Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has responded to former President Trump’s attacks, saying that “it’s just background noise.”
DeSantis made his comments during an interview with Piers Morgan on Fox Nation’s “Piers Morgan Uncensored” that will air later this week.
Morgan had described the upcoming interview in a recent op-ed, saying that it was “clear that the governor has had enough of Trump’s constant baiting and felt ready to take him on.”
When asked during the interview about how he is different from Trump, DeSantis explained that there were several factors.
“The approach to COVID was different. I would have fired somebody like Fauci,” DeSantis said. “I think he got way too big for his britches, and I think he did a lot of damage.”
“I also think just in terms of my approach to leadership, I get personnel in the government who have the agenda of the people and share our agenda,” he continued. “You bring your own agenda in you’re gone. We’re just not gonna have that. So, the way we run the government, I think, is no daily drama, focus on the big picture, and put points on the board, and I think that’s something that’s very important.”
DeSantis laughed off Trump’s derogatory nicknames, like “Ron DeSanctimonious,” saying, “I don’t know how to spell the sanctimonious one.”
“I don’t really know what it means, but I kinda like it, it’s long, it’s got a lot of vowels,” he said. “We’ll go with that, that’s fine. I mean you can call me whatever you want, just as long as you also call me a winner because that’s what we’ve been able to do in Florida, is put a lot of points on the board and really take this state to the next level.”
“To me, it’s just background noise,” he said. “It’s not important for me to be fighting with people on social media. It’s not accomplishing anything for the people I represent. So, we really just focus on knocking out victories, day after day, and if I got involved in all the undertow, I would not be able to be an effective governor. So, I don’t think it’s something that makes sense for me.”
