DeSantis Offers Florida Ports to Help Ease Supply Chain Pinch

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis waits to present a check to a first responder during an event to give out bonuses to them held at the Grand Beach Hotel Surfside on Aug. 10, 2021 in Surfside, Fla. DeSantis gave out some of the $1,000 checks that the Florida state budget passed for both first responders and teachers across the state. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the ports in his state can act as part of a solution to ongoing supply chain issues.

“So we have capacity at all of our ports. ... We’ve got capacity, and all of our ports can offer these businesses good incentives if they reroute their ships,” he said during an interview with Fox News’ Tucker Carlson. “We’ve already had some ships rerouted. We expect to have more, but if you’re going to sit off the coast for days on end, you might as well just bring it to Florida. We’ve got great logistics on the ground that can get it to market.