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he was also in the hawkeye state this weekend at a series of events. they don't like where the country is heading and will back former president also supposed to be in iowa. having what they said would be a huge rally. the bad weather forced them to cancel that event. desantis seized that opportunity. he stopped by des moines right about that time trump's rally was supposed to be happening. voters watching both men closely. >> i think desantis is even better. that is what the primary is for. you have to do get out. >> endorsements are rolling in on both sides for both trump and desantis. he has backed up by more than three dozen gop legislators just from iowa alone. the rally was supposed to happen former president trump's campaign. more than 100 are local officials and the hawkeye state that want to see the former president back in the white house. arthel. arthel: okay. live in sioux city, iowa, thank you. eric: governor desantis weighing in on the humanitarian crisis at the southern border. the border, as you heard, should be shut down completely to

the rumored 2024 presidential candidate spending the day barnstorming across the hawkeye state earlieroday, a family picnic and an event with the iowa ghp chairman and the floor government is going all in on the hawkeye state. >> in florida we are a freedom zone permanently and i think that's very important so it's very productive and we are happy about those achievements. we are very excited about the achievements in iowa but we've got a lot of work to do ahead of us as a country. i think we need to restore sanity in this country. >> meanwhile former president terms plan rally in des moines is called off because of bad weather but trump says it will be rescheduled. we start with alexis mcadams live from iowa with the latest. tell us all about it. >> good evening from iowa as we move around trying to follow where governor ron desantis is. he'll be talking again in a few moments although, president -- former president terms of event was canceled, he says it will be rescheduled but we got to talk about what his plans would be if he did run for president 2024 talking about what he says ar

you saw in 2016, donald trump came in second to ted cruz in the hawkeye state because of evangelicals >> todd: i was on with kayleigh mcenany and she said it best when she said trump wins because he physically connects with the voters, in a room, panel, at a speech and physically connects. does ron desantis have enough time to do that after declaring so late? >> i think he did himself a great disservice by declaring so late. first republican to win miami-dade. florida, up on president trump. we see the chasm that exists. to kevin's point, history book is littered with people who won iowa and did not become the republican nominee. it is critical for president trump to display personal touch if he plans to hold off ron desantis. all roads go through iowa. >> todd: it is important state, there is big primary season beyond iowa. around the horn and broaden it. do you expect ron desantis to focus on policy going forward or some point will he jump in the mud with trump and focus on personality? >> their policies are very similar, at least domestically. we have not heard much from ron desant

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all eyes are on the hawkeye state as florida governor and rumored 2024 presidential hopeful ron desantiscends on iowa. desantis is barnstorming across the state with a family picture. >> if you look out the left side of the plane, you with see the are reflecting pool, the washington monument. if you looked out the right side of the plane, you would look over the potomac live, you saw a lot of small, nondescript monuments arranged neatly over rolling hills in a place called arlington national cemetery. if you don't have people that are willing throughout our history to stand up, i put on that uniform, risk their lives and in many instances give that last full measure of devotion, then it isn't going to amount to very much. we must fight the good fight, we must finish the race also supposed to be in iowa today for if a massive rally postponed it about an hour ago. he's still posting his campaign message on truth >> we've got to make sure we have a great election. we've got to win big, and we're leading crooked joe biden by a lot, a lot. the polls are showing we're 7 points up, 8 points, 9

governor ron desantis will pay the second visit to the hawkeye state as nbc news has new reporting on a move that is the sure sign he will enter the 2024 presidential race. two sources tell nbc news his political staff is set to move into a campaign office on monday now, why does that matter? because of rules around spending, that means he has 15 days to file paper work to run for president. the clock is ticking for the man who is a north star of sorts for republicans looking to turn the page on trump. while he has been lagging behind trump in the polls, the ground game in iowa is promising. nbc news reporting that the gop fund-raiser he will attend tonight sold out which is a rarity for the gop state event the florida governor is popular on the road selling out venues consistently and breaking fund raising records. on the other side of the state, of course, the former president will hold a rally in des moines tonight. in the two months since former president trump paid a visit to iowa, a lot has changed. he faces criminal charges in new york and found libel for sexual abuse and defam

on postponed due to weather but it didn't stop his opponent desantis from making his rounds in the hawkeye state. he appealed to voters early tonight. >> i think if we make this election about a referendum on joe biden and his failed policies and provide a positive alternative to take america in a new direction, i think americans will win across the board. if the election is about anything else, it's about distractions, side issues. if we allow biden to sit in his basement and not held accountable, the democrats are about to see that power. lawrence: we asked who has the best chance to beat joe biden. >> anybody. >> trump. >> ron desantis. >> i think either one. >> i would pick neither of them. >> trump probably. >> i think trump 2024 for sure. >> i like ron desantis. he's a little bit fresher feel to the race. i think he will connect with young voters. >> trump is the popular kid but the new kid comes to town. >> oh, my goodness. lawrence: you said a snowball can beat joe biden. >> i hope somebody does. i don't want hip to win. but i'm not sure those are the two. lawrence: if you have got

. >>> florida governor ron desantis stepped into a trump-shaped void in the hawkeye state. the likely 2024 republican contender spent the weekend traveling through iowa, the first state in the gop primary this came after former president trump canceled his appearances due to the threat of severe weather. nbc's allie raffa has more >> reporter: the signs in iowa this weekend said "desantis 2024 cle. >> we must reject the culture of losing that has infected our party in recent years. >> reporter: and he ramped up attacks on the gop front-runner former president trump >> the time for excuses is over. >> reporter: desantis even taking advantage of mr. trump having to cancel a saturday night rally in des moines due to weather. making a surprise visit there himself. >> i think florida and iowa are a source of hope we're going to have a chance pretty soon to make sure that's done in every state in this country. >> reporter: desantis, however, has still not declared be. nbc news has learned he'll have to soon. his political staff set to move into a new base of operations monday acc

anna cbs's ed o'keefe reports, hawkeye state knows the florida governor's name, but now he is tryingultiple stops across iowa today, florida governor ron desantis had a message for republican voters: it's time to try something new. >> leadership is not about entertainment. it's not about the give and take of the daily news cycle. it is not about building a brand. it is not about virtue signaling. leadership, at the end of the day, is about producing results. >> reporter: by his side throughout this trip, his wife, mother of their three kids, casey desantis. the 42-year-oldlk hostndret ca rvivor is a key advisor the campaign. >> we are standing ur right things. but you know what he doesn't change? he doesn't cower. he never takes the path of least resistance. he always stands up for what's right. >> reporter: most iowans remain undecided, but those we spoke to were familiar with his record as governor, next to several moves that garnered national attention. new laws restrict the access to abortion, spending on rights so-called "don't say gay" law that prompted a fight with disney. >>

remember i t >> todd: trump and desantis setting their sights on iowa, taking their campaign to the hawkeye state next week. you're watching fox news alert, we kickoff memorial day weekend, i'm todd piro. >> ashley: i'm ashley strohmier, in for carley shimkus. the former president is ahead of the governor and is ahead of biden. alexandria hoff is live with more. good morning. >> alexandria: good morning. the financials are different. fox news have been speaking with desantis donors, waiting on the sidelines to infuse this campaign with cash. in the 24 hours following desantis announcement, the presidential candidate raised 8.2 million. desantis campaign manager said this historic fundraising hall shows grassroots republicans are united behienemy governor desantis's vision for our great america. it will be a near miss with former president trump who arrives in des moines the following day and will head to new hampshire and south carolina. in iowa then desantis will travel and make up for lost time, while in iowa, desantis has to do work, former president trump holds 3-1 advantage with republ

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. >> todd: and desantis kicked off his presidential campaign in the hawkeye state with this message to voters. >> it really does take two terms as president to be able to finish this job. the bureaucracy is so entrenched i think we can bring george washington back and i don't think he could fix it in one single four-year term. we must restore sanity to our nation. we can't have every constitution going on ideological joyrides. we have to be guided by reality, facts and enduring principles, merit must trump identity politics. we in florida held the line when freedom hung in the balance. >> ashley: brandy cruz joins us now. good to see you this morning. i'm goed to get your take on this, especially coming from the viewpoint of an independent. we are starting to see republicans throw jabs at each other, just now starting this campaign trail. ron desantis also took time to respond to criticism from former president trump, listen to this and talk about it. >> if you say cuomo did a better job with covid than florida did, that is not what he used to say. this is new. six months ago he did no

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. >> 24 republican presidential candide campaigned in iowa, part of a bus daughter across the hawkeye state he started in a des moines suburb, playing tennis and meing voters. later he made remarks and spoke with votes for the urbandale. this is an hour and 15 minutes. [multiple people speaking] [indiscernible] [indiscernible] [laughter] [indiscernible] [indiscernible] >> thank you for all that you do. we appreciate you. this is an awesome turnout. it is incredible to see all of the young people here. let's give a round of applause for the young people who are motivated and energized to take back this country. thank you for being here. i want to give a shout out to royal flooring. thank you for being a small business owner and iowa. we appreciate that. and we really appreciate you opening your facility once again so we can continue to have really great conversations with the candidates that are traveling through our state to run for the highest office in the land. we appreciate you opening up your facility so we can do that. i am fortunate tonight to have the opportunity to welcome to

desantis will not be alone in the hawkeye state.mer president trump and senator ted scott looking to get an edge with iowa voters. set to hold rallies there this week. but the contenders grow tighter by the day but it appears president biden isn't focused on his bonus. >> i could never keep up with it. you know, i'm not being facetious. i'm being very serious. a lot of competent candidates. so we will see. >> kayleigh: he said he doesn't focus on it that much. kellyanne, one time he didn't focus on the poll numbers we found out he held pulling meetings like any president would do. it is not just know campaign events but no headquarters and not touting numbers. is he behind or take this for granted? >> kellyanne: he has an initial. most democrats do want to biden a second term. i have a question from president biden. why do you want the job? nobody else want you to keep that job. i kind of sort of want him to keep the job because i'm scared of the vice president but he chose 1 of 3 people in the entire country as his vp who couldn't

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he will hold a kickoff event in des moines tomorrow and make several stops across the hawkeye state andhursday trump plans to speak with voters in urbandale outside the capital city. here is how they match up now. trump holding a commanding 33-point lead over desantis in the latest fox news poll. ron desantis there at 20%. here is our own dana perino sizing up the race. >> president trump did lend a heavy hand to help ron desantis initially when he ran for governor. he thinks desantis going against him now is disloyal but doesn't say the same thing about mike pence. nikki haley worked for president trump as well. for some reason president trump zeros in on the disloyalty of ron desantis. we have to see over the next few weeks is desantis can throw a punch, land a punch, take a punch and get off the mat. >> julie: trump cannot dismiss governor desantis and never faced a gop candidate like this before. tim hogan, former communications director for aim owe globe char and ashley gates an official under goop -- davis. sorry about that. let me start with you, ashley, trump holds a sizeable le

polls in the hawkeye state shows him trailing trump by double digits. ronna mcdaniel joins us now. the poll from fox 12 days ago shows trump at 53%, desantis 24%. that's before he got going? how do you size up the primary right now? >> i think the field keeps growing. we are getting into the summer, the august debate is looming in milwaukee. i think a lot of these candidates are having to get in if they think they will make the debate stage on how it will happen and how candidates can make the debate stage. >> dana: will you make the requirements more stringent than in 2016? >> you know, i think they are very fair requirements and they will increase and escalate in subsequent debates. i think the most important and the one that gets the most attention is the beat biden pledge. we need to remember at the end of this after a bruising primary and everybody fighting the get the nomination we get to come together as a party and focus on winning the white house. we can't change anything unless we win and can govern. that's a critical component for every candidate to pledge to beat biden

and now in 2024 in full swing, the ron versus don rivalry heads to hey and both make the case to hawkeyewe're joined by the panel of florida voters, alex holt, darryl boyer and sydney. alex, you're a florida dad with 6-year-old twin, independent, tell me who you're supporting in the republican primary. >> being a floridean, it's pretty easy to make that call. having gotten to live the last five and a half years here in florida with ron desantis as governor, it's not really a hard choice. guest governor they can remember, i'm 39 years old. really just the best elected politician that i've ever got ton witness and i'm just excited that the last five years have been as successful as they have down here. you know, i want that for the country. rachel: keeping that with you, alex, for a quick answer. the state of florida, there's no question that ron desantis did a good job but under donald trump we had the greatest economy this country has ever seen. what are your thoughts on that? >> i would say that it's easy to have a good economy. i mean i would judge desantis' performance -- economic per

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democracy 2024 showdown called off in the hawkeye state after threats of severe weather caused former to cancel rally in iowa last night even as possible gop primary opponent ron desantis made his way all across the key election state attending several big events. alexis mcadams has details from sue center iowa. >> mike, good afternoon from iowa, this was supposed to be a huge weekend between former president donald trump and governor ron desantis but the weather is not optimal and changed all of that. we are now learning about new steps that the florida governor is taking that he is signaling entering the race. >> we must fight the good fight, we must finish the race and we must keep the faith. i can tell you this, i'm proud of what we have done in florida. i'm thankful for governor reynolds and the team in iowa but i have only begun to fight. >> talking with supporters and the events were packed and also set to be in iowa and showed up only to find out the event was called off. desantis, though, seized on the opportunity stopping by des moines right about the time that trump's rally

the republican field converging on the hawkeye state. team fox coverage karl rove with analysis but let's begin with rich edson in des moines, iowa. >> good morning, dana. the campaigning starts tonight for governor ron desantis. he will be here for a campaign kickoff event and swing through iowa over the next couple of days, travel to new hampshire and south carolina all early voting primary states for the republican primary. desantis says iowa could give him the momentum he needs at the very start of this process. >> there may be some differences with me and donald trump. i think those differences were down to my benefit in a place like iowa. he has taken the side of disney in our fight down here in florida. >> trump shot back on social media that disney had become a woke and disgusting shadow of its former self. it happened on desantis's watch and the florida governor should have stopped it long ago. what else he thinks he should have done to disney. desantis aide says on this swing he will tout his record in florida and stress that t

the trump rally got canceled due to bad weather, but governor desantis did make it to the hawkeye statere is the message he had for voters. >> as bad as things are going right now, if things do not go well for us republicans in 2024, it's going to get a whole lot worse. >> we must reject the culture of losing that has infected our party in recent years. the time for excuses is over. we've got to demonstrate the courage to lead and the strength to win. if we do that, if we make 2024 election a referend on joe biden and his failures, and if we provide a positive alternative for the future of this country, republicans will win across the board. >> desantis has consistently been the most popular potential opponents to trump. though his polling has dipped a bit recently, with a possible announcement looming, is he ready for primetime? let me put it straight at you. >> he probably would have been more fortunate if his rally got canceled in iowa. because i don't think he is. consistently, his message is, i'm trump without the personality. and the more time you start spending speaking to voters

will come hours before the former vice president will join cnn's dana bash for a town hall in the hawkeyen the iowa. pence's relationship with former president donald trump and the maga base soured after he refused to overturn the election on january 6th and complied instead with what he was supposed to do according to the will of the people and the u.s. constitution. how is he planning to overcome that? >> reporter: jake, that's the question facing the candidacy of mike pence. he has long said, he believes that history will hold donald trump accountable. it's an open question, though, if republican voters will hold donald trump accountable for his role in election denialism and trying to incite violence on january 6th that, of course, mike pence and his family were deeply involved in. he's going after the republican voters that are simply ready to turn the page. i'm at a rally about to begin for former governor ron desantis. these republicans are also ready to turn the page. there certainly is a growing field of republican candidates here. mike pence will officially become one of those n

. >> dana: the hawkeye state turning into a campaign hub for republicans in hope of catapulting to the top of an increasingly crowded field. rich edson reporting live from des moines. what's happening there this morning, rich? >> good morning, dana and bill. you have governor ron desantis campaign is underway. four events across the state throughout the day. kicked things off last evening in west des moines, iowa at the eternity church leaning into his controversial record as governor of florida. his pitch to voters the next president needs two terms. trump would only get one. republicans need to end the culture of losing, another dig at the former president. >> leadership is not about entertainment. it is not about building a brand. it is not about virtue signaling. it is about results. and in florida we didn't lead with merely words, we followed up on our words with deeds. >> desantis got more direct against trump during a session afterwards with reporters. he responded to trump's criticism about his covid policies noting the former president's family moved to florida when he was gov

which no candidate has figured out how to die second or take into account on especially consider hag hawkeyes-- what he achieved for four years and the guy that ripped it out by the roots and has the guts to do it and people go give awes shot. how does abortion play in the general election and de-san staking out a position. to the right. rachel: to the right of donald trump. will: many people saying i don't know how that'll work in the general election. rachel: that's true but overwhelmingly what will play in is what came out this week in the durham report. there's a lot of people feeling like there's no consequences for the people who tried to basically do a coup on this administration and the only way to get revenge or justice for what happened in their minds will be to elect donald trump. give him another shot. will: lot more to go on that obviously but coming up, the fbi facing a whirlwind of allegation and missteps and pete and i go off the wall in their biggest scandals and why politics are at the center or the stage. rachel: abby hornacek is live in texas for the professional bull ridi

however, both candidates are hoping to sway, influential conservative activists in the hawkeye state.rst campaign event after than eventful week. on tuesday, a civil jury in new york found the former president liable for sexually abusing and defaming columnist e. jean carroll. and awarded her $5 million. the next day, trump was part of a tv town hall where he had this to say about january 6th. >> they were their proud, they were there with love in their heart, that was an unbelievable, it was a beautiful day. >> will you pardon the january 6th rioters who were convicted of federal offenses? >> i am inclined to pardon many of them. i can't say for every single one, because a couple of them probably they got out of control. >> david, that was just one in a series of controversial comments and statements made by the former president that night. do you think any of it set off alarm bells within the republican party? >> within that gop estes establishment or electives, what everyone a call the non maga non trump voter, no, rev, what we're seeing, there's nothing that donald trump says that

florida governor desantis for president trump will both be heading to the hawkeye state to rally voters this week the fox news polling shows the majority of republican primary voters favor trump over desantis by more than 30% right now. for more on this let's bring a noel republican strategist author of branding america. thank you so much for your time today. we finally sucked over desantis make it official last week jumping into the race for little rocky start the twitter lodge. what if you make of his first week on the campaign officially? what circulates to look at it. if you look at it from a pr point of view you see were the twitter launch was a little bit of an epic fail. if you look at it from the money point which is a national fundraiser so take a look at things or make money point of view he didn't raise $8 million in about 24 hours. so that is a good thing. but in the long run you've got to look at what is ron desantis running on? his message is i am the guy who can be elected in the general. i can get the done and the general he is trying to say president trump it was taking

all eyes are on the hawkeye state as florida governor and rumored 2024 presidential hopeful ron desantisrnstorming across the state with a family picture. >> if you look out the left side of the plane, you with see the are reflecting pool, the washington

the hawkeye state will be watched, governor desantis kicks off his 2024 campaign in iowa.es moines. what do we expect to hear from desantis tonight. >> good afternoon, sandra. campaign aides say he will highlight his record in florida. also stress the need for what he's calling energy in the executive, a nod to perhaps a new generation of politicians we need some younger people serving in the white house. desantis will make the announcement, his first campaign event tonight, that will be in the eternity church here in des moines, iowa, christians playing a major role in the republican base here in iowa and across the united states. desantis has several stops across iowa before campaigning in new hampshire and south carolina, all early primary and caucus states. desantis and former president donald trump has been sparring over desantis's fight with disney, handling with the pandemic, supreme court picks and trump's unfinished border wall. the trump campaign tweeted a video, calls for an end to birthright citizenship of parents in the country illegally. likely head to the co

after a couple days in the hawkeye state, he's expected to visit new hampshire and south carolina.is, darsha burns and charlie dent. what can we expect from desantis' big campaign kickoff tonight? >> reporter: this is my first event covering desantis as an actual candidate and that does change the game. in the last few months as the polling lagged the team desantis message was he's not in the race yet and things will change when he is, and how do things change here. the pressure is on. how does he find his footing when it comes to his top rival, former president donald trump? how directly is he going to go after him? will he take him head on or continue the subtle jabs at him without calling him out by name? that's going to be a tough needle to thread and how he does that will be critical. number two, how does he deal with the important retail politics that matter to voters here in iowa and new hampshire and south carolina? the early states. a lot of skeptics are wondering how he will pull off the hand shakes to the voters and these are the states that can make or break a president

in the hawkeye state. it shannon? >> will see if they will both officially be running soon.s mcadams in iowa, thank you. it is time to first degree. a fox news correspondent and former national security staff are gillian turner pete frates contributing writer, richard fell, former bush white house -- also the author of the brand-new book, a watchman in the night. welcome, to all of you! great to have you here today. your about the competing endorsements there in iowa, carl, desantis isn't even officially running it. but trump outpacing him there. does it matter? >> we are at the beginning of this process. member, hillary clinton was way ahead in iowa of a fellow named barack obama and was upset on caucus night. i frankly thought it was a good start for desantis. he wisely, and i would like to see up close and personal. they don't want to be part of a 10,000 person crowd of 5000. they want to see up close and personal and had several events like that. i thought it was good. i was very impressed with his legislative endorsements. the republican senate president and republican

where else but social media attacking his republican competition, just as he's ready to barnstorm the hawkeye state. sandra. >> sandra: mark, thank you. john. >> john: sandra, dawson's creek star james van der beek is calling out the dnc for not holding primary debates with president biden, asking how is this a democracy? his challengers are also blasting the dnc for not giving them a chance to face off against the incumbent. bring in juan williams, fox news senior political analyst and mark short, former chief of staff to vice president pence, co-chair for advancing american freedom and executive direct for for the coalition to protect american workers. we are out of time after this -- let me play what james van der beek said about the debates. >> i cannot get over the fact the democratic national committee is saying there will not be a debate to decide the nominee for president. are you [bleep] kidding me? there's no debate? over an 80-year-old man who, if he lives will be the oldest sitting president in the history of the country? dnc is not with the will of the people, no debate, fo democ

backing him, and donald trump says he has the backing of more than 100 local elected officials in the hawkeyey'll both officially be running soon. thank you, alexis. fox news correspondent and former national security staffer gillian turner, "forbes" contributing writer richard fowler, former bush white house adviser karl rove and syndicated columnist cal thomas author of the brand new book, "a watchman in the night." great to have all of you today. you heard about the competing endorsements there in iowa. karl, desantis isn't even officially running yet, but trump outpacing him there. does it matter? >> we're at the beginning of this process. remember, hillary clinton was way ahead in iowa of a fellow named barack obama and was upset e on i caucus night. i frankly thought it was a good start for desantis. he wisely did -- in iowa, they like to see you up close and personal. they don't want to be part of a 10,000, 5,000 crowd, they want you up close and personal. i was very impressedded with his legislative endorsements, the republican senate president and house leader both endorsed him along

this, despite the first lady's controversial invite to the second place hawkeyes.w saying she will put her differences aside because the trip is important to her teammates. and michigan wolverines football coach jim harbaugh says he loves mowing his lawn. me too. and he is wondering why more kids aren't doing yard work. exactly. harbaugh telling "sports illustrated," quote: mowing the lawn is one of the great feelings i have in life. it makes me sad sometimes when i drive around ann arbor. used to be kids mowing lawns. was that kid out mowing lawns earning some money? now it's a truck and crew at every house. it's gone professional essentially. >> brian: now getting even worse, people are getting artificial grass and putting in their front lawn. i'm seeing it in my neighborhood now all over florida. and it looks great. >> steve: i have never seen that. >> brian: they vacuum it up. you vacuum it don't mow it. >> steve: isn't that like $50,000 worth of fake grass. >> brian: i don't think so. it seems like smaller houses. more affordable than ever. i should probably w

his visit to the hawkeye state comes just a day after florida's governor ron desantis kicked off his american comeback tour. >> brian: right. here we go. lucas tomlinson joins us now to set the table. lucas? >> good morning, steve, ainsley and brian. first visit to iowa as a presidential candidate. florida governor ron desantis vowed to fix the border once and for all. >> i'm frustrated on things like the border because i have been listening to these politicians talk about securing the border for years and years and years. i could tell you if i'm president, this will finally be the time where we bring this issue to a conclusion. we will reestablish the sovereignty of this nation. we deal clara national emergency about the border. >> desantis also proudly putting up his record dealing with covid and incredulous that trump would say new york governor andrew cuomo did a better job. >> the former president is now attacking me, saying that cuomo did better handling covid than florida did. [laughter] i can tell you this. i could count the number of republicans in this country on my hands t