DeSantis trashes president on economy: ‘Rule of thumb’ is ‘study what Biden's doing and then do the opposite’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blamed President Biden for massive inflation, accusing his push for government spending and other administration policies of hurting the economy.

"[W]e're staring down the barrel of a lot of really significant turbulence thanks to Joe Biden," DeSantis said. "You know, they've had the inflation, which has been a total disaster. They're raising interest rates. They're slowing down the economy. You know, you apply for a mortgage a year ago, what was it like, two point six percent, two point five? Now it's like over six percent. That's a massive increase. Very difficult for working people to be able to afford such a stiff increase."

DeSantis said he is confident that Wisconsin's Republican gubernatorial candidate, businessman Tim Michels, will be able to help the state through the tough times.