{"id":3606,"date":"2023-05-31T15:26:05","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T20:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=3606"},"modified":"2023-05-31T15:26:06","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T20:26:06","slug":"desantis-dodges-ukraine-question-during-fox-news-interview-rants-about-woke-military-instead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=3606","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis Dodges Ukraine Question During Fox News Interview, Rants About \u2018Woke\u2019 Military Instead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-116-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-3607\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-116-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-116-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-116-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-116-770x417.png 770w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-116-293x159.png 293w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-116-390x211.png 390w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-116.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who is now running against 45th President Donald Trump for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, dodged a question about Ukraine and elected to rant about America\u2019s \u201cwoke\u201d military instead during a recent interview on Fox News with former Congressman Trey Gowdy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked plainly by Gowdy what he would do about the Ukraine-Russia war if he ends up getting elected president in 2024, DeSantis dodged the question and ranted about the \u201cwoke\u201d military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHow would you address the ongoing war in Eastern Europe between Russia and Ukraine on day one of a Ron DeSantis presidency?\u201d Gowdy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DeSantis replied, saying that Americans must recognize \u201cthat our military has become politicized. You talk about gender ideology, you talk about things like global warming, that they\u2019re somehow concerned, and that\u2019s not the military that I served in. We need to return our military to focusing on commitment, focusing on the core values and the core mission.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Gowdy asks DeSantis about Ukraine, he first responds with saying he will fight wokeness in the military, then states he would support a settlement if still active in 2025 and not support US troops on the ground <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zEVkuKB9U4\">pic.twitter.com\/zEVkuKB9U4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jack Poso \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@JackPosobiec) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackPosobiec\/status\/1661541365887508481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the unprompted response about the \u201cwoke\u201d military, DeSantis then said he \u201cwould like to see\u201d the war get settled, adding that the status of the geopolitical crisis will be \u201cunknowable\u201d in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI would not want to see the United States with our troops get ameshed in a war in Russia or in Ukraine,\u201d he claimed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The governor\u2019s response differs greatly from the foreign policy position adopted by his chief opponent for the Republican ticket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While DeSantis appears to still be\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/valiantnews.com\/2023\/03\/trump-desantis-channeling-mccain-romney-with-ukraine-flip-flop\/\">flip flopping<\/a>\u00a0on the issue, Trump has vowed to end the war between the two nations in just 24 hours and says the war itself would never have started if he was still in the White House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNothing is more important than avoiding that nightmare. We will avoid it, but we need new leadership. Every day this proxy battle in Ukraine continues, we risk global war. We must be absolutely clear that our objective is to immediately have a total cessation of hostilities. All shooting has to stop,\u201d President Trump said in a recent 2024 presidential \u201cAgenda 47\u201d campaign video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MCCAIN. ROMNEY. DESANTIS. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/muJMu0aZvE\">pic.twitter.com\/muJMu0aZvE<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1639033183197966337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 23, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf I were President, the Russia\/Ukraine catastrophe would NEVER HAVE HAPPENED. All of those tens of thousands of people who died would be alive and well today\u2026And on this, almost everyone, including Democrats, agree!\u201d Trump added in a Truth Social post on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/110458768845046858\">Tuesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Original Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/valiantnews.com\/2023\/05\/desantis-dodges-ukraine-question-during-fox-news-interview-rants-about-woke-military-instead\/\">https:\/\/valiantnews.com\/2023\/05\/desantis-dodges-ukraine-question-during-fox-news-interview-rants-about-woke-military-instead\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/valiantnews.com\/2023\/05\/trump-pledges-to-pardon-large-portion-of-persecuted-j6-protesters-cnn-town-hall\/\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who is now running against 45th President Donald Trump for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, dodged a question about Ukraine and elected to rant about America\u2019s \u201cwoke\u201d military instead during a recent interview on Fox News with former Congressman Trey Gowdy. When asked plainly by Gowdy what he would do about the Ukraine-Russia war if he ends up getting elected president in 2024, DeSantis dodged the question and ranted about the \u201cwoke\u201d military. \u201cHow would you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-elections"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3606","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/89"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3606"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3606\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3608,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3606\/revisions\/3608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}