Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis urged conservatives to put on “the full armor of God” in preparation for the battle but assured his followers that he has “just begun to fight” for the upcoming midterm elections.
According to The Daily Wire, DeSantis warned that the left, which includes the media, is attempting to “muddy the waters” and “create a storm of lies to mislead all of us from what’s actually going on” at the Sunshine Summit’s Victory Dinner on Saturday night.
DeSantis reminded the crowd that Florida has seen significant challenges recently, much like the rest of America, including COVID, the Biden Border CrisisTM, Critical Race Theory, gender ideology, inflation, and more.
The 43-year-old governor said, “In times like these, it’s not enough to just be right on the issues.”
“Because in times like these, there’s no substitute for courage. You got to have the courage of your convictions to be willing to stand up against the media. You got to have the courage to stand up against things like cancel culture. You got to have the courage to stand up to the woke mob,” DeSantis told the sold-out audience. “You got to have the courage to stand in the way of the Brandon administration.”
DeSantis expressed high hopes for Floridians’ future and vowed to maintain speaking out against the liberal wave of anti-liberty ideologies in order to preserve Florida’s freedom.
“We are just getting warmed up,” DeSantis said. “I have only begun to fight. I’m standing my ground, walking the line all the way to the finish line, and I can tell you this: with your help, and everybody behind us, there is no doubt in my mind that come November, we are going to keep the state of Florida free.”
“Democrats opposed everything I did to protect your freedom,” DeSantis added, “If they had their way this state would be Faucian dystopia.”
The governor reminded the audience that the rhetoric of the left has red-pilled an increasing number of individuals who would support Republicans in future elections because they have personally experienced the failure of leftist ideas.
“Even people that are not Republicans, and even people that have been voting for Democrats … they see, in their own life, the effect of Biden’s policies. And so they are dissatisfied. And so we have an opportunity to build a massive coalition here in the state of Florida, and I think it’s there for the taking,” DeSantis said.
“But you got to be ready for battle,” the Sunshine State governor cautioned. “So put on the full armor of God.”
Love how @GovRonDeSantis tells the crowd how much we appreciate our law enforcement in Florida. #SunshineSummit #BackTheBlue pic.twitter.com/5E5sGGNhkZ
— Jimmy Patronis (@JimmyPatronis) July 23, 2022
Sources: Dailywire, Americanactionnews, Ussanews