DeSantis: Woke Corporations Will Go Nowhere with Florida, We Will Protect Women’s Sports

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Tucker Today ░░░░░░░░ governor of Florida Ron ░░░░░░░░ signed a bill protecting ░░░░░░░░ and girls in the ░░░░░░░░ from having to compete ░░░░░░░░ biological men on the ░░░░░░░░ field He made the ░░░░░░░░ on stage with student ░░░░░░░░ from a Jacksonville school ░░░░░░░░ Trinity Christian academy At ░░░░░░░░ event an athlete who ░░░░░░░░ been on this Selena ░░░░░░░░ spoke about her experience ░░░░░░░░ It s very frustrating ░░░░░░░░ demoralizing because it s ░░░░░░░░ fair being forced to ░░░░░░░░ against somebody who s ░░░░░░░░ male because no matter ░░░░░░░░ you will never be ░░░░░░░░ to beat them and ░░░░░░░░ braced against these athletes ░░░░░░░░ a dozen times and ░░░░░░░░ single time I lost ░░░░░░░░ a significant margin They ░░░░░░░░ a great advantage over ░░░░░░░░ in terms of skeletal ░░░░░░░░ and muscle mass but ░░░░░░░░ times in the 100 ░░░░░░░░ they would finish and ░░░░░░░░ girls were still at ░░░░░░░░ 80 meter mark It ░░░░░░░░ not a close race ░░░░░░░░ all It goes with ░░░░░░░░ that males have a ░░░░░░░░ physical advantage over females ░░░░░░░░ saying that science isn ░░░░░░░░ a factor in this ░░░░░░░░ is wrong Tucker Governor ░░░░░░░░ DeSantis of Florida joins ░░░░░░░░ Governor thanks so much ░░░░░░░░ coming on Good evening ░░░░░░░░ We ve seen bills ░░░░░░░░ this in a bunch ░░░░░░░░ different states come before ░░░░░░░░ who don t sign ░░░░░░░░ because they came under ░░░░░░░░ pressure not to sign ░░░░░░░░ How much corporate pressure ░░░░░░░░ you come under not ░░░░░░░░ sign this bill Well ░░░░░░░░ was interesting Tucker I ░░░░░░░░ is these bills were ░░░░░░░░ through various legislatures I ░░░░░░░░ the NCAA put out ░░░░░░░░ statement that said any ░░░░░░░░ that enact this we ░░░░░░░░ not going to hold ░░░░░░░░ there and so I ░░░░░░░░ the speaker of the ░░░░░░░░ in Florida and I ░░░░░░░░ did you hear what ░░░░░░░░ said and he said ░░░░░░░░ and I said we ░░░░░░░░ deftly got to get ░░░░░░░░ done You can t ░░░░░░░░ cowed by these organizations ░░░░░░░░ by woke corporations from ░░░░░░░░ the right thing and ░░░░░░░░ my view was throughout ░░░░░░░░ whole time we have ░░░░░░░░ protect our girls It ░░░░░░░░ discriminatory to force them ░░░░░░░░ compete against biological males ░░░░░░░░ so the price of ░░░░░░░░ a tournament is that ░░░░░░░░ have to deny equal ░░░░░░░░ to hundreds of thousands ░░░░░░░░ young girl and women ░░░░░░░░ throughout Florida I am ░░░░░░░░ more willing to stand ░░░░░░░░ the girls and to ░░░░░░░░ with these events Tucker ░░░░░░░░ think it s really ░░░░░░░░ great point And you ░░░░░░░░ to the athletes they ░░░░░░░░ at the 80 meter ░░░░░░░░ when the race is ░░░░░░░░ ready won and they ░░░░░░░░ the top female runners ░░░░░░░░ the state It s ░░░░░░░░ Do expect that Selena ░░░░░░░░ the point today Selena ░░░░░░░░ the point today she ░░░░░░░░ new England regionals by ░░░░░░░░ places and those two ░░░░░░░░ ahead of her or ░░░░░░░░ males so she did ░░░░░░░░ that she could she ░░░░░░░░ herself into position and ░░░░░░░░ they had fair competition ░░░░░░░░ would have advanced A ░░░░░░░░ of these women are ░░░░░░░░ to have opportunities to ░░░░░░░░ in college Some of ░░░░░░░░ get college scholarships but ░░░░░░░░ short of that these ░░░░░░░░ enjoyable experiences that they ░░░░░░░░ remember for the rest ░░░░░░░░ their lives This is ░░░░░░░░ they will remember to ░░░░░░░░ get cheated out of ░░░░░░░░ victory Tucker So unfair ░░░░░░░░ you expect to be ░░░░░░░░ and you expect your ░░░░░░░░ to be punished for ░░░░░░░░ Actually I don t ░░░░░░░░ so Tucker because I ░░░░░░░░ what we ve shown ░░░░░░░░ just with this but ░░░░░░░░ did strong election integrity ░░░░░░░░ in Florida actually stronger ░░░░░░░░ Georgia and we just ░░░░░░░░ it clear we are ░░░░░░░░ with our folks we ░░░░░░░░ going to do the ░░░░░░░░ thing and so corporations ░░░░░░░░ to come in and ░░░░░░░░ to bully us around ░░░░░░░░ are going to go ░░░░░░░░ It s going to ░░░░░░░░ like hitting their head ░░░░░░░░ a brick wall The ░░░░░░░░ has been we had ░░░░░░░░ little to do with ░░░░░░░░ elections bill and I ░░░░░░░░ t think we are ░░░░░░░░ to have very much ░░░░░░░░ do at this point ░░░░░░░░ because we leaned into ░░░░░░░░ and we stood strong ░░░░░░░░ Yet If they know ░░░░░░░░ can t push you ░░░░░░░░ they don t even ░░░░░░░░ That s a really ░░░░░░░░ point I hope you ░░░░░░░░ other governors Governor Ron ░░░░░░░░ of Florida thank you ░░░░░░░░ much.
>> Thanks, Tucker.