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Ron DeSantis
stated on May 5, 2023 in an interview with Newsmax:

“Donald Trump himself wrote a book where he was talking about the need to increase the age of eligibility for Social Security to 70.”

By Amy Sherman • May 12, 2023
Ron DeSantis
stated on April 13, 2023 in a speech:

Florida has “the second lowest tax burden per capita in the United States.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • April 19, 2023
Ron DeSantis
stated on September 13, 2021 in remarks at an event in Gainesville, Fla.:

People who “have recovered (from COVID-19) have very strong immunity.”

By Jon Greenberg • September 15, 2021
Ron DeSantis
stated on March 13, 2021 in in an interview on Fox News:

"When I became governor, we banned sanctuary cities and we also did E-Verify."

By Amy Sherman • March 19, 2021
Ron DeSantis
stated on August 10, 2020 in during a televised roundtable discussion on education:

“The fact is that in terms of the risk to schoolkids, this is lower risk than seasonal influenza.”

By Phil Galewitz • August 20, 2020
Ron DeSantis
stated on October 24, 2018 in a debate at Broward College:

Says Andrew Gillum was "singing a different tune" about charter schools at the Florida debate.

By Amy Sherman • October 29, 2018
Ron DeSantis
stated on September 23, 2018 in CBS4 interview:

Says Andrew Gillum has presided over "the highest crime in Florida four years running."

By Amy Sherman • October 8, 2018
Ron DeSantis
stated on June 28, 2018 in a Fox News debate:

Says Adam Putnam "endorsed the Schumer-Obama Gang of Eight immigration amnesty."

By Allison Graves • June 29, 2018
Ron DeSantis
stated on March 23, 2016 in a House Oversight Committee National Security Subcommittee hearing:

"Recent reports state that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection has apprehended several members of known Islamist terrorist organizations crossing the southern border in recent years."

By Joshua Gillin • April 4, 2016