DeSantis Criticizes Trump's 'Unsubstantiated' 2020 Election Claims

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis criticized former President Donald Trump's "unsubstantiated" claims of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 election, stating that the theories did not prove to be true. DeSantis issued his strongest rebuke yet to Trump, who is currently facing charges of conspiracy and obstruction for allegedly trying to overturn his defeat by Joe Biden. While DeSantis has higher favorability ratings and is seen as more moral and likable than Trump in a recent poll, Trump still leads in national polling averages. DeSantis has also criticized the conduct of the 2020 election, particularly the last-minute expansion of mail-in voting and the suppression of reporting on Hunter Biden's laptop.