DeSantis also spoke about the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border and the"millions of illegal aliens have poured into this country including criminal aliens, and even individuals on the terrorist watch list," while claiming he will be the presidential candidate who can control and stop illegal immigration at the border.
"I've been listening to these politicians talk about securing the border for years and years and years," DeSantis said in another apparent subtle dig at Trump."I can tell you, if I'm president, this will finally be the time where we bring this issue to a conclusion."Joe Biden , including suggesting the president's recent debt ceiling deal will result in the country"careening towards bankruptcy."
"This is greenlighting $4 trillion in new debt in less than two years. It took us almost 200 years to get to $4 trillion in debt in the first place. It locks in inflated COVID-era levels of spending, and it keeps 98 percent of the 87,000 new IRS agents that Joe Biden instituted," DeSantis added.