many months,” DeSantis said.
The Governor said that debates should be held in two of the early states.
“We need to do a debate in Iowa. We should do it. We should partner with local media, we should do one that’s going to get reach all throughout this state,” he said.
Additionally, DeSantis wants an event in New Hampshire, and questions...