DeSantis Invites Harris To Talk About Slavery, But She Rejects the Offer

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis invited Vice President Kamala Harris to Florida to talk about how the state teaches African-American history, after she criticized him about it last week in a speech in Jacksonville. Speaking again in Florida, this time in Orlando, Ms. Harris refused the invitation.

Vice President Kamala Harris (C), with President Joe Biden (L), speaks at a signing ceremony in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House on July 25, 2023. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

Vice President Kamala Harris flew to Florida last month to take a shot at Gov. Ron DeSantis, saying the state wanted “to replace history with lies” in how it taught about slavery.

In a July 31 letter, Mr. DeSantis publicly invited her to Florida to discuss it.