Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said of course Donald Trump lost the election his the most direct comments on the matter in the nearly three years since the former presidents defeat . He was among the first to suggest that state legislatures could change election results in certain states earning public praise from Trumps inner circle at the time . In the years after though though though he has largely ducked questions about the veracity of the election results . He continues to argue it was not a perfect election citing actions taken by states to ease voting access during the pandemic and went on to criticize Trump for funding mailin ballots through the CARES Act the . trillion economic stimulus bill passed in in response to the coronavirus crisis . Unmentioned in the interview is that he once praised the . CarES Act when it was signed saying it provided critical resources in the fight against Covid. Voting by mail is incredibly popular in Florida including by voters from his party. Nearly . million Floridians voted by mail in when DeSantantis was reelected by a historically wide margin including more than million registered Republicans including more . than . more than a million registered Democrats in the state of Florida . DeSantes said he too took unilateral action as governor to let local election offices process mailin ballot earlier than state law allows to address concerns about concerns about adequate staffing and a surge in voting remotely due to the lack of adequate staffing. Elsewhere Republican state legislatures . The CARES act was also criticized by DeSants. The Cares Act was also noted in Florida. to let Local election offices . The CarES act. to allow local election officers to process mail in. to process ballots earlier than the state’Santisisis. to provide. to
DeSantis on Trump’s 2020 claims: ‘Of course he lost’ DeS
