Ron DeSantis sidesteps Randy Fine's critique of trip to 'antisemitic' Ireland, rips legislator for taking 'lobbyist' money
When it comes to a dissident Republican legislator’s latest critiques, Gov. Ron DeSantis isn’t holding back.
DeSantis was asked about Rep. Randy Fine’s charge that visiting Ireland for the Florida State-Georgia Tech football game was tantamount to visiting an “antisemitic country.” In response, the Governor noted that he was not alone.
“All I will say to that is I think just about every lobbyist in Tallahassee made that trip. So is Rep. Fine going to stop taking the money from all the lobbyists like he’s been doing? I’d like to see his answer to that.” Florida’s Governor said at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Operations Center.
DeSantis got applause for his pithy takedown of Fine during Q&...