FILE – Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during the Family Leader’s Thanksgiving Family Forum, Nov. 17, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. DeSantis exceeded his authority when he removed a Democratic prosecutor from her elected office after a teenager fatally shot a girl and a news reporter, her attorney told the Supreme Court on Wednesday, Dec. 6. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
DeSantis has often clashed with California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who like DeSantis is a term-limited governor with national ambitions.
“You don’t have the right to just simply opt out of federal immigration law. And I think what’s happened in California is they’re a sanctuary state. They’ve taken the position really uninterrupted for many, many years that they can just ignore the law, they don’t have to cooperate. Well now you have the law being applied,” DeSantis said at a Florida Cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
DeSantis said law enforcement officers in Florida are ready to crack down if demonstrations there boil over into riots.
“The minute you cross into attacking law enforcement, any type of rioting, any type of vandalism, looting, just be prepared to have the law come down on you,” DeSantis added. “And we will make an example of you, you can guarantee it.”