In mid-March, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis described the Ukraine war as a "territorial dispute" that was not of vital strategic interest to the United States, in a written reply to a questionnaire from Fox News host Tucker Carlson.

Senior Heritage officials had advocated for months in conversations with DeSantis’ team that he oppose policies that could move the U.S. toward direct confrontation with Russia, the people said.

While officials at Heritage have been in contact with almost every 2024 Republican presidential campaign, including that of former President Donald Trump, the think tank’s proximity to DeSantis is unique, eight people involved in the discussions said.

  • BuelldozerA
    1•10 months ago

    “No matter what, I side with Putin”….

    To echo the words of our current President “C’mon man…”. If what you said was true then the overwhelming majority of Republican politicians wouldn’t keep voting to send Ukraine more weapons and more money.