Florida governor and Republican presidential nominee Ron DeSantis said that if he's elected four federal agencies will be on the chopping block:
"We would do Education, we would do Commerce, we'd do Energy, and we would do IRS," DeSantis said in an interview with Fox News’ Martha MacCallum when he was asked whether he favored closing any agencies.
"If Congress will work with me on doing that, we'll be able to reduce the size and scope of government," he added. "If Congress won't go that far, I'm going to use those agencies to push back against woke ideology and against the leftism that we see creeping into all institutions of American life."
Uh oh! We all know that whenever a conservative talks about slashing the size of government it sends the Left scrambling for the fainting couches and stress-induced asthma inhalers, and this time is no different.
I spotted this at MSNBC's Maddow blog, so you know it's going to be a doozy. It's all about DeSantis' plan to "abuse those agencies":
Gov. Ron DeSantis call to eliminate four key federal agencies is foolish. As @stevebenen writes, the Florida Republican's plan to abuse those agencies is vastly worse. https://t.co/Ev2og4Ed7G
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) June 29, 2023
Wow, nobody defends bloated, over-reaching and out-of-control bureaucracy quite like today's "progressives."
which means, Ron DeSantis is correct with this course of action#DeSantis2024 #RD24
— ⚡OG (@Randy_Shannon) June 29, 2023
The expected mission from some on the Left to make DeSantis "Worse Than Trump" has been off and running for quite a while now.
Eliminated federal agencies reduces government’s power to abuse citizens…
— Mic_Dre (@dremicdre) June 29, 2023
And obviously that's what they're worried about.
Won't somebody think of those poor, abused feds.
— Smells Like Teen Statism (@BlueEightySix) June 29, 2023
This is definitely popular stuff for the left to defend...
— Alex (@AlexrealtorFl1) June 29, 2023
Fortunately for Republicans the libs seem really committed to fighting for those who can't fight for themselves, which in this case is Big Government.
“Please, won’t someone think of the monstrously-powerful federal agencies???” https://t.co/4v2zvkhE1h
— Jacob (@NotionsOfJacob) June 29, 2023
It's kind of scary that there are so many people who believe what makes this country great is a massive, over-reaching and intrusive federal government.
