DeSantis criticizes Biden’s actions as representative of the country’s state.

DeSantis: Biden’s Fall Symbolic of State of Our Country

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis didn’t hold back in his criticism of President Joe Biden’s recent fall at the Air Force Academy graduation, calling it symbolic of the state of the United States. Speaking at a presidential campaign event in South Carolina, DeSantis expressed his frustration, saying, “Our country continues to stub its toe. Our country continues to trip and fall. Our country continues to go in the wrong direction.”

President Joe Biden falls at the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation ceremony. pic.twitter.com/bpxXJPp7KF

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DeSantis went on to list several issues that have happened on Biden’s watch, including the open southern border, the loss of purchasing power of the dollar, and Biden’s attempt to kneecap the country’s ability to produce its own energy. He also criticized the weaponization of the bureaucracy against people it doesn’t like, rising crime in cities, woke policies, and medical mandates.

The governor, a Navy veteran who deployed to the Middle East, also pointed to Biden’s botched withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan in August 2021, which left 13 American service members dead, as another example of his “incompetence and dereliction of duty.”

DeSantis then suggested that if Hunter Biden were a Republican, he would be in jail for the alleged crimes he has committed. The governor cited rising crime in cities, woke policies, and medical mandates as reasons for dissatisfaction.

WATCH: Ron DeSantis blasts Joe Biden’s disastrous record in South Carolina pic.twitter.com/DjDJ0cbhCy

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The Real Clear Politics average of polls shows that 67.4 percent of Americans believe the nation is going in the wrong direction, while just 21.8 percent believe it’s going in the right direction. The RCP average also finds 41.8 percent approve of Biden’s job performance, while 56.1 percent disapprove.

A version of this article originally appeared on Patriot Project.

Key Takeaways:

• DeSantis criticized Biden’s recent fall at the Air Force Academy graduation, calling it symbolic of the state of the United States.
• The governor listed several issues that have happened on Biden’s watch, including the open southern border, the loss of purchasing power of the dollar, and Biden’s attempt to kneecap the country’s ability to produce its own energy.
• DeSantis suggested that if Hunter Biden were a Republican, he would be in jail for the alleged crimes he has committed.
• The Real Clear Politics average of polls shows that 67.4 percent of Americans believe the nation is going in the wrong direction, while just 21.8 percent believe it’s going in the right direction.