
Gov. Ron DeSantis Visits Suburbs Amid Chicago Mayor's Race
Clip: 2/20/2023 | 4m 38sVideo has Closed Captions
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared at an event with Chicago law enforcement officers.
Controversial Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis paid a visit to Elmhurst to speak with an audience of Chicago law enforcement officers. The event comes amid a contentious Chicago mayor’s race.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis Visits Suburbs Amid Chicago Mayor's Race
Clip: 2/20/2023 | 4m 38sVideo has Closed Captions
Controversial Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis paid a visit to Elmhurst to speak with an audience of Chicago law enforcement officers. The event comes amid a contentious Chicago mayor’s race.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>>> IT'S A POLITICAL EDITION OF TRADING PLACES.
IN JULY GOVERNOR TRAVELLED TO LED TO TAMPA TO HEAD AN EVENT.
TODAY ROBIN SAN JOINED US.
AMANDA , REMIND US OF WHY HE WAS HERE.
>> YEAH, PARIS, IT WAS HIS THIRD STOP AFTER NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA.
SURE, ONE COULD LOOK AT THIS AS PART OF HIS EXPLORATION OF A WHITE HOUSE RUN.
BUT THE OFFICIAL REASON HE CAME TO SUBURBAN ELMHURST WAS AN EVENT CALLED LAW AND ORDER.
FLORIDA LEADING THE WAY.
DESANTIS STUCK TO THAT THEME.
>> NO JURISDICTION IN FLORIDA IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO DEFUND POLICE.
IF YOU DO IT, WE ARE PUTTING THE MONEY BACK IN.
WE ARE NOT GOING TO PUT THESE PEOPLE THAT -- [APPLAUSE] JOYRIDE, NOT ON OUR TIME.
>> IT WAS A MESSAGE THAT RESONATED WITH THE CROWD OF ABOUT 250, LIKE JOE MCCARTHY WHOSE BROTHER IS WITH THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT.
>> AND I TOTALLY BACK THE BLUE.
I THINK THAT POLICE HAVE BEEN GETTING, YOU KNOW, KIND OF A RAW DEAL HERE IN ILLINOIS.
AND I CAME TO SUPPORT AND TO HEAR WHAT ANOTHER GOVERNOR FROM ANOTHER STATE IS DOING.
>> MCCARTHY SAYS BY THE END OF THE SPEECH EVERYONE AROUND HER WAS READY TO MOVE TO FLORIDA.
NOT EVERYONE IS ON THE SAME PAGE.
I ALSO SPOKE WELCOME A RETIRED ELGIN POLICE OFFICER THAT SAID SHE APPRECIATED DESANTIS'S MESSAGE ON THE LAW ENFORCEMENT FRONT, BUT SAID SHE WON'T VOTE FOR HIM BECAUSE OF HIS ABORTION STANCE.
>>> ANOTHER PERSON WHO WON'T BLOOD PRESSURE BACKING DESANTIS IS FORMER ILLINOIS FOR GOVERNOR.
>> I STILL SUPPORT PRESIDENT TRUMP AND WE WILL HAVE TO SEE WHAT THE FUTURE BRINGS.
>> IF THEY BOTH RUN FOR PRESIDENT, WHO WOULD YOU PICK.
>> I GAVE PRESIDENT TRUMP MY WORD I WOULD SUPPORT HIM BECAUSE HE SUPPORTED ME.
>> HE SAID HE THOUGHT DESANTIS WAS SPOT ON WITH WHAT BAILEY DESCRIBED AS A PRO AMERICA MESSAGE.
WITHOUT LAW AND ORDER, THE CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLICAN WILL ERODE.
BAILEY'S FOCUS ON CRIME DIDN'T GET HIM FAR IN HIS RACE, BUT IT IS THE CENTRAL ISSUE IN THE CONTEST FOR MAYOR OF CHICAGO, AS DESANTIS APPEARED TO BE AWARE OF.
>> THE REASON WHY YOU HAVE DLIEM HAS SPIRALED OUT OF CONTROL IN SO MANY AREAS IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE POLITICIANS PUTTING WOKE IDEOLOGY AHEAD OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
AND YOU SEE IT NOW.
YOU HAVE ALL THESE CANDIDATES.
THEY ARE ALL TRYING TO OUT VOTE EACH OTHER, THE LESS OF THE LESS IS WHERE THEY RUN AND THEY END UP RUNNING ON THESE PLATFORMS THAT DESTROY THE COMMUNITY THEY ARE ELECTED TO REPRESENT.
>> CANDIDATE FOR CHICAGO MAYOR DENOUNCED DESANTIS'S VISIT INCLUDING PAUL VALIS DESPITE THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE ENDORSEMENT.
HE WAS NOT THERE.
HE WAS OUT OF TOWN ON SEMINAR.
AND A QUALITY ILLINOIS ORGANIZED A PROTEST.
I OVERHEARD A CHANT OF RACIST, ANTI-SEXIST AND ANTI-GUY.
AND OTHERS GATHERED AT A COFFEE SHOP DOWNTOWN.
THEY SAID THEY PURPOSELY HELD THEIR EVENT AWAY FROM DESANTIS SO AS TO NOT DRAW MORE ATTENTION TO HIM AND HIS POLICIES.
>> WHEN SOMEONE BRINGS TO TOWN HATE AND DIVISION, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO STAND UP IN WHATEVER WAY THAT FEELS COMFORTABLE WITH YOU.
I KNOW THERE ARE PEOPLE OUTSIDE CITY HALL GETTING READY TO PROTEST.
THAT'S HOW THEY SHOW THEIR DISPLEASURE.
WE WANTED TO HAVE A DIFFERENT EVENT WITH A SAFE PLACE TO GO.
THIS IS SPREADING LOVE AND WE FEEL THAT ELMHURST IS A WAY THAT SUPPORTS AND LOVES THE LGBT COMMUNITY AND MAKE SURE THEY KNOW THAT.
>> MORE THAN ANYTHING IT IS ABOUT THE CHILDREN.
A LOT GOING ON IS LITERALLY A DANGER DOWN THERE, THE LGBT YOUTH.
>> DESANTIS MAY HAVE GOTTEN A LOT OF ATTENTION, INCLUDING
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