DeSantis speaks in front of DSM crowd ahead of expected 2024 presidential bid

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stopped in Des Moines Friday evening, following a stop in Davenport earlier that day.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stopped in Des Moines Friday evening, following a stop in Davenport earlier that day.

FOR REPUBLICANS, THE ROAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE GOES THROUGH IOWA. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, FORMER UN AMBASSADOR NIKKI HALEY WRAPPED UP HER LATEST CAMPAIGN VISIT TO IOWA TODAY. AND FLORIDA GOVERNOR RON DESTANTIS MADE STOPS IN DAVENPORT AND DES MOINES TODAY. KCCI'S KAYLA JAMES WAS THERE AS DESANTIS SHARED THE STAGE WITH GOVERNOR REYNOLDS IN FRONT OF AN EXCITED CROWD. AT THE IOWA STATE FAIRGROUNDS -- TWO GOVERNORS -- ONE STAGE -- <GOV. KIM REYNOLDS/IOWA; MEDIA 2ó1; 4:39-4:41> <"I'M TELLING YOU HE'S JUST GETTING WARMED UP."> AS IOWA GOVERNOR KIM REYNOLDS WELCOMES FLORIDA'S GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS -- DURING HIS FIRST TRIP TO THE HAWKEYE STATE -- <NAT: APPLAUSE> DRAWING A CROWD - - TO SPEAK ABOUT HIS NEW BOOK -- AHEAD OF AN EXPECTED PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCEMENT. <GOV. RON DESANTIS; MEDIA2; 22:49-24:59> <"I'M JUST PROUD THAT WHEN THE WORLD WENT MAD OVER COVID -- WHEN COMMON SENSE SUDDENLY BECAME AN UNCOMMON VIRTUE -- THE STATE OF FLORIDA STOOD AS A REFUGE OF SANITY."> AN ANNOUNCEMENT -- NOT MADE FRIDAY. INSTEAD -- DESANTIS HIGHLIGHTING MOMENTS IN HIS CAREER -- IN FRONT OF A RECEPTIVE CROWD. <GOV. RON DESANTIS; MEDIA2; 26:22-26:28> <"I CAN'T BE LOOKING OUT FOR ME IN THE SHORT TERM POLITICAL OVER PEOPLE'S LIBERTIES AND FREEDOMS AND JOBS." LEAVE ROOM FOR APPLAUSE> FROM HANDLING COVID -- AND THE DISASTER HURRICANE IAN LEFT IN ITS WAKE -- TO DISCUSSING LEGISLATION PASSED IN FLORIDA -- WITH VALUES SIMILAR TO BILLS MOVING THROUGH IOWA'S STATEHOUSE. <GOV. RON DESANTIS; MEDIA2ó1; :54-1:04> <"I JUST THINK PARENTS IN FLORIDA, IN IOWA, THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY-- SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEND THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL, HAVE THEM WATCH CARTOONS, JUST BE KIDS WITHOUT HAVING SOMEONE'S AGENDA SHOVED DOWN THEIR THROATS."> DESANTIS ENDED -- SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE -- LOOKING TO SPEAK WITH HIM -- GET A PICTURE OR SIGNED COPY OF HIS BOOK. BY THE END OF THE NIGHT -- STILL NO ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT A PRESIDENTIAL RUN. <JONAS NASS/MINNESOTA; 6751; 06:29:01-06:29:06> <"HE SEEMS LIKE A REAL STRONG LEADER AND HE'LL BE A VERY STRONG PRESIDENT."> BUT JONAS NASS AND HIS FRIEND WILL -- WHO DROVE DOWN FROM MINNESOTA -- ARE HOPEFUL. <WILL KICKHAFER/ MINNESOTA; 6751; 06:29:30-06:29:40> <"I THINK HE'S SHOWN REALLY STRONG LEADERSHIP. JUST LIKE WATCHING HIS RESPON

DeSantis speaks in front of DSM crowd ahead of expected 2024 presidential bid

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stopped in Des Moines Friday evening, following a stop in Davenport earlier that day.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was in Des Moines Friday night at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, where he shared the stage with Gov. Kim Reynolds in front of a crowd. Des Moines was the Florida governor's second stop in Iowa on Friday. He started his day in Davenport. Friday marked DeSantis's first time in Iowa. This visit comes ahead of an expected presidential campaign announcement later this year. Reynolds introduced DeSantis after sharing how they first met, similarities in their time as the heads of their states, and what he has accomplished. While DeSantis did not make an announcement about a bid for presidency, he did touch on his career. He shared highlights including how he handled COVID-19, the aftermath following the disaster Hurricane Ian left in its wake in 2022, and discussing legislation passed in Florida with values similar to bills moving through Iowa's statehouse."I just think parents in Florida, in Iowa, throughout the country should be able to send their kids to school, have them watch cartoons, just be kids without having someone's agenda shoved down their throats," DeSantis said during his stop on Friday. KCCI's Kayla James has a recap of DeSantis' Des Moines stop in the video above.

DES MOINES, Iowa —

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was in Des Moines Friday night at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, where he shared the stage with Gov. Kim Reynolds in front of a crowd.

Des Moines was the Florida governor's second stop in Iowa on Friday. He started his day in Davenport.

Friday marked DeSantis's first time in Iowa. This visit comes ahead of an expected presidential campaign announcement later this year.

Reynolds introduced DeSantis after sharing how they first met, similarities in their time as the heads of their states, and what he has accomplished.

While DeSantis did not make an announcement about a bid for presidency, he did touch on his career. He shared highlights including how he handled COVID-19, the aftermath following the disaster Hurricane Ian left in its wake in 2022, and discussing legislation passed in Florida with values similar to bills moving through Iowa's statehouse.

"I just think parents in Florida, in Iowa, throughout the country should be able to send their kids to school, have them watch cartoons, just be kids without having someone's agenda shoved down their throats," DeSantis said during his stop on Friday.

KCCI's Kayla James has a recap of DeSantis' Des Moines stop in the video above.

DeSantis speaks in front of DSM crowd ahead of expected 2024 presidential bid

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stopped in Des Moines Friday evening, following a stop in Davenport earlier that day.

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