DeSantis, addressing top donors, chastises Republicans who act like ‘potted plants’ in ‘woke ideology’ fight

PALM BEACH, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida is taking aim at some fellow Republicans who he argues are acting like "potted plants" in the political and culture wars battle against the mainstream media and the Left.

And DeSantis, speaking Thursday evening to some of the top donors in the GOP, spotlighted his numerous conservative policy achievements the past four years in his war against "woke ideology" and touted that he’s "transformed" Florida from a top general election battleground "into the nation’s leading red state."

The popular conservative governor was the kickoff speaker at a three-day "economic retreat" organized and hosted by the politically active fiscal conservative group the Club for Growth. The annual gathering, which this year is attracting roughly 120 of the biggest donors in the Republican Party, is being held at The Breakers, an exclusive seaside resort in an upscale southeast Florida coastal community.