DeSantis Laments America’s ‘Decline’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis decries a nation in “decline” as he welcomes conservative state legislators to Orlando and encourages them to continue to stand for limited government and freedom.
DeSantis Laments America’s ‘Decline’
Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn’s “Operation Top Nunn: Salute to Our Troops" fundraiser in Ankeny, Iowa, on July 15, 2023. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Dan M. Berger
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Speaking to conservative state legislators gathered nationally, Gov. Ron DeSantis decried a nation in “decline” as he welcomed them to “the Free State of Florida” and saluted their efforts to combat that.

“It is Republican-controlled state houses across the country where big wins are being done on behalf of freedom,” Mr. DeSantis told the American Legislators Exchange Council at its 50th annual meeting in Orlando on July 26.