Ron desantis: On Monday

On Monday, Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis praised the state’s initiative to elevate civics education and announced that the winner of the state’s national speech and debate championship will receive a Charlie Kirk trophy and a $50,000 scholarship. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said ... He was the governor of the third most populous state in the country, a combat-tested Navy veteran, a Harvard- and Yale-educated culture warrior who had turned Florida into a hard-right policy lab... Ron DeSantis , a Navy veteran and Harvard Law graduate who has served as Florida’s Republican governor since 2018, has become one of the most polarizing figures in U.S. politics.