This is about 30 up next. Please welcome governor ron desantis. [cheering and applauding] thanks so much. Q. Thank you. Good to be here. I dont know if i was allowed, im a little close to disneyland, its okay. We are excited to be here, the attorney teleprompters or notes, we will let her rip and have a good time. We just got a tape of Southern California traffic. I did an interview for Bill Marshall and i guess it was somewhere in hollywood and going from there. I dont know how many miles but it took us about 2 miles to get here so number we were able to do that which i know theres a lot but i also remember we got in, we had a debate at the Reagan Library and my wife and i got into town in socal sunday night and went to coronado and did an event at the vfw and that was my intro to california, i was born and raised in california. I spent time in any meaningful way and will unable officer and got orders to the jornada special Warfare Group in preparation for deployment to iraq. So i get to coronado and im very green and show up and check into the officers quarters and being a floridian promote the first thing i look forward to is the air conditioning. They said there is no air conditioning, just open your window, you dont need it so i opened the window and there was no screen on the window which is florida, we have loves. So you open it up and its like man, i could get used to this, this is a nice part of the world so we did the training and ill never forget after being in iraq, not the best place in the world in terms of a lot of things but being in that desert and landing north are island and getting off and having the freshness of the pacific ocean, i felt pleased to be an american and the next morning im running on the beach side doing all the stuff so i have fond memories of california but particularly that part of california and growing up in florida, i never remember seeing a Single Company a license plate in my life. I never met anybody who moved from california to florida. Fastforward 15 years later and i become governor and all of a sudden we see a sea of california license plates in the state of florida. Mind you, florida before i got elected, florida have been viewed as a one point state. Democrat, republican from 201018, all decided by one. I understand from my residence was here earlier saying he turned florida red. I will say Ronald Reagan played points, theres no limit to what you can do when you dont care who gets the credit. I just wish he was the one who turned florida led he wouldnt have turned georgia and arizona because thats not been good for us at all. [applause] alalne. It seek california license plates, a lot of my supporters got, they are going to vote like they built in california and going to turn blue and we are not going to be able to have a good state anymore and theres a lot here but i will tell you meeting these people and they would tell me why they moved and you dont pick up and move Southern California to florida because of the weather. We got good brothers most of the year. Summers are stiff. You know leave your friends and family behind and go thousands of miles on a whim. These are people doing it because they were seeking to live in a free state that respected their rights and they could drive. [applause] we can sit here and i think most of you know, we are scheduled to have a little hostility or governor on fox news november 30. [cheering and applauding] now all, and i know will statistics stuff, for example today florida proctoring number one for education freedom by the american legislative, i can go all day with stuff like that but all you have to do, you can take the statin put it by the wayside and ask, how are people actually voting . You can have a Corporate Media outlet try to trash florida and put lipstick on a pig in regard to california, forsake welcome apostate agenda, they are part of an agenda when people have to make decisions about themselves and families and their freedom they behaving . People are leaving for the first time in the history of california, leaving the state of california, we are the number one destination people are leaving the failed states are going to the free state of florida so we will be able to have those debates but the debate shot what state is governed better, florida or california, that has already been answered by people flooding at their feet. It is useful because california is a petri dish for american liberalism leftism and what biden is doing are things that california was doing years ago and what california is doing now is likely what a second biden term or Kamala Harris or god forbid newsom himself. Thats what they would do so our country is in a state of decline, economic decline, cultural decline military decline. California model represents more americans decline. A model represents a way to reverse american decline and represents only have an american revival and that is ultimately the choice people are going to have to make. This is our time for choosing president reagan said in his day, his generation of americans around a few was destiny. We have a rendezvous with destiny because freedom is missed more today than any time in my adult lifetime and we are able to make the choice whether we want to continue on decline we also can make the choice as republicans, are going to be satisfied with just managing decline benefited democrats . I can tell you i reject decline. I want reversal of the decline and we will do that so we will hash out and i think it will be fun but we really need to do and in recent years it is rhetoric long on the now long on these things but by and large, it sure on result and ultimately the only reason we should be in this room and donating your time and energy or money is to produce results for your community, state and country. In florida we produced results second to none. I can help us if the debate on simi valley in the city of london i listened and its fine. People say things that i think they think you want to hear and dont get me wrong, im the only guy on the stage that delivered on every issue we are talking about. We know the inflation we are suffering is a result of borrowing and spending by members of congress in both parties across to administrations of the last three and a half years trillions and trillions of dollars in the economy paying people not to work in doing this stuff, of course youre going to get inflation when that happens and that is why it is a mess. Then florida . Millions of dollars, and big budget surpluses and governor in 2019, we have pain 5 of our outstanding related in history as a state. You look at what we are talking about education saying should people do will choice . We should. We did School Choice in florida. We have universal looks like. Every parent in florida has a right to send their kids to the school of choosing. Maybe a private or charter or a Public School within the school district, the sky is the limit and weve embraced that, where does florida rank in education . We just got ranked number one by u. S. News and world report. [applause] just got university of florida was ranked 50 best University Overall in america including topranked Public University in america. No one would have thought that possible 20 or 25 years ago. The Football Team needs to do better and will be doing really well. Please done will choice. He went to talk about parents rights . Everyone says how important it is. We enacted the pants bill of rights in america. Parents have a right to direct education and upbringing and that means you as a parent have a right to know what is being taught in your child schools, curriculum transparency and unfortunately they are trying to jam things like photographic material in front of young kids. That is wrong and in florida we put a stop to it. The media will say and collect will say if a parent objects to fourth grade is pornographic and you remove that from the fourth grade vibrant, they will claim its float banning the book. In florida, theres nothing band. You as an adult can knock yourself out adult material, to dont do it to the kids. Leave our kids alone. [applause] you can read under bidens laptop for all i care if you want adult material but dont do it for the kids. What i did to smoke him out, he did a press conference six or seven months ago exposing the book been posted. Before i stepped up and pants stepped up, put on the screen images of the book the parents objected to. The new station had to cut their feet because they said it was too graphic to put on. Well to graphic across news, how is it okay for a 10yearold school child. [applause] we complain as republicans about schools and universities to indoctrinate kids yet in florida we put a stop to it and eliminated from the race theory from k12 schools. [applause] we prohibit the use of gender ideology in our schools, particularly Elementary Schools and yes we had to stand up to the media and left on the and even had to stand up to a company in florida is well known that you know about in california called disney but you know its wrong to tell a second grader their gender is a choice. Its not true and its inappropriate and we will stand up when the media is bearing down. I will stand up on the left is bearing down, i will stand up in the most powerful in the history of florida done on us, i will stand up because it is the right thing to do, stand up for the wellbeing of our kids and i will do battle with anybody who robs them of their innocence. [cheering and applauding] you want to talk about crime, we see crime. They are going stories about getting mugged. People in california getting elected with funding from people like george soros and they decide they are progressive and dont agree with the laws passed to the right them run the asylum and they put the communities at risk and the quality of life becomes destroyed. In florida when we had to prosecutors, tampa and orlando elected with soros funding, they said or did not enforce the law as they took an oath to do, i didnt talk about it, i removed them from their post. They are gone. [cheering and applauding] when blm was ransacking city was just sending social media messages, i ensured law and order. We called up the National Guard and were not going to let cities burn down in florida and they didnt and that is what should be done nationwide. Rejected that we would defund men and women in Law Enforcement and not only did we not defined but we give 5000 signon bonuses to any Police Officer we recruit from out of state. I was talking to a police chief in socal, they said its going but Police Officers want to move to your state. Its because they are treated well and floors crime rate is not like l. A. Or San Francisco or chicago. Photos crime rate is at a 50 year low. Thats what you call care of business. We talk about things like the communist party of china and the debate the other night, we didnt just talk about it in florida, where the only state in america, we banned the purchase of land by the Chinese Communist party in florida. We need to do that nationwide. [applause] esg movement try to take over, asset manager in places like black rock want to use your money, tension money from teachers and Police Officers to advance their ideological agenda. We didnt just complain about in florida, we banned esg from pension funds. I took 2 billion away black rock managed the funds. Thats gone. We eliminated the use of social Credit Scores and we told the Credit Rating agencies you cant use esg criteria and rating municipal bonds. Esg is now on the defense because of what florida is doing. Thats what you call action, getting results. By the way, they are talking in d. C. With the Federal Reserve imposing Central Bank Digital currency. We are on offense on that, too. Central Bank Digital Currency, they want to eliminate cash, in the currency and make Central Bank Digital dollars the sole way you can participate in the economy. Why would they want to do that . They just trying to make your life easier . No, they want to control and impose social credit score, a Credit System on that. You got the World EconomicForum Writing about how it would allow them to target these purchases. They dont want you purchasing firearms or gasoline, they want to have the means to shut you up. There are things government will do and they will dress up in ways like a wolf in sheeps clothing. Central Bank Digital Currency is not that, it showing up as a low coming up to your freedom. The state of florida the feds are thinking about doing this so we passed legislation banning the use of digital bankruptcy in florida. We will not let them get a foothold let them take away your financial privacy. An equal opportunity where people arent to be done in different racial groups, we are the first state to eliminate socalled di from public universities. We will not treat people and shoehorn them into different groups, who will treat people as individuals and based on merit and the school di diversity equity and inclusion, it is discrimination, exclusion and indoctrination and has no place in public universities. So issue after issue we dont chart, we dont virtue signal, we act and we deliver. Do you want to know why florida has gone from estate of 1. 2 estate where a guy like me can win the greatest republican victory in the history of the state winning by 20 points . People respond to leadership because weve had people move from other states because they support the values we represent but even more importantly, we have people in places like miami who used to be democrat, hes to be independent which to become republican because of what we have done, in my election in november, Miamidade County is our most populous county, 2. 8 Million People in 2016 Hillary Clinton one by 30 percentage points. Big time blue county. I wanted double digits by november. This can happen and thats what we need to do so the question is, how do we move forward nationally as a party . Florida success story, i can show a couple of examples in the country strong republican readership and Governor Reynolds and georgia, there are some good ones, dont get me wrong that our party has lost more over these last three election cycles. The democrats are leaning our clock in washington and other areas so we need trying different going forward. We need to try away that you can win a big victory but more importantly, everything you say you are going to do, its up to get up there day one and be ready to go among be focused, disciplined. He got to know its not about you, its cheating the larger goal and get to work and you cant stop and you need to do it for two terms to make sure fits. When i was at president reagans library, one thing i think was remarkable, the last president weve had that served two terms but his legacy extended way beyond the two terms. His achievement marked 20, 25 years of this country and the things we were able to accomplish. Thats what you get when you have somebody that can serve to strong terms and turn it around. What does it look like . I was getting ready for the debate, i started to look at reagans speech is and writings to get my self in the frame of mind, i thought they might ask about reagans legacy, they didnt, they were asking i dont know what they were asking but thats okay. I roll with the punches. I read the farewell address and talked about the things they were able to accomplish. He was on the brink which we may not have known but as the berlin wall in 1989 and marking the greatest achievement of president had in the last 50 years, dissolution of the soviet union and the collapse of the berlin wall so reflecting on this and it occurred to me its a great way to think about a campaign right now going forward. But what i want to be able to thank you looking into the camera in january of 2033 after serving two terms and being able to address the people on my way out the door and successor. What i would want to say is a number of things. One, we can say we have restored the American Dream and people can get ahead again. Government will get off your back and not what the bureaucrats run on society and what the left and denied you the chance to make the most of your godgiven ability. We will be able to say our country reclaimed and restored National Sovereignty because we will have a border that is airtight, secure and not allowing mexican drug cartels boys and people throughout and it talking. In florida we have a program, the only state in the country in the last year to see a decline in Overdose Deaths because of how we have tried to help people but the thing about fentanyl is its getting people not addicted to drugs to maybe try one pill at one time and if the pill is laced with fentanyl, that could be the end of their life and their mothers across the country not just in border towns lost kids because of whats going on, one reason will have sovereignty resort is yes, i will change the policy, we wont let people in, i will do the border wall because its important but i will be using my power as commanderinchief to use deadly force against the mexican drug cartel. They are killing our people, its time we leave them stone cold dead at the border. We will be able to say our country remains the worlds leading superpower, our military is strong and we will have successfully and often the threat posed by communist china. This decade is going to be decisive and how we navigate that confrontation under current force under president biden. We are probably going to end up getting in a war with china that we would lose. Thats not going to happen when im president and we can back eight years, ten, saying we did it right. We will be able to say the School Systems in this country are dedicated to educating our kids and no longer indoctrinating our kids. [applause] we will be able to say the rights of tears are universally respected throughout this country. We will not have things like in california medical after the rights of parents, even trying to pass a bill recently to take away custody of a kid from a parent the parent did not indulge transgenderism with the kid so you see the direction society is going. Week. That in reverse and make sure parents are empowered and part of having a good education system, we will have an emphasis in every student understands founding principles of this country and taught to appreciate the constitution and a grasp of what it means to be an american. So many people have fought hard for us. We will be able to look back and say coast to coast, we are a country where criminals are held responsible for misconduct and inmates are no longer running the asylum and thats when the most conservative city to the most liberal city, everywhere is going to have law and order and people slowly as a result finally, we will be able to Stay Together we restored the original understanding of our constitution. A limited government that works alongside us, we will not have an unaccountable bureaucracy vulcanized against us. I look at agencies like the department of justice like the fbi, irs, we have a government, i cant tell you how many teams they left in afghanistan, can tell you where the money they spent to ukraine has been spent on and how many people are coming across our border illegally or how cocaine got into the white house. [laughter] yet, if you make a 600 and wonder dollar transaction, there will be on your case and policing you. That is unacceptable. We will have restored this government to its rightful owners. We, the american people. [applause] we have no choice but to make sure we get this done. My wife and i and the first lady of florida, many of you got to meet her and im a little biased but i do think it is true of all 50 states, americas greatest first lady and we appreciate everything so first grade, kindergarten and prek three, we are sensitive about whats going to happen in this generation because it will impact manage some of your kids and grandkids and we run the risk on our current force of being the first generation of americans leading to our children and grandchildren in america less prosperous and less free than the one we inherited and we would not be doing justice to our kids and grandkids and not doing our part as americans. I am motivated because i have an appreciation for the people that have come before us. When i used to fly to washington d. C. , there was a particular route the plane could take into Reagan National airport take you parallel to the National Mall so if you look at the left side of the plane, you saw sweeping up close views of the lincoln memorial, a reflecting pool. Washington monument, all monuments and on top of the hill in the nottoodistant ground, the Capital Building and you think all of that stuff symbolizes principles and ideals that make our country unique and fills you with pride of being an american can tell you tourists would get excited about it so it makes you feel good but after doing that a few times looking out the left side of the plane while the monument were spectacular and monuments were nice to see, those were not the greatest to our country because of you look at the right side of the plane, he looked over the river and you saw small monuments arranged over the hills of a place called Arlington National cemetery and it occurred to me then and i believe now, you can have the best constitution in the world, the best declaration of independence in the world, these things do not run on autopilot. They require each generation of americans been tested to step up and defend freedom. Yes, certain instances put on a uniform to risk your life and give the last full measure of devotion and service the greater cause. We are not doing justice to their sacrifice and memory if we allow country to continue. We have a responsibility to step up and fight back and a responsibility to reverse this countrys decline and get this country new freedom so now is the time to do it, but time for excuses are over. We are not going to get mulligan on the 2024 election. I dont want to be in a situation where the democrats get in again and end up doing even greater damage. Think about the damage theyve done when they had 50 senators in 2021, barely a majority in the house and able to do damage get when we have majorities, republicans dont do squat. How do we keep letting this happen . [applause] with got to do our part and here is the thing. The way our society functions to stand up for what is right and exercising leadership, you could be a governor, president ial candidate, you could be running for city council were concerned citizen, a mom going to school board meetings. If you stand up for whats right and exercising leadership, thats not free. People will come after you, the left will come after you, the media will come after you. I didnt see any protesters for me today, where did the protesters go . We had them six months ago when i was here, i have them in other parts of california since ive been here but they will come after you so its always easier to retreat back into your comfort zone and not put up with it, it can be nasty, tough. It is the least we can do, step up and fight back with freedom under attack so lets resolve. [applause] lets resolve to take the next year, year end a half to ensure every corner of this country we are bringing a message of hope, renewal and a message of freedom to every citizen and jurisdiction, i dont care if its dark red like most of florida or the art of San Francisco, we got to carry the message and do whats right. I can tell you this, i am not backing down, weve got a country to save. Lets get the country down. Thank you so much. We appreciate you. Thank you. Thank you so much. [applause] november 30. The debate. Thank you