“DeSantis called China ‘Florida’s most important trading partner.’”
Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios
Washington Post says: DeSantis never said this
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“DeSantis called China ‘Florida’s most important trading partner.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: DeSantis didn’t say that. That quote is from the website of Enterprise Florida Inc., a quasi-government agency in Florida that is no longer active.
“Gov. Ron DeSantis “called China ‘Florida’s most important trading partner.’”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The quote came not from DeSantis but from the website of Enterprise Florida, the state’s former business recruitment agency. DeSantis liquidated the agency in 2023.
“DeSantis even voted to fast-track Obama’s Chinese trade deals.”
Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios
Washington Post says: DeSantis did not do this