PUNTA GORDA, Fla.—Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took to Twitter on Feb. 28 to announce that he will not be sending in the troops for the President’s State of the Union Address. In his post, DeSantis, a Republican, responded to the Biden administration’s request for all states to deploy their guard units to the Capitol. “I have rejected this request,” DeSantis said. “There will be no Florida National Guard sent to D.C. for Biden’s State of the Union.” Christina Pushaw, the governor’s press secretary, said the request was made last week for help to prepare for “First Amendment Protests.” “Last week, the federal government requested all states send National Guard personnel to DC to prepare for anticipated ‘First Amendment protests’,” Pushaw told The Epoch Times in an emailed statement. “The National Guard should never be misused for political purposes.” She continued, “Last year, when the National Guard deployed to DC around the …