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Ron DeSantis: The next US president?

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🗓️ 9 March 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

The race for the Republican nominee for the 2024 US presidential race is already underway – with former White House resident Donald Trump throwing his hat in the ring a full two years ahead of time. One man who seems poised to be Trump's biggest threat is Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. So who is Ron DeSantis? And could he really beat Trump to the nomination? Our man in Washington, David Charter, sat down with him for an interview.

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0:39.7

The next US presidential election may be 18 months away,

0:43.2

but the race to be there are public and nominee.

0:45.8

Ooh, it's already heating up. And if you remember last time,

0:49.6

I mean, first of all, this guy's a choke artist, and this guy's a liar.

0:52.8

You'll know he can get quite spicy.

0:56.0

We don't need a weak person being president of the United States, okay?

0:59.4

Because that's what we get if it were Jeff. I'll tell you what.

1:02.5

Donald, I understand rules.

1:03.7

It's a very hard thing to do.

1:04.9

I have his book.

1:06.1

Okay, Donald, you're right.

1:07.1

Donald, keep doing it.

1:08.1

I'll tell you what.

1:08.8

Thank you for the book.

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