Bob Vander Plaats: ‘I Am Thrilled to Throw My Personal Endorsement and Support Behind Gov. DeSantis’

VANDER PLAATS Thanks for ░░░░░░░░ me Bret Really appreciate ░░░░░░░░ having me on BAIER ░░░░░░░░ s just cut to ░░░░░░░░ chase What s the ░░░░░░░░ VANDER PLAATS I am ░░░░░░░░ to throw my personal ░░░░░░░░ and support behind Governor ░░░░░░░░ DeSantis of Florida BAIER ░░░░░░░░ some people are saying ░░░░░░░░ s not a surprise ░░░░░░░░ why are you doing ░░░░░░░░ What s the reason ░░░░░░░░ that VANDER PLAATS Well ░░░░░░░░ reason it s not ░░░░░░░░ surprise is we need ░░░░░░░░ find somebody who can ░░░░░░░░ in 2024 What we ░░░░░░░░ in 2022 the supposedly ░░░░░░░░ wave really only happened ░░░░░░░░ Florida and in Iowa ░░░░░░░░ DeSantis took a reliable ░░░░░░░░ up state in Florida ░░░░░░░░ made it complete red ░░░░░░░░ by 20 points Won ░░░░░░░░ demographics that we haven ░░░░░░░░ won in But he ░░░░░░░░ also done that by ░░░░░░░░ a bold and courageous ░░░░░░░░ So right away it ░░░░░░░░ kind of his endorsement ░░░░░░░░ lose But as you ░░░░░░░░ Bret in Iowa they ░░░░░░░░ to church with us ░░░░░░░░ are in our homes ░░░░░░░░ come to our offices ░░░░░░░░ leadership summit At last ░░░░░░░░ s Thanksgiving family forum ░░░░░░░░ closed the sale with ░░░░░░░░ He was very clear ░░░░░░░░ we need a president ░░░░░░░░ can serve two terms ░░░░░░░░ one term We don ░░░░░░░░ need a president who ░░░░░░░░ going to be a ░░░░░░░░ duck on day one ░░░░░░░░ need a president who ░░░░░░░░ going to surround themselves ░░░░░░░░ the best and brightest ░░░░░░░░ versus having a hard ░░░░░░░░ attracting them again And ░░░░░░░░ who is actually going ░░░░░░░░ do what they say ░░░░░░░░ are going to do ░░░░░░░░ just think he s ░░░░░░░░ the spine to do ░░░░░░░░ And I think he ░░░░░░░░ got the experience to ░░░░░░░░ for us.”