DeSantis says Biden won't get impeached - because NO ONE wants Kamala as ... trends now
Ron DeSantis speculated that Joe Biden chose Kamala Harris as his vice president because she was the 'best impeachment insurance,' claiming no one would prefer her over the current president.
During a campaign stop in South Carolina on Thursday, the Florida governor said he isn't concerned about winning the Republican nomination in such a crowded field because he is in it to win it.
Just because Harris is a bad presidential prospect, DeSantis said, doesn't mean that Biden is much better.
'If we muff this one, and Biden gets in again – heck, you may end up with Kamala as president even,' DeSantis said when an Augusta, South Carolina, audience member asked if he's worried about winning the primary.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis claimed that President Joe Biden chose Kamala Harris as his vice president because she is the 'best insurance' against him being impeached
'No matter what he does, no one wants Kamala,' DeSantis claimed
'You know, when he picked her for VP, a lot of people were like, "Oh my God, why did he do that?" Because, I mean, obviously she's got issues,' the governor continued. 'But you know, I kind of understand why he did it, because like, she's the best impeachment insurance money can buy.
'No matter what he does, no one wants Kamala,' he said as attendees chuckled. 'So that's kind of where we are with that one.'
Some far-right legislatures have introduced articles of impeachment to remove President Biden from office – but none have been given much air by the rest of Congress.
DeSantis also said during his stump speech at the start of the event Thursday that he would fire half of the federal government workforce to 'clean out' corruption. He then took questions from voters during a campaign stop in South Carolina following criticism from reporters for not doing so.
A voter and military veteran named Debbie told DeSantis that she is concerned he won't be able to win the nomination because a crowded field could split voters and lead to another Trump general election.
But DeSantis said he doesn't share in that concern.
'Not if you guys do your part,' he said to cheers. 'The sky's the limit for us. I mean, we can do it. We'll do it.
'Look, I mean, all I can tell you is this – people can do what they want,' he added. 'The only reason I'm running is to win and deliver on these promises. That's the only reason.
'I'm not trying to get my name out there,' DeSantis said, 'I don't want to get some contributorship from one of these media outlets. I don't care about that. We're running to win and to deliver. And that's really the only reason to run and I feel compelled to do it.'
The Florida governor said as president he would lead in a 'new era of accountability in Washington, D.C. by making sure federal agencies didn't have an unbalanced amount of centralized power.
'We're going to be reducing the footprint in
