<p>Republican presidential candidate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ron-desantis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ron DeSantis</a> took on President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump during his first official campaign tour to Iowa this week.</p>
<p>Approximately 500 people packed into a church in Des Moines to watch the governor of Florida speak on a variety of issues plaguing the country, including a spiraling national debt, Mexican drug cartels, millions of illegal aliens flooding the U.S. southern border, and more.</p>
<p>DeSantis hit the Biden administration for &#8220;doing all it can to make it harder for the average family to make ends meet and to attain and maintain a middle-class lifestyle.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Biden is deliberately trying to kneecap our energy production,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And he&#8217;s trying to force Americans into electric vehicles, which will make us more reliant on China who provides most of the materials for the batteries.&#8221;</p>
<p>DeSantis blasted the political Left for infecting America&#8217;s institutions with radical cultural ideals, which he said has sewn &#8220;divisions in our society and devalues merit and achievement.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Restoring sanity means we can&#8217;t have every major institution in our country going on ideological joy rides, we have to be guided by reality, by facts and by our enduring principles,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Merit must trump identity politics.&#8221;</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
<p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;Restoring sanity means we cannot have every major institution in our country going on ideological joyrides. We have to be guided by reality, by facts, and by our enduring principles.&quot; </p>
<p>&#8211; <a href="https://twitter.com/RonDeSantis?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RonDeSantis</a> <a href="https://t.co/8DzJmN89uH">pic.twitter.com/8DzJmN89uH</a></p>
<p>&mdash; DeSantis War Room 🐊 (@DeSantisWarRoom) <a href="https://twitter.com/DeSantisWarRoom/status/1663694907481915392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 30, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>DeSantis spoke about the need to restore the U.S. military because &#8220;morale is declining and recruiting is suffering&#8221; and touted his record in responding to the COVID pandemic while blasting public health bureaucrats like Dr. Anthony Fauci.</p>
<p>&#8220;We in the state of Florida held the line when freedom hung in the balance, we refused to allow our state to descend into some type of Fauci dystopia, where people&#8217;s livelihoods were destroyed and their freedoms were curtailed,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We protected people&#8217;s rights. And like Governor Kim Reynolds, we ensured our kids had the right to be in school in person. In Florida, we chose freedom over Faucism, and we are better for doing that.&#8221;</p>
<p>DeSantis also took a shot at Republicans who sided with Disney as the state has battled with the company in recent months.</p>
<p><b data-stringify-type="bold"><a class="c-link c-link--focus-visible" href="https://onelink.to/dwapp" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link="https://onelink.to/dwapp" data-sk="tooltip_parent" aria-describedby="sk-tooltip-17825">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP</a></b></p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not backing down one end. We run the state of Florida. They do not run the state of Florida,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I know all these Republicans are lining up against me to take the side of Disney. But I&#8217;ll tell you this, we stand for the protection of our children. We will fight those who seek to rob them of their innocence. And on that point, there will be no compromise.&#8221;</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
<p lang="en" dir="ltr">DeSantis: “I know all these Republicans are lining up against me to take the side of Disney, but I’ll tell you this … We stand for the protection of our children. We will fight those who seek to rob them of their innocence and on that point THERE WILL BE NO COMPROMISE.” <a href="https://t.co/Eaq90YkYBz">pic.twitter.com/Eaq90YkYBz</a></p>
<p>&mdash; DeSantis War Room 🐊 (@DeSantisWarRoom) <a href="https://twitter.com/DeSantisWarRoom/status/1663700999343677448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2023</a></p></blockquote>

<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<script async src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script>
<script async src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div data-widget-host="revcontent" data-pub-id="165152" data-widget-id="290588"></div><script src="https://delivery.revcontent.com/165152/290588/widget.js"></script>

DeSantis Takes On Biden In Iowa: ‘Deliberately Trying’ To Hurt American Families

CONTINUE READING

Kid Rock Delivers Memorial Day Reminder About The Cost Of Freedom

Platner Refuses To Apologize After Mocking Purple Heart Recipient

Trump Makes Tough Call On Don Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding

Scandal-Plagued Journo Who Wrote Hit Piece On Daily Wire Has Old Ties To Mamdani

Reporter Behind Anti-Daily Wire Hit Piece Now Facing Plagiarism Investigation

US Intel Claims Cuba Is Plotting Attack Against American Homeland

News

2024

2024 Election

2024 Primaries

Elections

Iowa

Politics

Ron DeSantis

A video goes viral showing a baby being refused his mother by two gay "dads". This is just the tip of the iceberg, which is why we will have an important discussion today about surrogacy. 

Hour 1

The Matt Walsh Show

Ep. 1765 - This Video Is One Of The Worst Things I've Seen In A Long Time 

The Strait of Hormuz officially opens for business (kind of), the Pope makes “shocking” comments on immigration, and President Trump promises UFO disclosure at TPUSA. 


The Michael Knowles Show

Ep. 1956 -  Pope Leo's "SHOCKING" Immigration Comments EXPLAINED

A false miscreed has corrupted our leadership class.


The Andrew Klavan Show

Ep. 1275 - Dumb, Dumber and Progressive

President Trump announces a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, a murder-suicide involving former Democratic Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax shakes Virginia, and France and Britain hold a conference to secure the Strait of Hormuz – after the Iranian conflict ends. Get the facts first with Morning Wire.

- - -

Ep. 2738

- - -

Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3

- - -

Today's Sponsors:

Alliance Defending Freedom - Visit https://JoinADF.com/WIRE or text 'WIRE' to 83848 to learn more.

Pocket Hose - Text MORNING to 64000 to get a FREE pocket pivot and their 10-pattern sprayer with the purchase of ANY size Copper Head hose. Message and data rates may apply.

Morning Wire

U.S. Expands Hormuz Blockade & VA Fairfax Deaths Investigated | 4.17.26

U.S. Expands Hormuz Blockade & VA Fairfax Deaths Investigated | 4.17.26 [Member Exclusive]

A ceasefire goes into effect between Israel and Lebanon, a tragic murder-suicide rocks Virginia, and Dairy Queen deploys AI in the drive-thru. Get the facts first with Evening Wire.
- - -
Ep. 2737
- - -
Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3 
- - -
Today’s Sponsor:

Alliance Defending Freedom - Visit https://JoinADF.com/WIRE or text “WIRE” to 83848 to learn more.


Evening Wire: Lebanon Ceasefire Begins & Murder-Suicide Rocks VA | 4.16.26

The Pendragon Cycle

Menu

— News —

DeSantis Takes On Biden In Iowa: ‘Deliberately Trying’ To Hurt American Families