Before Florida Governor Ron DeSantis hitched himself to the Trump Train, he was an average establishment Republican in U.S. Congress. DeSantis’ statements early in his political career show his true ideological underpinnings.
In one video, DeSantis responded that former President George Bush was the “most inspirational person” he had ever met. DeSantis said that he met Bush while attending Yale. Both men went to the prestigious Ivy League school, and DeSantis rubbed elbows when Bush came back to visit in 2001.
That video can be seen here:
In another video while DeSantis was on the campaign trail for U.S. Congress in 2012, he compared himself to Congressman Paul Ryan as an example of the type of “different” nationally recognized “leader” that he would become.
That video can be seen here:
In lieu of DeSantis’ statements, it is no wonder why the establishment is so comfortable with the notion of him running for the Republican nomination for president against Donald Trump in 2024.
