It’s about me standing up for you and standing up for the Constitution and restoring this country to what the Founding Fathers envisioned,” DeSantis said. “Here’s the thing - the question for us now is, what are we going to do about it?.
In his response, DeSantis condemned what he has characterized as the “weaponization of government” in the legal cases being brought against Trump, and said, “He was treated wrong, he was treated in ways that are unconstitutional.” Questioners included a woman who described herself as a “hardcore Trump supporter” who said that the 2024 election represented “the most important vote that we’re going to have” and that she felt DeSantis “did an excellent job” making the case for his candidacy. “We really believe having an important apparatus on the ground is important in caucus states and early states.”ĭeSantis opened his swing through South Carolina on Monday, holding an event in Tega Cay, an affluent community on Lake Wylie near the North Carolina state line.Īfter about a half hour of remarks, DeSantis took a handful of questions from the crowd of about 900 people gathered to hear him.
“When you start, there are certain investments that you make,” he said. Speaking to reporters earlier Tuesday as he filed his paperwork, he rejected suggestions that his campaign might have grown too big in its early stages. But DeSantis has struggled to make inroads against Trump and recently began cutting campaign staff. He entered the race in May with expectations that he would become the primary threat to Trump. “But to try to criminalize that, that’s a different issue entirely,” he said.Ī reporter also asked DeSantis how he planned to win in South Carolina after voters there had overwhelmingly supported Trump in the past.ĭeSantis and his campaign are facing a consequential moment as the governor makes his third swing through South Carolina as a White House hopeful. He should have come out more forcefully, of course," DeSantis said of Trump's actions that day as rioters stormed the Capitol. Like for example, I think it was shown how he was in the White House and didn’t do anything while things were going on. “Look, there’s a difference between being brought up on criminal charges and doing things.
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