A Second Look: Megyn's 2023 Sitdown with Gov. Ron DeSantis

Ryan, you know, that was, that's all a manufactured online controversy and set of attacks that have no basis in reality. And so there is need to kind of push back on some of this stuff. So I wouldn't say it's too online. I think that there's a place for that. But ultimately, you know, the people in Iowa and New Hampshire, you know, they're not following the latest Twitter war. They're following what's going on in their lives. And I'm very cognizant of that. You recently signed a six week abortion ban in Florida that is popular with Republican voters. The majority support that. But you haven't yet said whether you would support doing that at the federal level. Will you say so now? So our bill in Florida protects unborn when there's a detectable heartbeat. You know, the heartbeat bill is something that is rooted in science and medicine. And this is the most significant pro life protections that we've ever done in the state of Florida and the modern history. So I've been a pro life governor, I'll be a pro life president and I will come down on the side of life. We are running on doing things that I know I can accomplish. So we're going to end the abortion tourism that is in the military. It's an egregious waste of taxpayer dollars, no funding for abortion. We're going to ensure that the Supreme Court remains so that Dobbs is not overturned. And I'm going to be a leader with the bully pulpit, you know, to help local communities and states advance the cause of life. But I really believe right now in our society it's really a bottom up movement and that's where we've had most success, Iowa, South Carolina, Florida. And I think you're going to continue to see a lot of good battles there. So you're not in support of a federal law. I'll always, I'll always side, I'll always come down on the side of life and you know, I'm proud to be pro life and I'll be a pro life president. But if you do that, I mean if you sign a federal law, you know, making a six week standard the law across the country, aren't we just then going to get a Democrat administration with Democrat Congress that reverses or that codifies Roe and back and forth. Why isn't it just a states rights issue? Well, clearly the states have, I mean, I think the states have the primary jurisdiction over it. I do think they do. But if there's a federal law that's going to change? Well, I think there is, I think there is a federal interest, but I think the reality is that, you know, the country's divided on it. You know, you're not going to see Wisconsin mimic what Texas has, which is an argument against a federal government. You're not going to see Pennsylvania mimic what Georgia. Well, but I mean, we're divided. I mean, who's is are these things like on the, on the potential thing? I haven't seen Congress move that.