DeSantis Suggests Moving Federal Agencies Outside of Washington to End ‘Accumulation of Power’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks after being sworn in to begin his second term during an inauguration ceremony outside the Old Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. on Jan. 3, 2023. AP Photo/Lynne Sladky

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has suggested that many federal government departments should be moved outside of their current location in Washington, D.C., in an effort to put an end to what he called the “accumulation of power” in the nation’s capital.

DeSantis made the comment in an interview with The New York Post published on Feb. 18.