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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis would “destroy our democracy” if he is elected president, according to a leading expert on fascism.
Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a professor of history and Italian studies at New York University who has written several books on propaganda, authoritarianism, and dictators such as Benito Mussolini, made the claim while tweeting out a video of former Florida governor and 2016 presidential hopeful Jeb Bush endorsing DeSantis.
While not confirming his bid for the White House in 2024, DeSantis has long been thought to be the main challenger to Donald Trump for the GOP presidential nomination.
In an interview with Fox News host Brian Kilmeade, Bush described DeSantis as a “serious contender” in Republican politics who has “shown that Florida can be a model for the future of our country.”