Governor Rick DeSantis of Florida recently came out against American intervention in Ukraine. This stance does much to remove doubts about his candidacy for President. DeSantis has been an excellent Governor defending religious freedom and parents rights against LGBT radicals.
DeSantis successfully fought to remove trans and other propaganda from schools. For this, he deserves gratitude from conservatives and people of faith. The only problem left is if he can withstand pressure from the pro war extremists in both parties.
Donald Trump is the ideal candidate for 2024. Trump successfully resisted pressure to start wars with Russia and Iran. DeSantis however is emerging as an attractive backup in the event Trump does not get the nomination.
Even in the midst of the horrors of the Russian Ukrainian war, fanatics in both parties are attacking DeSantis for wanting to stay out of the war. Liz Cheney and Bill Kristol have attacked DeSantis for his sensible stance.
Cheney holds the same lunatic stance on foreign policy as her father, the former Vice President. Kristol has been wrong on all his foreign policy stances, especially Iraq. Donald Trump kept these extremists at bay for four years.
DeSantis is going to have to prove likewise if he wants the Republican nomination.