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Ron DeSantis Says His Opponent In Governor’s Race Is Trying To Make Florida Into Venezuela

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GOP Rep. Ron DeSantis, who is the Republican nominee for governor in Florida, said his Democratic opponent Andrew Gillum is trying to turn the state into Venezuela.

“[Gillum] is the most liberal candidate that the Democratic Party has ever nominated in the state of Florida by a country mile in a governor’s race,” DeSantis said on “The Ingraham Angle” Tuesday. (RELATED: GOP Rep. Ron DeSantis Says Maxine Waters Is Unfit To Serve In Congress)

“He wants to abolish [Immigration and Customs Enforcement]. He wants a billion dollar tax increase,” the Florida Republican said. “He wants a single-payer health care system in Florida, which would bankrupt the state. I’m trying to make Florida even better. He wants to make Florida Venezuela.”

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He also called Gillum out for being incompetent and said his tenure as Tallahassee mayor has been fraught with peril.

“He also combines a far left ideology with managerial incompetence,” DeSantis said. “As mayor of Tallahassee, his tenure has been absolutely disastrous. Tallahassee is one of, if not the most crime-ridden city in all of Florida. Year after year, rising crime. He’s embroiled in the lot of corruption scandals. This is not — this guy can’t even run the city of Tallahassee.”

“There’s no way Florida voters can entrust him with our entire state,” he added.

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