Ron DeSantis has a message for the federal bureaucracy

>> Martha: GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS IS HERE. LOTS TO TALK TO HIM ABOUT TODAY. HE WAS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. RECENTLY AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER. THAT'S WHERE WE WOULD LIKE TO START WITH THE CRISIS THERE, WHICH IS REALLY LIKE NOTHING THAT WE HAVE EVER SEEN IN THIS COUNTRY. IN TEXAS, THE GOVERNOR SAID THAT HIS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, IN CERTAIN INSTANCES, HE WOULD CONSIDER THE USE OF DEADLY FORCE WHEN NECESSARY.

WATCH THIS. >> SOMEBODY IS BREAKING THROUGH THE BORDER WALL, WHICH THEY ARE DOING IN OTHER PARTS, DEMONSTRATING HOSTILE INTENT OR HOSTILE ACTION. YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO MEET THAT WITH THE APPROPRIATE USE OF FORCE. I DON'T SEE HOW YOU CAN JUST LET THEM DO THAT AND CARVE THROUGH A WALL ON SOVEREIGN U.S. TERRITORY WITH A BACKPACK FULL OF DRUGS. SO OF COURSE, YOU USE DEADLY

FORCE. >> Martha: 2024 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS JOINS US NOW. THANKS FOR JOINING US STORY." >> SURE. >> Martha: TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT. YOU KNOW, HOW DO YOU DETERMINE HOSTILE INTENT, WHAT WOULD BE THE U.S. FORCE THAT WOULD BE USED, WHICH BRANCH OF THE MILITARY AND ARE YOU ALSO TALKING ABOUT IF MEXICO IS NOT CARRYING OUT ITS END OF THE BARGAIN, POTENTIAL

OPERATIONS THAT MIGHT HAPPEN ON THEIR SIDE AS WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST WITH THE DEA. ALL OPTIONS ARE ON THE TABLE TO DEFEND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. PEOPLE ARE DYING BY THE TENS OF THOUSANDS BECAUSE OF THE FENTANYL THAT IS TRAFFICKED IN. WE TALK A LOT ABOUT THE POROUS BORDER. IT IS VERY POROUS. IT'S SAD. THERE'S VAST EXPANSES WHERE THERE'S NO WALL, NO BARRIER. WE'RE GOING

TO BUILD THE WALL AND DO THAT. WHAT I'VE SEEN IN MY TRIPS DOWN THERE AND I'VE TAKEN A NUMBER OF THEM, THE CARTELS WILL CUT THROUGH THE GOOD PART OF THE BORDER WALL WITH A BLOW TORCH OR SAW. THEY HAVE BACKPACKS ARE AND RUN IN THE DRUGS. MY VIEW AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, WE HAVE TO HAVE APPROPRIATE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT TO SAY IF YOU'RE CUTTING THROUGH A BORDER

WALL ON SOVEREIGN TERRITORY AND POISON AMERICANS, YOU'RE GOING TO END UP STONE COLD DEAD. WE'RE NOT GOING TO PUT UP WITH, THIS RIGHT NOW THE DRUG CARTELS CONTROL OUR BORDER. IT'S OPEN SEASON. TEXAS IS DOING A LOT TO STAND UP. WE APPRECIATE THAT. WE'VE SENT PEOPLE FROM FLORIDA. JOE BIDEN AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ARE MIA. THAT ALL CHANGES ON JANUARY 20th, 2025 WHEN I BECOME PRESIDENT.

WE'RE GOING TO DECLARE A NATIONAL EMERGENCY ON DAY ONE. WE WILL MOBILIZE ALL AVAILABLE ASSETS. MARTHA, IT'S NOT JUST AT THE BORDER IN THE CARTELS ARE CROSSING. WE'LL HAVE MARITIME OPERATIONS BECAUSE WHAT YOU HAVE IS THESE PRECURSOR CHEMICALS ARE BEING SHIPPED IN TO MEXICO. THE CARTELS THEN TAKE THE CHEMICALS, THEY CREATE THE FENTANYL PRODUCT AND MOVE IT IN TO THE UNITED STATES AND KILLS PEOPLE AND

EVERY COMMUNITY ACROSS THIS COUNTRY. WE'RE GOING TO DO FULL SPECTRUM TO FINALLY PUT THIS ISSUE TO REST. >> Martha: SO YOU HAVE ALSO SAID THAT IF THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT DRAGS ITS FEET, YOU RESERVE A RIGHT TO OPERATE ACROSS THE BORDER AS WELL. SO WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE? ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE KIND OF DEA OPERATIONS THAT WE SAW IN THE 80s? >> I THINK WHAT

IT WILL BE ARE THINGS THAT WILL SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE TO THE DRUG CARTELS. IF YOU INTERDICT THEM AT THE BORDER WITH A DEADLY FORCE, THAT WILL MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. THEY WON'T WANT TO DO THAT WE HAVE ASSETS AT OUR DISPOSAL AND KEEP THEM GUESSING TO WHAT WE'LL DO. I'M CONFIDENT THAT A DETERMINED EXECUTIVE CAN NEUTRALIZE THE CARTELS IF YOU HAVE THE WILL TO DO

IT. >> Martha: THAT WOULD BE A SHOCK TO THEIR BUSINESS NO DOUBT. THAT WOULD ROCK THEIR WORLD. THEY'VE BEEN GETTING AWAY WITH QUITE A BIT. WOULD YOU RAM UPTARIFFS TO GET MEXICO'S HELP INVOLVED AS WELL, GOVERNOR? >> ALL THOSE LEVERAGE POINTS WOULD ABSOLUTELY BE ON THE TABLE. WE HAVE A LOT OF LEVERAGE OVER MEXICO. I THINK WHAT SHOULD BE WITHIN THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT'S INTEREST TO COOPERATE

WITH US. I DON'T THINK THAT THEY HAVE GIVEN ADEQUATE COOPERATION. BY THE TIME I'M PRESIDENT, THERE WILL LIKELY BE A NEW LEADER, WE UNDERSTAND THAT. THINK OF THE MILLIONS THAT SHOW UP AT OUR SOUTHERN BORDER. A LOT OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE TRAVERSING FROM CENTRAL AMERICA, EVEN SOUTH AMERICA, ALL THE WAY THROUGH MEXICO TO GET TO OUR SOUTHERN BORDER. THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT WAS A GOOD PARTNER, YOU

WOULDN'T HAVE THAT MANY MILLIONS OF PEOPLE SHOWING UP ON OUR SOUTHERN BORDER. THEY ABSOLUTELY NEED TO DO MORE AND WE NEED TO BE WILLING TO USE LEVERAGE TO DO IT. INCIDENTALLY, PART OF OUR PLAN IS RECOGNIZING THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE COUNTRY ILLEGALLY, WORKING UNDERSTOOD THE TABLE. THEY SEND REMITTANCES BACK TO MEXICO. THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT LIKES THAT MONEY COMING IN. IT'S GOOD FOR

THEM. GOOD FOR THEIR COUNTRY. WE'LL TAX THOSE REMITTANCES AND USE THAT MONEY TO FINISH THE BORDER WALL CONSTRUCTION. >> Martha: A COUPLE OF THEY ARE SUBJECTS TO GET TO WITH YOU AND WE'LL TAKE A QUICK BREAK. THIS IS WITH REGARD TO UKRAINE, GOVERNOR. IF YOU WERE RIGHT NOW THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, HOW WOULD YOU TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE VULNERABILITY THAT IS SURROUNDING PUTIN RIGHT NOW? IN TERMS OF

GIVING SUPPORT TO UKRAINE AND DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A MOMENT OF OPPORTUNITY IN THAT BATTLE THAT SHOULD BE AIDED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT? >> SO I THINK WEE AT A POINT THAT JOE BIDEN'S WEAKNESS HAS REALLY CREATED A LOT OF PROBLEMS IN THE WORLD. I DON'T THINK WE'D BE IN THIS SITUATION AT ALL HAD HE BEEN LEADING WITH PURPOSE AND CONVICTION FROM DAY ONE.

BAD TO IN ADDITION TO PUTIN. WHY THIS IMPACTS OUR SECURITY? RUSSIA HAS THE LARGEST NUCLEAR ARSENAL IN THE WORLD. FROM A CONVENTIONAL PERSPECTIVE, I DON'T THINK THEY'RE CLOSE TO THE THREAT TO US AS CHINA WOULD BE. BUT IF THOSE NUCLEAR WEAPONS GET IN THE WRONG HANDS AND THEY'RE USED EITHER IN THAT THEATER OR BEYOND, THAT COULD BE VERY CATASTROPHIC. SO I THINK U.S. INTERESTS IS TO

KEEP AN EYE AND DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO MITIGATE THAT POSSIBILITY. WHAT THAT APPROPRIATE THING IS NOW, IT VERY UNCLEAR AND WE WOULD NEED MORE INFORMATION. SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN WASHINGTON HOPING THAT ALL OF THAT IMPLODES WITH INSIDE RUSSIA COULD CREATE RISKS IN TERMS OF NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION. >> Martha: YOU WERE JUST IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. NEW POLLING SHOWS THE FORMER PRESIDENT AT 47%. YOU'RE AT 19%,

WHICH IS A LITTLE LOWER THAN PRIOR TO THIS. CHRISTIE, HALEY AND SCOTT PICKED UP A POINT. ARE YOU FRUSTRATED BY THE POLLING YOU'RE SEEING SO FAR? >> OUR MISSION IS VERY SIMPLE. WE'RE GOING TO DEFEAT BIDEN, WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS STUFF DONE FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. NO MORE EXECUTIONS. REPUBLICANS NEED TO WIN ELECTIONS AGAIN AND WE NEED TO BRING ALL OF THESE IMPORTANT ISSUES FROM

THE BORDER TO CRIME TO THE ECONOMY IN FOR A LANDING. WE DID ALL OF THAT IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. THERE HASN'T BEEN A REPUBLICAN OFFICIAL IN THE COUNTRY THAT HAS BEAT THE DEMOCRATS MORE ON ISSUE AFTER ISSUE AND BEAT THEM AT THE BALLOT BOX WITH A HISTORIC LANDSLIDE RE-ELECTION VICTORY THAN ME. >> Martha: BEFORE YOU DO THAT -- I UNDERSTAND, SIR. BUT YOU HAVE TO

-- >> WHAT I'M SAYING, MARTHA, WHEN WE WERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTERS WANT TO MEET YOU. THEY WANT TO SEE YOU. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO SAY I'M PULLING FOR THIS PERSON WITHOUT DOING IT. WE'RE BUILDING SUPPORT. PEOPLE ARE APPRECIATIVE OF MY STORY AND PHILOSOPHY. WE'LL GET IT DONE, THIS IS A LONG ROAD AND ROME WASN'T BUILT IN A DAY. STAY TUNED. WE'LL BE UP

THERE A LOT. THEY TAKE THIS PROCESS SERIOUSLY. >> Martha: WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE CATALYST THAT MOVES THESE NUMBERS IN A BIG WAY? THE FORMER PRESIDENT IS DOMINANT RIGHT NOW AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO KNOCK HIM OFF. HE SAID YOU WEREN'T SO NICE YESTERDAY BECAUSE YOU SCHEDULED SOMETHING AT THE SAME TIME HE DID. HE DIDN'T APPRECIATE THAT. WHAT DO YOU SAY TO

HIM ABOUT THAT? >> THAT'S BIZARRE. IT A BIG STATE. THERE'S A LOT OF VOTERS. WE HAD A PACKED HOUSE. A LOT OF FUN. THEY ASKED A LOT OF GREAT QUESTIONS. YOU CAN TELL THESE ARE ATENTATIVE VOTERS. THE REALITY, MARTHA, WE THINK EVERYONE IS LEAVING AND BREATHING THIS EVERY DAY. A LOT OF VOTERS WILL PAY MORE ATTENTION IN THE FALL AND THE WINTER. THAT'S JUST THE REALITY.

OUR GOAL IS TO BUILD THE TYPE OF OPERATION WE NEED, INTRODUCE OURSELVES TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE CAN WHEN IT GOES TO CRUNCH TIME, BE ABLE TO TURN ON THE JUICE AND GET THE JOB DONE. WE'RE DOING THAT IN ALL THE EARLY STATES AND WE HAVE A BETTER PRESENCE ON THE GROUND THAN ANY CANDIDATE HAS AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO BUILD THAT. WE'RE HAPPY WITH WHAT

WE'VE SEEN SO FAR. >> Martha: A LONG WAY TO GO. THAT'S WHY WE STAY TUNED. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BREAK, I WANT TO PLAY SOMETHING TO YOU FROM JOE BIDEN WHO IS VERY PROUD OF BIDENOMICS,