DeSantis: We’re Going to Have Military at the Border, We’re Going to Stop the Invasion

Varney: “I understand, governor, that you’re planning to unveil your energy policy tomorrow. Could you give us a sneak preview? Is it, for example, going to be ‘Drill, baby, drill?’ Is that your energy policy?”
DeSantis: “So what it’s going to do is, we want to give people relief at the pump. Gas is almost $4 a gallon nationally. In 2025 we’re shooting for $2 a gallon, and that means you’ve got to let people do their jobs. We need to embrace the resources that we have, both in terms of hydrocarbons, but also in terms of having an auto industry that makes sense. We’re going to get rid of the EV mandates so that people can buy the cars they want, and we are going to do things that are going to benefit us in terms of national security. Biden’s energy policy benefits China, Iran, Russia and Venezuela. We are going to restore energy dominance, we’re going to be so dominant that all those hostile regimes are going to have a disadvantage. And that’s, I think, what the American people want.”

Varney: “Let’s turn to the border for a moment. 2,000 migrants crossed yesterday alone, 7,500 crossed just on Sunday. My question is, governor, can migrants work in Florida? Illegals, can they work in Florida? And if not, will you pursue any employer who uses them?”
DeSantis: “No. So, we have mandatory E-Verify in Florida. It’s been very effective. You know, we’re happy to have people who are native Floridians, people that move from other states and even from other countries, legally, who come, and all those different people contribute to our economy being the top-rated economy amongst all 50 states. But illegal aliens coming is not something we’ve done, and so we’re proud to have stood up for the rule of law. I think that’s what it should be. We’ve got to come in there and clean house when it comes to the border. This is going to be a day one issue for me. We’re going to declare it a national emergency. We’re going to have military at the border. We’re going to stop the invasion that is happening. I am a going to build the border wall because I think that’ll be effective, but I’m the only candidate running that is willing to lean in against the Mexican drug cartels because they are ultimately responsible for the chaos that we see with the drugs and the sex trafficking and the human trafficking. That ends when I become president.”