Why Ron DeSantis's aims of "destroying leftism" prove he is unfit to be president + How Chris Christie could impact the race

The Warning with Steve Schmidt

Steve Schmidt

News, Politics, Government

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🗓️ 1 June 2023

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Steve Schmidt breaks down Ron DeSantis’s comments that he is going to “destroy leftism.” He explains how that makes the Florida governor unfit to be president and how it proves he is just cosplaying as a lesser version of Donald Trump. Later, he discusses how Chris Christie entering the race could potentially impact Donald Trump. To become a The Warning Premium Member with access to premium content visit: https://thewarning.supercast.com/

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0:00.0	Thanks for listening. For earlier access to these episodes, access to Ask Me Anything sessions,
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0:39.0	There he is, Governor Ron DeSantis, the Mussolini of Tallahassee using a U.S. Navy War vessel as a visual prop just days after his disastrous launch, which spurned the fantastic hashtag, hashtag, disaster.
0:44.0	Now, Ron DeSantis has apparently learned that while running for president,
0:46.3	it's a visual medium that matters.
0:52.4	And so there he is standing, well-framed, looking good, about to answer a question.
0:57.5	Now, generations of Americans have been raised being told something that we all know isn't true. And it's this, there's no stupid questions. There are. There's
1:03.8	lots of stupid questions. And a great place to find them is on Fox and Friends. Let's watch one.
1:09.7	But before we do, let's understand something about the question.
1:14.3	It's premised on a delusion. And the delusion is this. Is that all over the country, the American people are
1:20.6	wondering, wondering, why Ron, why Ron, why do you have to run now? Why can't you wait? Why can't
1:30.0	you wait for Mr. Trump to get four more years? Republicans, most of the people that support
1:35.2	you probably voted for President Trump twice. And the first comment I hear over and over again
1:40.8	is why doesn't Ron DeSantis wait for President Trump's second term and then run?
1:45.5	And what is your best answer?
1:46.8	Why is right now the time for Ron DeSantis to run for president?
1:51.9	Because everyone knows if I'm the nominee, I will beat Biden and I will serve two terms
1:58.3	and I will be able to destroy leftism in this country and leave
2:03.3	woke ideology on the dustbin of history. I'd legitimately like to know, who is it that he
2:10.3	intends to smash? Is he going to arrest Bernie Sanders? Does he want to send AOC to a rehabilitation and re-education camp? What's he talking about?
2:23.3	American politicians don't talk about this. Don't talk like this. These are the words of a thug.
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