CONTINUES RIGHT NOW. WELCOME BACK TO CONVERSATION WITH THE CANDIDATE WITH THE CANDIDATE THIS EVENING, GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS OF FLORIDA. WE'RE GOING TO BRING IN QUESTIONS FROM OUR AUDIENCE OF TOWN HALL, NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTERS HERE MIGHT HAVE A FOLLOW UP OR TWO. WE'VE GOT SOME ONLINE QUESTIONS IN HERE AS WELL. BUT WE WANT TO JUMP RIGHT INTO THINGS WITH MARZULLO GOVERNOR, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR YOUR MILITARY SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY. HOW WOULD YOU HANDLE THE BORDER CRISIS AND THE GROWING DRUG PROBLEM IN OUR COUNTRY DUE TO THE CARTELS IF ELECTED? THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. IT'S IMPORTANT. DAY ONE, WE'RE DECLARING IT TO BE A NATIONAL EMERGENCY. I'M GOING TO MOBILIZE ALL AVAILABLE RESOURCES, INCLUDING OUR MILITARY, TO GO TO THE BORDER. WE'RE GOING TO STOP THE INVASION. YES, WE WILL BUILD THE BORDER WALL, BUT THINK MOST IMPORTANTLY, I'M GOING TO DO WHAT NO PRESIDENT'S BEEN WILLING TO DO. WE ARE GOING TO LEAN IN AGAINST THE CARTELS DIRECTLY AND WE ARE GOING TO USE DEADLY FORCE AGAINST THEM. THEY ARE CUTTING THROUGH FENCING. THEY ARE COMING RIGHT ACROSS WITH FENTANYL STRAPPED TO THEIR BACK, KILLING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY. AND BIDEN IS JUST LETTING IT HAPPEN. IF YOU GIVE THEM PUSHBACK, YOU ARE GOING TO CHANGE THE EQUATION. WE HAVE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DYING IN THIS COUNTRY FROM FENTANYL OVERDOSE MOTHERS ALL ACROSS THIS COUNTRY HAVE HAD TO BURY LOVED ONES BECAUSE THAT POISON IS COMING IN. SO WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE A TASK FORCE TO DO MARITIME OPERATIONS BECAUSE THEY'RE BRINGING IN THE PRECURSOR CHEMICALS FROM CHINA. AND THEN THE CARTELS ARE MAKING THE FENTANYL. WE'RE GOING TO INTERDICT THAT MEAN WHEN HAVE WE EVER ALLOWED THOUSANDS, TENS OF THOUSANDS OF AMERICANS TO DIE AT THE HANDS OF WHAT I THINK THESE CARTELS ARE EFFECTIVELY FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS. SO BUCK UP. THERE'S A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN ON JANUARY 20TH, 2025. THANK YOU, SIR. NEXT QUESTION COMES FROM HILLARY ROSS. HI, GOVERNOR. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WHAT EXACTLY IS YOUR GAME PLAN AND SPECIFIC STRATEGY THAT YOU BELIEVE WILL ENABLE YOU TO SECURE THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION FOR THE PRESIDENT POLICY? ONE, I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT WHO I AM AND MY BIOGRAPHY. I'M A BLUE COLLAR KID. MY PARENTS WERE WORKING CLASS. I'M A MINIMUM WAGE JOB JUST TO BE ABLE TO MAKE ENDS MEET. I WANTED TO PUT MYSELF IN A POSITION TO GET AN EDUCATION AND DO WELL IN LIFE. BUT 911 HAPPENED AND I FELT THE CALL TO SERVE, SO I WOULD HAVE MADE A LOT MORE MONEY. I'VE VOLUNTEERED TO SERVE IN THE NAVY. I'D DEPLOYED TO IRAQ ALONGSIDE NAVY SEAL TEAM ONE, SERVED IN GITMO. SOME OTHER PLACES. AND I THINK THAT THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT, PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW, LIKE, WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? IT'S JUST ABOUT YOU OR IS IT ABOUT SOMETHING MORE? AND FOR ME, I'M NOT RUNNING TO BE SOMEBODY. I'M RUNNING TO DO SOMETHING EVERY WAY. I'VE LIVED MY LIFE, THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN A HIGHER PURPOSE THAT I'VE ASPIRED TO AND THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW. I'LL BE THE FIRST PRESIDENT ELECTED SINCE 1988 WHO'S ACTUALLY SERVED OUR COUNTRY IN A WAR AND THINK THAT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WILL BE USEFUL. SERVICE NUMBER TWO, I HAVE A RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENT IN FLORIDA THAT IS SECOND TO NONE. HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU VOTE FOR PEOPLE WHERE THEY OVER PROMISE AND UNDER DELIVER? IN FLORIDA, I MADE BOLD COMMITMENTS TO THE PEOPLE I FOLLOWED THROUGH ON EVERY SINGLE THING I PROMISE. AND I'VE ACTUALLY OVERDELIVERED ON MY PROMISE. OUR STATE NOW IS THE NUMBER ONE ECONOMY. WE'RE RANKED NUMBER ONE IN EDUCATION BY U.S NEWS NUMBER ONE AND NET IN MIGRATION. AND WE HAVE PAID DOWN 25% OF OUR STATE'S DEBT AND THEN FINALLY, I'M THE GUY THAT CAN ACTUALLY GET THIS STUFF DONE FOR OUR COUNTRY. THE BORDER GETTING BEYOND BIDEN ECONOMICS, MAKING LIFE AFFORDABLE FOR FAMILIES AGAIN, MAKING SURE THAT OUR MILITARY IS REBUILT, MAKING SURE WE'RE REINING IN THESE FEDERAL AGENCIES THAT ARE OUT OF CONTROL. I WILL TELL YOU, I'LL DO IT AND I WILL GET THE JOB DONE. FOLLOW UP FOR YOU, GOVERNOR. YOU GET ON THAT DEBATE STAGE WITH DONALD TRUMP AND HE STARTS TO BELITTLE YOU. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO RESPOND? SO HERE'S HERE'S THE THING. THESE INSULTS ARE SO PHONY. THESE INSULTS ARE JUVENILE. THAT IS NOT THE WAY A GREAT NATION SHOULD BE CONDUCTING ITSELF. THAT IS NOT THE WAY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES SHOULD BE CONDUCTING HIMSELF. SO I ENJOY THE DEBATE. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE HAVE BEEN GREAT THERE, OPINIONATED. LET'S HAVE THOSE DEBATES ABOUT THE ISSUES. I'M NOT GOING TO INSULT SOMEBODY. SOMEBODY LOOKS OR SOMEBODY DRESS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I WOULDN'T TEACH MY KIDS TO TREAT PEOPLE LIKE THAT. WE HAVE A SIX, FIVE AND A THREE YEAR OLD. WE TEACH OUR KIDS TO TREAT PEOPLE THE WAY YOU WOULD WANT TO BE TREATED YOURSELF. SO WE WILL HAVE DIFFERENCES ON ISSUES. AND, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK ABOUT THE FORMER PRESIDENT AND I APPRECIATE HE DID DO A LOT OF GREAT THINGS AND I WAS A BIG SUPPORTER, BUT HE'S RUNNING IN 2024 ON THE THINGS THAT HE PROMISED TO DO IN 2016 AND DIDN'T DO. HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO DRAIN THE SWAMP. HE DID NOT DRAIN THE SWAMP. NOT EVEN CLOSE. WE ENDED HIS PRESIDENCY WITH ANTHONY FAUCI RUNNING THE COUNTRY. YOU COULDN'T EVEN FIRE FAUCI AND SO NOW YOU'RE GOING TO GO DRAIN THE SWAMP. GIVE ME A BREAK. HE SAID MEXICO WAS GOING TO PAY FOR THE BORDER WALL. DO YOU SEE THE BORDER SECURED? I SEE PEOPLE COMING IN INFINITUM. HE SAID THAT HE WAS GOING TO LOCK HILLARY UP JUST LIKE HE'S NOW SAYING HE'S GOING TO DO A SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR BIDEN. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE ELECTION IN 20. FORGET ABOUT IT. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. AND THEN HE ACTUALLY SAID HE WAS GOING TO ELIMINATE THE NATIONAL DEBT. HE ADDED $8 TRILLION TO THE DEBT. WE'VE PAID DOWN OUR DEBT IN FLORIDA. HE DID MORE IN FOUR YEARS THAN ANY PRESIDENT HAS EVER DONE TO EXPAND IT. THAT'S THE RECORD WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT. DON'T WORRY ABOUT HOW HE DOES HIS HAIR, HOW THIS ALL THAT WE GOT TO STOP WITH THAT. AND HERE'S THE THING. AS REPUBLICANS THAT IT WILL CAUSE US TO LOSE IF WE BEHAVE THAT WAY. THERE ARE MILLIONS OF VOTERS OUT THERE WHO DO NOT LIKE WHAT BIDEN IS DOING TO THIS COUNTRY. THEY DO NOT LIKE THE DIRECTION THE COUNTRY IS GOING IN, BUT THEY AREN'T GOING TO SIGN UP FOR A CANDIDATE WHO IS BEHAVING LIKE THAT. SO LET'S BE BETTER. LET'S LOOK HIGHER AND LET'S SET A GOOD STANDARD FOR OUR CHILDREN TO FOLLOW. NEXT QUESTION COMES FROM BETH MOSELEY. HELLO, GOVERNOR. HI. WELCOME TO NEW HAMPSHIRE. YOU FREQUENTLY USED THE TERM WOKE AND YOU RECENTLY SAID THAT THE WORD MEANS DIFFERENT THINGS TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU? WOKE IS A FORM OF CULTURAL MARXISM. IT'S ABOUT TAKING INDIVIDUALITY, MERIT AND ACHIEVEMENT AND SUBORDINATING THAT TO A POLITICAL AGENDA BASED ON IDENTITY POLITICS. IT IS EFFECTIVE ONLY DISPLACING THE TRUTH IN FAVOR OF IDEOLOGY AND THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE FIGHT AGAINST THAT BECAUSE OUR SOCIETY DOES NEED TO BE ROOTED IN TRUTH. DON'T TELL ME THAT A MAN CAN GET PREGNANT AND EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE THAT THAT IS NOT TRUE. AND WE CAN'T GOVERN OUR SOCIETY BASED ON THINGS THAT ARE NOT TRUE. SECOND, WHEN THAT IDEOLOGY TAKES HOLD OF INSTITUTIONS, IT CORRODES THE INSTITUTIONS AND IT PRODUCES BAD RESULTS. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN YOU HAVE WOKE OVERTAKE PARTS OF THE ECONOMY WITH THINGS LIKE ESG, THEY ATTACK ENERGY, THEY ATTACK OTHER THINGS. THE AVERAGE PERSON ENDS UP POORER AS A RESULT OF THAT. WHEN WOKE OVERTAKES EDUCATION, YOU GET INDOCTRINATION AND STUDENTS END UP PERFORMING WORSE AS A RESULT OF THAT. WHEN YOU HAVE IDEOLOGICAL PROSECUTORS GET INTO OFFICE IN CITIES LIKE SAN FRANCISCO, THEY STOP PROSECUTING CRIMINALS. THE INMATES RUN THE ASYLUM. THE AVERAGE PERSON ENDS UP LESS SAFE AS A RESULT OF THAT, EVERY JURISDICTION IN THIS COUNTRY THAT HAS INDULGED IN THIS TYPE OF LEFTIST CITY OR STATE HAS FAILED. HOW DO I KNOW THAT? BECAUSE PEOPLE THAT ARE FLEEING ARE COMING TO MY STATE IN FLORIDA AND THEY'RE TELLING ME THE STORY ABOUT IT. SO THIS IS NOT JUST AN ACADEMIC DEBATE. IT'S DO WE WANT POLICY BASED ON TRIED AND TRUE PRINCIPLES, ENDURING PRINCIPLES THAT HAVE MADE OUR COUNTRY GREAT, OR ARE WE GOING TO GO ON SOME IDEOLOGICAL JOYRIDE, LET PEOPLE OUT OF PRISON, DO THIS, DO THAT, AND AND SEE OUR QUALITY OF LIFE BE DESTROYED, WOKE NEEDS TO DIE. NEXT QUESTION COMES FROM KAREN. WELCOME. THANKS. GOVERNOR DESANTIS. MY QUESTION HAS TO DO WITH THE DIVISION THAT I SEE. I SEE IT. I SEE A LOT OF IT MOSTLY ON ON MEDIA. AND BUT I ALSO SEE IT DURING THIS ELECTION SEASONS AND MY CONCERN IS THAT IS THAT IS THAT THIS NEEDS TO CHANGE. IT'S JUST IT'S IT'S NOT YEAH, IT'S NOT HEALTHY. SO MY QUESTION IS HOW WOULD YOU UNITE US AS AMERICANS AND AND THEN I HAVE A SECOND PART TO THAT AND THAT IS WELL, IF THAT'S FINE WITH THE RULES, I'M GOOD WITH THAT. OKAY. WHAT WHAT CAN I DO OR WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP BE UNITED AS AMERICANS? WELL, I THINK IT'S A GREAT QUESTION. AND IT'S DIFFERENT TODAY THAN WHEN I WAS GROWING UP AS A KID IN TERMS OF THESE I DIDN'T KNOW WHO WAS A DEMOCRAT AND REPUBLICAN WHEN I WAS GROWING UP. MEAN JUST DIDN'T WE ALL, YOU KNOW, BELIEVED IN GOD, LOVED OUR COUNTRY. WE'RE A PATRIOTS. THAT'S JUST THE REALITY. SO HERE THINK A COUPLE OF THINGS. ONE, IN FLORIDA, I GOT ELECTED IN 2018 THE FIRST TIME BY LESS THAN 1% OF THE VOTE. MY STATE WAS VIEWED AS EVENLY DIVIDED. YOU KNOW, PITCH BATTLES, 1% RACES. AND I CAME IN AND I LED UNOPPOSED, ENERGETICALLY. I DIDN'T TAKE POLLS. I DID WHAT I THOUGHT WAS RIGHT. I DELIVERED RESULTS. WE WERE ABLE TO WIN REELECTION BY 20 POINTS. AND SO WE BROUGHT A LOT OF PEOPLE ON OUR SIDE WHO WEREN'T ON MY SIDE TO BEGIN WITH. THAT'S REALLY WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. YOU WANT TO PRODUCE RESULTS THAT ATTRACT PEOPLE TO YOUR SIDE. SO THINK WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN DOING IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I WAS APPEALING TO PEOPLE, NOT JUST REPUBLICANS. MEAN I WANTED INDEPENDENTS AND DEMOCRATS TO SUPPORT ME. SO THAT'S THE FIRST THING. SECOND THING IS, IS THE WAY I VIEW GOVERNING IS, YOU KNOW, YOU AND I COULD DISAGREE ON 80% OF THE ISSUES, BUT IF WE AGREE ON THE 20%, I'M WILLING TO DO BATTLE ON THE 80. BUT THEN WE SHOULD WORK TOGETHER ON THE 20. YOU CAN'T SAY THAT JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE'S AVERSE TO YOU ON ONE ISSUE, THAT YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO WORK WITH THEM ON OTHER THINGS. SO I'M WILLING TO WORK WITH PEOPLE AND FIND AREAS OF AGREEMENT. YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE AWAY MY PRINCIPLES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. BUT I DO THINK WE'VE PUT OURSELVES IN THESE CAMPS AND THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH DOING BATTLE. I'M AS BOLD AS ANYBODY WHEN I PLANT A FLAG ON THE GROUND, EVERYONE KNOWS WHERE I STAND AND THAT'S FINE. BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO CONSUME YOU AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO HATE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, WHO MAY COME AT A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON THAT. AND SO, YOU KNOW, MY DOOR WILL BE OPEN. YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO BEAT THE WOKE LEFT ON ALL THESE ISSUES. BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S GOING TO BE OTHER ISSUES, YOU KNOW, WHERE PEOPLE ACROSS THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM, YOU KNOW, ARE GOING TO WANT TO COME TOGETHER. WE'VE GOT TO TAKE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO GET THINGS DONE. WHAT CAN YOU DO? I MEAN, THINK LOOK, AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE CAN'T HAVE A SOCIETY IN A COUNTRY THAT'S GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL. YOU KNOW, IF NEIGHBORS HATE EACH OTHER JUST BASED ON YOU KNOW, WHAT CANDIDATE THEY'RE SUPPORTING FOR A POLITICAL OFFICE. AND SO LET'S GO BACK TO FIRST PRINCIPLES. WHY IS OUR COUNTRY UNIQUE? WE'RE UNIQUE BECAUSE WE SET OUR RIGHTS ARE GOD ENDOWED. WE CREATE GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT OUR RIGHTS. AND WHERE UNIQUE AND AND UNDERSTANDING THESE INALIENABLE RIGHTS. SO LET'S WORK FROM THAT. OUR CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES. SOME PEOPLE ARE GOING TO HAVE DIFFERENT POLICY PRESCRIPTIONS. THAT'S FINE. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD BE THANKFUL WE'RE AMERICANS. I WOULD NOT WANT TO HAVE HAVE BEEN BORN ANYWHERE ELSE IN THIS WORLD. AND OUR COUNTRY IS GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. SO LET'S GET IT GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND LET'S GET THIS COUNTRY BACK TO WHERE IT SHOULD BE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, KAREN. NEXT QUESTION COMING FROM THE ONLINE WORLD AND ROBERT VAN DER STRAND. WHAT POLICIES WILL YOU PUT FORWARD TO LOWER THE COST OF ENERGY IN THE COUNTRY AND IN NEW HAMPSHIRE? WE ARE GOING TO OPEN UP ALL OF OUR DOMESTIC ENERGY PRODUCTION. WE HAVE THE MOST OIL AND GAS OF ANY ANY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. AND WHAT BIDEN IS DOING, HE WANTS TO KNEECAP THAT. FIRST OF ALL, THAT MEANS PEOPLE PAY MORE MEANS BUSINESSES PAY MORE FOR TO PRODUCE THEIR PRODUCTS. IT HAS A BAD IMPACT ON OUR ECONOMY, FEWER JOBS. SO OPENING THAT UP, MORE JOBS, MORE INDUSTRY EXPANDS OUR INDUSTRIAL BASE. IT DOES LOWER INFLATION. WHEN YOU SEE THE COST OF OIL AND NATURAL GAS GO DOWN. BUT HERE'S THE THING. WE WILL BE MORE SECURE AS A COUNTRY TO BE ENERGY INDEPENDENT. WE SHOULD NEVER ASK MADURO FOR OIL. WE SHOULD NEVER HAVE TO DO IRAN OR THE MIDDLE EAST OR ANY OF THESE PEOPLE. SO WHEN YOU'RE DOING THAT, WHO DOES THAT WEAKEN? WHEN WE'RE ENERGY INDEPENDENT, IT WEAKENS VLADIMIR PUTIN. IT WEAKENS IRAN, IT WEAKENS VENEZUELA. ISN'T THAT SOMETHING THAT'S GOOD FOR OUR NATIONAL SECURITY? SO THINK THIS WHOLE IDEA OF A GREEN NEW DEAL, THEY'RE TRYING TO FORCE A TRANSITION ON SOCIETY THAT IS NOT READY TO HAPPEN. CAN IS TRYING TO DO THAT. THEY HAVE BLACKOUTS. THEY LITERALLY SAID YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO AN ELECTRIC CAR. ALL NEW CARS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE ELECTRIC IN FIVE YEARS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THEY MAKE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT AND THEN TWO DAYS LATER THEY MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT. ALL ELECTRIC VEHICLE OWNERS DO NOT PLUG IN YOUR VEHICLE BECAUSE WE CAN'T SUPPORT IT ON THE POWER GRID. SO HOW IS THIS SUPPOSED TO EVEN WORK? AND OH, BY THE WAY, FORCING PEOPLE TO BUY AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE, WHO DOES THAT BENEFIT? IT BENEFITS CHINA BECAUSE ALL THE PARTS THAT GO INTO PRODUCING THOSE ARE PRODUCED IN CHINA. THAT IS NOT GOOD FOR OUR NATIONAL SECURITY. SO LET'S USE WHAT WE HAVE IN, OH, BY THE WAY, IN FLORIDA, WE'VE HAD A HUGE REDUCTION IN EMISSIONS OVER THE LAST TEN, 20 YEARS. AND A LOT OF THAT IS BECAUSE YOU'RE USING NATURAL GAS IN PLACE OF COAL. WE DO HAVE SOME SOLAR THAT IS ECONOMICAL NOW THAT PEOPLE ARE USING, BUT THAT'S BECAUSE OF INNOVATION. THAT'S NOT BECAUSE OF GOVERNMENT MANDATES. NEXT QUESTION COMES FROM KEVIN DONAHUE. HELLO, GOVERNOR. WELCOME TO NEW HAMPSHIRE. HOW WILL YOU FIX SOCIAL SECURITY AND WILL YOU RAISE THE AMOUNT OF TAXES VERSUS CUTTING THE AMOUNTS OF BENEFITS OR RAISE THE AGE OF RETIREMENT? GREAT QUESTION. SO ANYBODY WHO'S ON SOCIAL SECURITY, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT WORK FOR YOU. SO DON'T WORRY ABOUT BENEFIT CUTS. DON'T WORRY ABOUT ANY CHANGES TO THAT. YOU KNOW, I HAVE LONG THOUGHT THAT THE PROGRAM, IN TERMS OF THE DEMOGRAPHICS, YOU KNOW, SHOULD REFLECT LIFE EXPECTANCY. RIGHT. BECAUSE WHEN IT STARTED, LIFE EXPECTANCY WAS LOWER AND PEOPLE HAVE HAD DIFFERENT PROPOSALS ABOUT DOING THAT. I THINK THE PROBLEM WITH THAT NOW IS LIFE EXPECTANCY IN THE UNITED STATES IS DECLINING AND IT'S DECLINED PRETTY DRAMATICALLY IN THE LAST 4 OR 5 YEARS. AND SO I'M NOT SURE THAT DOING SOMETHING ON THAT RETIREMENT AGE WHEN LIFE EXPECTANCY IS COLLAPSING IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD MAKE SENSE. WE GOT TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF WHY LIFE EXPECTANCY IS GOING DOWN. I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT REASONS FOR THAT. THINK SOME OF IT GOES TO THE ECONOMY, THINK SOME OF IT GOES TO MENTAL HEALTH. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, PROMISE MADE IS A PROMISE KEPT. YOU KNOW, WE'RE WILLING TO WORK ON A BIPARTISAN BASIS FOR THE LONG TERM TO ENSURE THE STRENGTH AND STABILITY OF SOCIAL SECURITY. THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE DEPEND ON. I'M THE GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA, SO I KNOW A LOT ABOUT PEOPLE NEEDING SOCIAL SECURITY AND I THINK BACK TO MY GRANDMOTHER LIVED TILL SHE WAS 91. THAT WAS HER SOLE SOURCE OF INCOME AS A SENIOR CITIZEN. AND I KNOW THAT'S NOT TRUE FOR ALL SENIORS, BUT IT IS TRUE FOR A LOT OF SENIORS. AND SO IT'S REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO TO TAKE THAT TO THE BANK. AND YOU CAN WITH ME AS PRESIDENT, PRIVATIZATION, IS THAT ON THE TABLE? IF YOU'RE THE PRESIDENT, YOU CAN'T PRIVATIZE. SO, LIKE THE IDEA LIKE IF THEY WOULD HAVE STARTED IN 1935, SIX AND ALLOWED PRIVATE ACCOUNTS, PEOPLE WOULD HAVE MADE WAY MORE MONEY. THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT IT. AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY BENEFICIAL FOR PEOPLE. THE PROBLEM NOW IS SOCIAL SECURITY IS NOT RUNNING SURPLUSES THAT IT USED TO RUN. AND SO THE WHOLE IDEA WAS IF YOU TOOK THE SURPLUSES, PEOPLE COULD INVEST. THAT'S NOT EVEN IN THE CARDS RIGHT NOW. SO SO THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. YOU KNOW, SOCIAL SECURITY IS GOING TO CONTINUE THE WAY IT IS. AND THINK WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE THAT DEPEND ON IT HAVE THEIR BENEFITS HONORED. NEXT QUESTION COMES FROM LEONARD MOREL. WELCOME. AS CANDIDATES COME THROUGH NEW HAMPSHIRE, WE OFTEN ASK THEM AS WHAT THEY WOULD DO AS A PRESIDENT THAT REALLY NEEDS THE HELP FROM CONGRESS. AND WITH WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN IN CONGRESS, HOW WILL YOU ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING? WELL, IT'S YOU KNOW, SO I WAS U.S CONGRESSMAN FOR THREE TERMS. I'VE RECOVERED FROM THAT EXPERIENCE. MIND YOU, I'M DOING VERY WELL AS AN ADULT, SO DON'T WORRY. BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO KNOW HOW THESE GUYS THINK. AND IF YOU THINK YOU'RE JUST GOING TO BROWBEAT THEM INTO DOING WHAT YOU WANT, THAT'S NOT THE WAY IT WORKS. THAT'S NOT HOW I'VE WORKED WITH MY LEGISLATURE IN FLORIDA, FOR EXAMPLE, AND THE GOVERNORS AND THE LEGISLATURE IN FLORIDA THAT HAD A LOT OF CONFLICT BEFORE I BECAME GOVERNOR. AND WE'VE WORKED VERY WELL. AND PART OF IT IS BECAUSE I RECOGNIZE THEY'RE A SEPARATE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT. THEY GOT ELECTED ON THEIR PLATFORMS. THEY HAVE CERTAIN THINGS THEY WANT TO DO. AND SO THE IDEA THAT THEY SHOULD JUST BOW DOWN TO ME AS THE EXECUTIVE, THAT'S NOT HOW I CAN CONCEIVE IT. WE GOT TO WORK TOGETHER. OKAY. WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO YOU AS A CONGRESSMAN? OKAY, WELL, LOOK, AS LONG AS THAT DOESN'T VIOLATE MY PRINCIPLES, I WANT YOU TO BE SUCCESSFUL. SO IT'S PRESIDENT. I'M GOING TO HELP YOU GET THAT DONE. NOW, HERE'S WHAT I'D LIKE FROM YOU. YOU KNOW, I LIKE YOUR HELP ON THE BORDER. I'D LIKE YOUR HELP ON ENERGY. I LIKE YOUR HELP ON THE ECONOMY AND THINK THAT'S THE TYPE OF ATTITUDE YOU HAVE TO HAVE. AND WHEN I BECAME GOVERNOR, WE HAD OUR FIRST LEGISLATIVE SESSION. EVEN THE LIBERAL MEDIA WAS SAYING THIS IS THE MOST PRODUCTIVE LEGISLATIVE SESSION IN DECADES IN FLORIDA. WOW. HOW GREAT. EVERY SINGLE LEGISLATIVE SESSION SINCE THEN, WE'VE ONE UPPED IT. SO OUR MOST RECENT ONE WAS BY FAR THE BEST THAT WE'VE HAD. SO THINK WE UNDERSTAND HOW TO WORK WITH PEOPLE IN THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH. I THINK THE FACT THAT I SERVED A SHORT TIME IN CONGRESS WILL BE HELPFUL. YOU ALSO NEED TO BE MINDFUL ABOUT WHAT CAN YOU GET THROUGH THE HOUSE VERSUS WHAT CAN YOU GET THROUGH THE SENATE. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE SENATE, YOU CAN DO 50 VOTES WITH BUDGET RECONCILIATION. EVEN IF IT DOESN'T FIT INTO THAT, YOU NEED 60 VOTES. YOU MAY NOT HAVE 60 REPUBLICANS, PROBABLY NOT. SO IF YOU DON'T, ARE YOU GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET DEMOCRATS TO GET TO 60? AND IF YOU CAN'T GET TO 60, CAN YOU USE THE RECONCILIATION VEHICLE TO BE ABLE TO ADVANCE? WE'RE ALREADY GOING THROUGH ALL OF THAT. YOU KNOW, AS WE'RE CAMPAIGNING, YOU KIND OF CAMPAIGN IN POETRY, BUT YOU GOVERN IN PROSE SO ON DAY ONE, JANUARY 20TH, 2025, WE'RE GONNA HAVE ALL THE EXECUTIVE ORDERS WE WANT WRITTEN ALL THE LEGISLATION WE WANT CONGRESS TO CONSIDER IS GOING TO BE READY. WE'RE GOING TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH THE SENATE WORKING WITH THEM TO DO BUDGET RECONCILIATION. AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THOUSANDS OF POLITICAL APPOINTEES READY TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE SENATE JANUARY OF 2025. THE WAY I VIEW IT IS, YOU HAVE CERTAIN WINDOWS IN GOVERNMENT TO STRIKE WHILE THE IRON IS HOT WITH CONGRESS. THOSE FIRST 100, 150 DAYS, YOU HAVE GOT TO GET THE JOB DONE. THEN THAT'S GOING TO BE YOUR HIGH WATERMARK AND YOUR FIRST TERM. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO BE READY TO STRIKE. THANK YOU, GOVERNOR. WE'VE GOT ABOUT 30S LEFT. IS THERE A DEMOCRAT ON CAPITOL HILL THAT YOU WOULD WORK WITH AS PRESIDENT? I'LL WORK WITH ANY ANYONE THAT WANTS TO WORK WITH US. MEAN, AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN DISAGREE ON ISSUES BUT IF THERE ARE AREAS OF AGREEMENT, WORK WITH EACH OTHER. DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THAT. AND I'M SOMEBODY THAT MAN WE CAN HAVE PITCH BATTLES OVER SOME OF THESE THINGS AND WE WILL FIGHT AND I'LL BE TOUGH. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? THE NEXT DAY THERE'S A NEW ISSUE. YOU'VE GOT TO BE WILLING TO TURN THE PAGE AND YOU'VE GOT TO START TRYING TO WORK TO GET SOMETHING DONE ON THE NEXT ONE. ALL RIGHT. GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US ON CONVERSATION WITH THE CANDIDATES. THIS CONVERSATION WILL CONTINUE ONLINE. THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE HAVE FOR RIGHT NOW. KEEP IN MIND, NEXT WEEK, WE'LL HAVE FORMER NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE ON THE PROGRAM. WELL, WE ARE SIGNING OFF FOR TELEVISION. SWITCH IT OVER TO YOUR MOBILE APP OR THE WEBSITE BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO DO ANOTHER HALF HOUR COMMERCIAL FREE WITH GOVERNOR DESANTIS. THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANKS, GUYS. THANK YOU. GREAT QUESTION