DeSantis Delivers Dark Message to Iowa Republicans

“Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida kicked off his presidential campaign in Iowa on Tuesday with a sweeping denunciation of the ‘elites’ that he said dominated American institutions, pitching himself as an unrepentant fighter who could reverse a tide of progressivism in boardrooms, the government and the military,” the New York Times reports.

“In a strident speech, he painted a dark picture of America, saying he would be a salve to a ‘malignant ideology’ that was taking hold across the nation. He described children facing ‘indoctrination.’ He mocked transgender athletes, denounced the ‘woke Olympics’ of diversity programs and reveled in his battle with Disney.”