‘Florida Is No. 1’ DeSantis Tells Legislature During State of the State Speech

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis answers questions from the media in the Florida Cabinet following his State of the State Address during a joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., on March 7, 2023. Cheney Orr/AFP via Getty Images

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told the same story to state lawmakers on March 7 that he’s been telling nearly every day since he took the oath of office in January at the beginning of his second term.

But this time, the presumed presidential candidate got to tell it to a joint session of the Florida Legislature, plus his cabinet, and the state’s Supreme Court justices.