(John Ransom, Headline USA) Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) predicted that a Stacey Abrams (D) win in the governor’s race in Georgia could institute a “cold war” between the two states.
“I can’t have Castro to my south and Abrams to my north, that would be a disaster,” said DeSantis, according to Fox News, in referencing Cuba’s dictator. “So I hope you guys take care of that and we’ll end up in good shape.”
Abrams is running against Georgia incumbent Governor Brian Kemp (R), who won the election by a margin that Abrams continues to characterize as “stolen,” a characterization which the mainstream media will neither correct, nor support.
Guys, “Cold War between Florida and Georgia” was a joke. Before the press conference yesterday, some tourists from Georgia ran into @GovRonDeSantis & thanked him. Then they were in the crowd at the presser, so he gave them a shout out 😂
— Christina Pushaw 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) April 9, 2022
“According to Fox News and NPR, Abrams never conceded the 2018 election. Instead, she made a carefully worded statement acknowledging ‘that former Secretary of State Brian Kemp will be certified as the victor’ while also accusing Kemp of voter suppression,” said The Week.
Abrams hasn’t responded to the comments by DeSantis, but one liberal columnist in Florida said that it was attempt by the Florida governor to disrespect black people.
DeSantis was “trying desperately to get attention from @FoxNews for saying something outrageous to own the libs & diss Black people,” said journalist Craig Pittman via Twitter.
DeSantis spokesman Christina Pushaw had an easier explanation: The governor ran into some conservative Georgia tourists who were in the room at the time of the comments and his “cold war” bit was a joke directed at them, she said on Twitter.
DeSantis was appearing at a press conference regarding infrastructure when he made the comments about a possible Abrams victory, said The Hill.
“If Stacey Abrams is elected governor of Georgia, I just want to be honest, that will be a cold war between Florida and Georgia,” DeSantis told a press conference in the northwest part of the state close to Georgia, according to The Hill.
An Emerson State College poll commissioned by The Hill pegs Kemp with an 11-point lead over Abrams, as part of the massive red wave expected to sink Democrat ships in the 2022 midterm elections, which are being seen as a referendum on Joe Biden’s presidency.
