The Courage to be Free, by Ron DeSantis: on Principles & Values


Ron DeSantis: Endorsed for Governor by President Trump in 2017

In late 2017, I asked the president if he would be willing to send out a tweet touting me as a good candidate for Florida governor. He seemed amenable, but at the same time, I was not holding my breath; the president has a lot on his plate, and this was not likely to rank high on his list of things to do. About a week later, a Trump tweet appeared; "Congressman Ron DeSantis is a brilliant young leader, Yale and then Harvard Law, who would make a GREAT Governor of Florida. He loves our Country and is a true FIGHTER!"

I announced my candidacy for governor at the beginning of 2018 live on Fox & Friends. I started traveling our state to build more support. The energy was positive, and I succeeded in expanding my support.

Source: The Courage to be Free, by Gov. Ron DeSantis, p. 78 Feb 28, 2023

Steve Scalise: Assassination attempt at annual charity baseball game

On June 14, 2017, I attended the final practice for Congress' annual charity baseball game. Representative Steve Scalise was playing second base. A few minutes past 7 a.m., as I left the field, a man walked up to us and asked whether the players on the field were Republicans or Democrats. "That is the Republican baseball team," we responded. For whatever reason, the man gave me a strange vibe. He certainly did not seem like he was a Republican.

On TV in the locker room, the chyron said that there had been a shooting at our Republican practice. The shooter fired 33 rounds, including one that struck Congressman Scalise. His goal was to massacre as many Republicans as possible; he came close to bringing about what would have been the largest assassination of members on Congress in U.S. history. The only reason he was not successful is because, as a member of leadership, Steve Scalise had a Capitol Police security detail assigned to him [who] engaged and eventually killed the shooter.

Source: The Courage to be Free, by Gov. Ron DeSantis, p. 33 Feb 28, 2023

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