DeSantis: ‘A Lot of Merit’ to Bannon’s Claim About GOP EstablishmentFlorida congressman suggests it's accurate McConnell and Ryan are 'trying to nullify the 2016 election'by Kathryn Blackhurst | 11 Sep 2017 at 11:03 AM
Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) said “there’s a lot of merit” to former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon’s claim that the GOP establishment is “trying to nullify the 2016 election” and undercut President Donald Trump, during an interview Monday on “The Laura Ingraham Show.”
Bannon, who gave an interview that aired Sunday on CBS News’ “60 Minutes,” accused Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) in particular of stalling the president’s legislative agenda and failing to carry out the will of the people. When LifeZette editor-in-chief Laura Ingraham asked DeSantis if he agreed with Bannon’s assertion that the GOP establishment is undercutting Trump personally, he said, “I think there’s a lot of merit to it.”
"I mean — the swamp includes career Republican politicians, and I think those folks look at Trump and they say, 'He’ll be here four years, maybe eight years. But I’m going to be here another 20 or 30 years,'" DeSantis said. "And so I think their allegiance is more to the status quo and to the D.C. establishment than it is to the people who really rose up in these primaries and then in the general election."
"And I do think you see that time and time again," DeSantis added. "And that’s been a major source of frustration for guys like me who really want to put a lot of points on the board and start advancing this agenda."
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