DeSantis Says Trump ‘Helped Facilitate’ Circumstances That Led to 2020 Election Loss

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said recently that although he shares Donald Trump’s concerns about the lack of security in the 2020 election, he believes the former president laid the foundation for many of the issues that affected the election results.

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

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said recently that although he shares Donald Trump’s concerns about the lack of security in the 2020 election, he believes the former president laid the foundation for many of the issues that affected the election results.

In an Aug. 7 interview with NBC News, Mr. DeSantis was asked whether Mr. Trump lost the 2020 election.