Republican Florida Congressmen Matt Gaetz and Byron Donalds defended their state’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, after ABC News released behind-the-scenes footage of his 2018 debate preparation.
On Sunday, ABC News released several video clips of Gaetz and Donalds coaching DeSantis through how to debate his Democratic opponent, Andrew Gillum. The clips showed how DeSantis prepared to respond to controversies about past campaign remarks and how to appeal to supporters of then-President Donald Trump.
In one video, DeSantis and his debate preparation team discussed how he might address his working relationship with Trump.
“Is there any issue upon which you disagree with President Trump?” DeSantis was asked as a hypothetical debate question….