DeSantis Campaign Press Release - Ron DeSantis: "Donald Trump is missing an action. He should be on this stage tonight. He owes it to you to defend his record where they added 7.8 trillion to the debt."

Simi Valley, Calif. – During the second Republican presidential primary debate tonight, Ron DeSantis said:

"People in Washington are shutting down the American dream with their reckless behavior. They borrowed. They printed. They spent, and now you're paying more for everything. They are the reason for that they have shut down our national sovereignty by allowing our border to be wide open. So please spare me the crocodile tears for these people. They need to change what's going on. Where's Joe Biden? He's completely missing in action from leadership. And you know who else is missing an action? Donald Trump is missing an action. He should be on this stage tonight. He owes it to you to defend his record where they added 7.8 trillion to the debt. That set the stage for the inflation that we have. Now I can tell you this as governor of Florida: We cut taxes. We ran surpluses. We've paid down over 25% of our state debt. And I vetoed wasteful spending when it came to my desk. As your president, when they send me a bloating spending bill that's going to cause your prices to go up, I'm going to take out this veto pen, and I'm going to send it right back to them."

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