According to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), he deserves to be president because he has a clear vision for how he wants to lead the United States into the future and is more electable than failed former president Donald Trump.
However, remarks DeSantis made during an appearance on “The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show” podcast are already coming back to haunt him.
Asked if he would pardon defendants who have been found guilty for taking part in the violent January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, DeSantis had this to say:
“On day one, I will have folks that will get together and look at all these cases, who people are victims of weaponization or political targeting, and we will be aggressive in issuing pardons.”
In other words, DeSantis isn’t ruling out pardoning people for their role in January 6, meaning that even Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Proud Boys who was sentenced to 18 years in prison this week, could possibly get a pardon from a President DeSantis.
That was all former former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) needed to hear to render her verdict on DeSantis and his fitness for the highest office in the land.
Cheney, who served as vice chairperson of the House Select Committee on the Capitol insurrection tweeted out:
“Any candidate who says they will pardon Jan. 6 defendants is not qualified to be President.”
This isn’t the first time Cheney has spoken up and been critical of DeSantis. In August of last year, she had this to say:
“I think that Ron DeSantis has lined himself up almost entirely with Donald Trump, and I think that’s very dangerous.”
Cheney added that she “would find it very difficult” to support DeSantis.
Ron DeSantis is utterly unfit for the presidency. So is Donald Trump. Nikki Haley and Tim Scott are also-rans and also don’t belong in the Oval Office. The GOP has no one worth a damn in 2024. That alone suggests they’ll likely lose in a landslide.
