Ron DeSantis commends Kemi Badenoch for opposition to ‘woke ideology’
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lorida governor and US presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis has hailed Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch for her efforts to ensure “woke ideology” will not be “corrupting British society”.
The Florida governor met with Ms Badenoch, in addition to Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, throughout a visit to Britain as he seeks to burnish his credentials forward of a potential run in opposition to Donald Trump to be the Republican selection within the race for the White House.
In an interview with The Sunday Telegraph, Mr DeSantis recommended Ms Badenoch, who can also be the minister for girls and equalities, for being outspoken on points akin to gender-neutral bathrooms and the decolonisation of college curricula.
He describes “woke ideology” as “a war on the truth”, telling the paper: “When institutions get infected by woke ideology, it really corrupts the institutions.
“We look at woke infiltrating schools as a problem, woke infiltrating bureaucracies as a problem and woke infiltrating corporate America as a problem.
“We say that Florida is where woke goes to die.”
During his assembly with Ms Badenoch, Mr DeSantis stated she “complimented what we are doing in Florida”.
“She committed that it is what they are trying to do in Britain.,” he stated.
“I commend her and her efforts to make sure that this is not corrupting British society.”
In a submit on Twitter following the assembly, Mr DeSantis’s press secretary Bryan Griffin wrote: “Today @GovRonDeSantis met with @KemiBadenoch, who has been branded by British media as the “Anti-woke darling of the right” (a badge of honor!) Two nice conservative fighters on mission.”
Earlier, the conservative firebrand and Mr Cleverly mentioned ties between Britain and the US state he represents whereas visiting the Foreign Office.
Mr DeSantis has not introduced his intention to run for the Republican nomination however is extensively anticipated to take action.
In his interview with The Sunday Telegraph, he additionally addressed hypothesis over his potential run on the White House, telling the paper: “I’m going to go through our legislative session, get the people’s business done. I’m still in the midst of that.
“I’ve got about another week or so of that, and then I have the Budget and everything. I’m not going to make any decision before then.
“But the end of that time is coming, it’s closer now than it was six months ago. So just stay tuned.”