Former Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway is suggesting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has wasted several months by focusing on so-called âwokeâ issues.
Speaking on Fox News Thursday evening, Conway offered some criticism of the Florida governorâs performance over the last five months.
âI think Ron Desantis has just frittered away so much of the last five and a half months talking about woke this and Disney that, not putting out an economic plan, not having serious policy people fly to Tallahassee en masse: an economic group, an education group, a Ukraine group, a crime group, a border group, just to go an listen to what some of the experts in your own party⌠have to say,â she explained.
She also argued DeSantis has a âreally good record as Florida governor to run on.â
However, she suggested it is âironicâ because he will be âstuck in Florida or heâs going to be criticized for spending too much time out of Florida.â
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Finally, Conway argued DeSantis made a âbig mistake by allowing himself to be seen as the alternative to Trump, rather than as the alternative to Biden.â
Her comments come as DeSantis has revived his fight with Disney.
As CNBC noted, âDeSantis and his allies are ramping up their fight against Walt Disney Co., even as more of the possible Republican presidential candidateâs rivals criticize him for his long battle with the entertainment titan.â
It added he âripped Disney repeatedly this week over its recent maneuvers to thwart the governorâs efforts to seize some control of the companyâs Orlando parks and properties.â
âWeâll make sure that we keep them in their pen, one way or another,â he said during an event in South Carolina on Wednesday.
The governor also waded into the boycott of Bud Light after its partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.
âI think we have power as consumers to make our voice heard. And not on every company, because sometimes conservative consumers arenât going to make a dent in some companies,â he told conservative commentator Benny Johnson, adding, âIf you donât have conservative beer drinkers youâre going to feel that. And so I think itâs a righteous thing.â
He also argued the partnership was part of a âlarger thing where corporate America is trying to change our country, trying to change policy, trying to change culture.â
âIâd rather be governed by we the people than woke companies. And so I think pushback is in order across the board,â he added.
After his double-digit election victory in November, polls appeared to show DeSantis had an edge over former President Donald Trump in the primary. However, since then, the situation appears to have reversed, with some surveys showing him trailing the 45th president by double digits.
