The View criticizes Ron DeSantis’s black history stance: ‘That’s why you’re behind by 30 points.’
The View Hosts Criticize Gov. Ron DeSantis’s Stance on Black History in Florida Schools
The hosts of The View expressed heavy criticism of Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R-FL) stance on black history in Florida schools, with Ana Navarro and Whoopi Goldberg expressing the most.
“How dare you!”
Navarro said on Monday’s episode of The View. “Shame on you people in Florida! How dare you try to whitewash slavery! And to the commissioner of education in Florida, Manny Diaz, a Cuban American, that is like saying that there’s a redeeming quality to Cuban political prisoners under Castro. When you don’t have freedom, you don’t have anything, and for this man, Ron DeSantis, who apparently his only skill that he has acquired is lying and creating culture wars that he thinks are going to make him president, they’re not, buddy. That’s why you’re 30 points down.”
Likewise, Goldberg was also critical of Florida’s education decisions, arguing that if DeSantis is concerned “about your kids feeling bad,” then the governor is concerned that “your teachers are not good enough” for not making “your kids feel bad.”
“They explain. We’re telling you this history,” said Goldberg. “It’s our American history because you need to know so we don’t repeat it, and here you come, DeSantis, trying to repeat it. Well, you know what? As long as the Smithsonian is standing, as long as there are books, as long as there are families, because remember, we didn’t have books. All these stories come to us from our families. You don’t call our families liars. They know what happened because their grandma’s, grandma’s, grandma’s grandma told them.”
Goldberg appeared to want to say something else, starting with “you, sir, are…” but stopped short, saying she “can’t even say the word,” and simply called him “a disgrace.”
Vice President Kamala Harris also condemned Florida’s education decision, stating that Florida is trying to “push forward revisionist history,” adding that they “insult us in an attempt to gaslight us.” DeSantis has pushed back against Harris’s comments, issuing a statement on social media the same day she visited Florida.
“Democrats like Kamala Harris have to lie about Florida’s educational standards to cover for their agenda of indoctrinating students and pushing sexual topics onto children,” he wrote. “Florida stands in their way and we will continue to expose their agenda and their lies.”
DeSantis’s Presidential Ambitions and Polling Numbers
DeSantis is running for president in 2024, seeking the Republican nomination to potentially race against President Joe Biden in the general election. The Florida governor is seen by many to be the biggest challenger to former President Donald Trump in the primary race.
Since announcing his presidential run in May, however, polling has not been favorable for DeSantis, and the distance between him and Biden in a 2024 presidential election matchup seems to be growing. Biden’s lead over DeSantis grew over the course of a week from Biden’s 42% to DeSantis’s 40% to Biden’s 43% to DeSantis’s 38%, according to national data from Morning Consult in mid-July.
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