RUSH TRANSCRIPT It is ░░░░░░░░ the holidays and then ░░░░░░░░ Five weeks away from ░░░░░░░░ first presidential contest Florida ░░░░░░░░ Ron DeSantis has visited ░░░░░░░░ 99 counties in the ░░░░░░░░ he and his wife ░░░░░░░░ about to host a ░░░░░░░░ chat and toy drive ░░░░░░░░ Iowa governor Kim Reynolds ░░░░░░░░ endorsed him last month ░░░░░░░░ they joined me now ░░░░░░░░ Des Moines Iowa It ░░░░░░░░ good to see you ░░░░░░░░ this afternoon and thank ░░░░░░░░ so much for being ░░░░░░░░ With your wife I ░░░░░░░░ got two questions for ░░░░░░░░ and then talking to ░░░░░░░░ about policy You guys ░░░░░░░░ not done an interview ░░░░░░░░ since August How is ░░░░░░░░ important to you to ░░░░░░░░ back in the public ░░░░░░░░ and start being with ░░░░░░░░ husband again And in ░░░░░░░░ way after traveling with ░░░░░░░░ in the summer why ░░░░░░░░ that important in this ░░░░░░░░ of the campaign Perspective ░░░░░░░░ ve been able to ░░░░░░░░ him not just in ░░░░░░░░ of the cameras but ░░░░░░░░ home with being a ░░░░░░░░ to three children I ░░░░░░░░ seen him conduct himself ░░░░░░░░ grace and strength and ░░░░░░░░ and when you come ░░░░░░░░ my perspective of seeing ░░░░░░░░ I feel importance about ░░░░░░░░ able to talk about ░░░░░░░░ and I want to ░░░░░░░░ his praises I want ░░░░░░░░ to know this is ░░░░░░░░ guy that we need ░░░░░░░░ this moment in the ░░░░░░░░ s history Been given ░░░░░░░░ place in Iowa and ░░░░░░░░ Hampshire You are here ░░░░░░░░ this mother s event ░░░░░░░░ you think that she ░░░░░░░░ resonating with women particularly ░░░░░░░░ the abortion issue where ░░░░░░░░ has a more moderate ░░░░░░░░ than the governor She ░░░░░░░░ not someone who stands ░░░░░░░░ for the rights of ░░░░░░░░ you saw that and ░░░░░░░░ moments when we were ░░░░░░░░ about surgeries on minors ░░░░░░░░ mutilations she is in ░░░░░░░░ of that And so ░░░░░░░░ I have gone around ░░░░░░░░ state of Iowa we ░░░░░░░░ seen a lot of ░░░░░░░░ We have representation of ░░░░░░░░ 99 counties in Iowa ░░░░░░░░ are engaged to get ░░░░░░░░ they know that there ░░░░░░░░ only one person in ░░░░░░░░ raise come up Republicans ░░░░░░░░ independence that will stand ░░░░░░░░ and protect kids rights ░░░░░░░░ that of parents and ░░░░░░░░ is Ron DeSantis we ░░░░░░░░ seen a lot of ░░░░░░░░ with people across the ░░░░░░░░ Also I would tell ░░░░░░░░ this We have a ░░░░░░░░ coalition across the United ░░░░░░░░ of America of mothers ░░░░░░░░ grandmothers We had a ░░░░░░░░ of 1 1 million ░░░░░░░░ of them in the ░░░░░░░░ of Florida come of ░░░░░░░░ largest that had ever ░░░░░░░░ done in the history ░░░░░░░░ the state I would ░░░░░░░░ also across the nation ░░░░░░░░ are asking all of ░░░░░░░░ mothers and grandmothers to ░░░░░░░░ from wherever it may ░░░░░░░░ and to descend upon ░░░░░░░░ state of Iowa to ░░░░░░░░ a part of the ░░░░░░░░ because you do not ░░░░░░░░ to be a resident ░░░░░░░░ Iowa to participate So ░░░░░░░░ and grandmothers will be ░░░░░░░░ to come and be ░░░░░░░░ part and let their ░░░░░░░░ be heard in support ░░░░░░░░ rhonda Ron DeSantis A ░░░░░░░░ of chaos at the ░░░░░░░░ fair to say that ░░░░░░░░ situation is out of ░░░░░░░░ Here is what you ░░░░░░░░ the other night which ░░░░░░░░ the way come in ░░░░░░░░ Washington Post poll said ░░░░░░░░ you won the debate ░░░░░░░░ you are on that ░░░░░░░░ National emergency I am ░░░░░░░░ to send them to ░░░░░░░░ southern border when these ░░░░░░░░ pushers are bringing drugs ░░░░░░░░ the border like fentanyl ░░░░░░░░ we are going to ░░░░░░░░ them stone cold dead ░░░░░░░░ smuggled through the fence ░░░░░░░░ Mexico side is on ░░░░░░░░ far side You can ░░░░░░░░ he has his phone ░░░░░░░░ his hand he s ░░░░░░░░ a jacket on And ░░░░░░░░ are going to see ░░░░░░░░ come into the frame ░░░░░░░░ his shoulders and saying ░░░░░░░░ you So would you ░░░░░░░░ him stone cold dead ░░░░░░░░ Foreign terrorist organizations when ░░░░░░░░ positively identify someone is ░░░░░░░░ with the cartels this ░░░░░░░░ someone that could be ░░░░░░░░ But the part where ░░░░░░░░ is a fence the ░░░░░░░░ will cut right through ░░░░░░░░ Electric through that metal ░░░░░░░░ part of the thing ░░░░░░░░ that Martha Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ not let people our ░░░░░░░░ be there to stop ░░░░░░░░ And so this is ░░░░░░░░ we have all kinds ░░░░░░░░ assets from Jones and ░░░░░░░░ and once you start ░░░░░░░░ that you are serious ░░░░░░░░ this you are going ░░░░░░░░ see a change in ░░░░░░░░ A video of this ░░░░░░░░ cutting the fence down ░░░░░░░░ helping people cross would ░░░░░░░░ authorize the special forces ░░░░░░░░ shoot him The video ░░░░░░░░ I would say we ░░░░░░░░ have criteria for who ░░░░░░░░ considered to be a ░░░░░░░░ and if they are ░░░░░░░░ identified just like I ░░░░░░░░ the analogy the other ░░░░░░░░ when I was serving ░░░░░░░░ Iraq the people who ░░░░░░░░ with al qaeda did ░░░░░░░░ wear uniforms they dressed ░░░░░░░░ same as iraqi civilians ░░░░░░░░ how do you know ░░░░░░░░ is good and who ░░░░░░░░ not use identification intelligence ░░░░░░░░ if you can casually ░░░░░░░░ them or their displaying ░░░░░░░░ intent you engage But ░░░░░░░░ will engage appropriately Just ░░░░░░░░ fact that you re ░░░░░░░░ to engage is going ░░░░░░░░ have a massive deterrence ░░░░░░░░ because these people don ░░░░░░░░ want to go in ░░░░░░░░ and run into a ░░░░░░░░ saw The cartels have ░░░░░░░░ eating lunch for years ░░░░░░░░ poisoning tens of thousands ░░░░░░░░ the fellow citizens Not ░░░░░░░░ a right but a ░░░░░░░░ to respond Apologize for ░░░░░░░░ you do you think ░░░░░░░░ you just said if ░░░░░░░░ were to shoot one ░░░░░░░░ the cartel members you ░░░░░░░░ that that would be ░░░░░░░░ cartel starting to rethink ░░░░░░░░ business on the border ░░░░░░░░ it would be very ░░░░░░░░ to get people to ░░░░░░░░ to do that and ░░░░░░░░ I was down there ░░░░░░░░ knew that they were ░░░░░░░░ for the cartels and ░░░░░░░░ they would direct people ░░░░░░░░ it s almost like ░░░░░░░░ s a big joke ░░░░░░░░ and saying see you ░░░░░░░░ So I hope we ░░░░░░░░ a chance to talk ░░░░░░░░ soon.