DeSantis Campaign Press Release - ICYMI: Ron DeSantis on Varney & Co: "I think it's pretty clear that the media does not want me to be the candidate... We're going to keep telling the truth and I think you're going to see good results."

TALLAHASSEE, Fla — Ron DeSantis joined Stuart Varney on Fox Business' Varney & Co. See the highlights below.

Watch the full interview HERE.

On reversing Bidenomics:

"I think we have an opportunity to reverse Bidennomics. We need to get spending under control. We do need to do the energy initiatives that you and I discussed. We have to nuke things like ESG. We cannot have a politicized economy. It just doesn't work. We need to rip up all the bureaucratic excess so we can unleash some of the creative forces in our economy. And we do need a better education system. Stop with the indoctrination and let's focus on producing people, maybe with a college degree, but also with vocational skills that can be a part of a new era of advanced manufacturing as we look to rebuild our industrial base."

On how stopping the invasion and securing the border is a top priority:

"I think it's secure this border, end this invasion, build this wall, and hold these Mexican drug cartels accountable. This has been a colossal failure. We will have a plan on day one to declare a state of emergency. There will be a new sheriff in town, and we will mobilize all available assets to be able to reestablish the sovereignty of this country."

On his path to victory:

"I think it's pretty clear that the media does not want me to be the candidate. I think they have tried to create a narrative that somehow the race is over. This is going to be a state-by-state contest. We have worked really hard to build the type of organization -- in places like Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina -- that you need to actually be able to win these early contests. And we are going to continue doing that. We have got a lot of work, but we have had a very, very favorable response and we're going to keep building off that momentum. At the end of the day, I think the fact that I'm the one that's attacked by the media, by the left, even by the president of Mexico is because people know that I will beat Biden and they know I will actually deliver on all these issues and beat the Democrats at the border. Beat them on things like ESG. Beat them on things like crime, and they don't want to see that. We're going to keep telling the truth and I think you're going to see good results."

On the smears against First Lady Casey DeSantis:

"It shows my wife is an incredibly strong First Lady of Florida, a fantastic mother, and a great wife. That threatens the left. She and I kind of shrug it off because we know it just shows they view her as a threat. The message she was bringing in Iowa about the rights of parents and how we are not going to take this anymore, with the left trying to indoctrinate our kids, they understand that that resonates -- not just with Republican parents, with independent parents and, yes, Democrat parents. I think they're very worried about her effectiveness and so all that's doing is confirming that she's over the target. She's a great advocate for families, a great advocate for children. And I'm thankful that she's my wife and I'm really honored that she's willing to go out there and press the case. And so we wear criticism from MSNBC as a badge of honor."