like in 2018, when desantis was asked about speaking at conferences years ago with a conservative firebrand who has said negative things about african americans, this happened. if he had, there. the first statement how the heck am i supposed to know every single statement somebody makes? desantis comes prepared to debates with facts and figures, but in this case, he appeared to freeze before firing off a one liner against charlie crist in 2022. will you serve a full four-year term if you are reelected governor of florida? it is not a tough question. it is a fair question, he won t tell you. listen, i know that charlie is interested in talking about 2024 and joe biden but i just want to make things very, very clear, the only worn out,, old donkey i am looking to put out is charlie crist. in past debates, desantis has blamed the other guy, even when defending his own policy. you are the one waging the culture war. and when things are not going his way there is appar
put out to pasture is charlie crist. reporter: in past debates desantis has blamed the other guy even when defending his own policy. you are the one waging the culture war. reporter: and when things aren t going his way, there is apparently another tell tale sign. when he is irritated, his voice goes up and up and that is when you know you ve landed a punch. reporter: still desantis has been known to pivot. watch this when he was asked if donald trump is a good role model for children. i don t read the art of the deal to my son. he is a great kid, but that is not necessarily his cup of tea. here is what i know. i was passionate about moving our american embassy to jerusalem. reporter: and he likes to tout his record. he called for harsh lockdowns in july of 2020. i lifted you up. i protected your rights. reporter: and at his first presidential debate given