hello and welcome to inside politics. i m john king in washington. thank you for sharing your day with us. digital breakdown, ron desantis starts his 2024 campaign with embarrassing technical dysfunction. when we could hear him, worgs and spending in contrast with donald trump and he will not be timt in using presidential power to get what he wants and to punish those he doesn t like. plus right now, the sentencing hearing underway in washington. a judge deciding how long oath keepers convicted of january 6th crimes will spend behind bars. and your congress not at work. the government could default on its bills a week from today. but the house speaker sends lawmakers home because negotiations are moving so s slowly. up first for us, a day two riddle for ron desantis. how to prove to voters, to donors and maybe to everyone that he s ready for prime time. the governor now plot ting a campaign kickoff tour through the early voting states of iowa, new hampshire and south ca
a tea party darling and she dabbled in witchcraft when she was in high school. she s the author of a new book with the intriguing title, troublemaker. good to see you how are you? good. i can t help but notice you did the sign of the cross when you sat down. is it because you re nervous about the interview? i did it off camera. i didn t realize you were watching. i do that just because ever since my very first tv interview i just pray. i ask for god s blessing on what i m about to say. i was relieved. i was expecting a devil worshipping sign. here s your book. troublemaker. what i was struck by is what you wrote. they call us wacky. they call us wingnuts. we call us the people. i have met lots of people who are wacky and wingnuts. you can be both. it s an exciting time what s going on in the political establishment and the political process right now. that s a quote from my introduction which is a quote from a speech that i gave reminding the reader, reminding t