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On the campaign trail in New Hampshire, a prospective voter asked the Florida governor, who has issued statements of staunch support for Israel, about civilian casualties in Gaza.
Brian Snyder/ReutersGov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) clashed with a man at a stop along the campaign trail in Littleton, New Hampshire on Thursday, engaging in a tense exchange of words over the Israel-Hamas conflict that ended with the voter declaring, “You had my vote, but you don’t now.” The conversation kicked off with the voter, identified by The New York Times as a local Arab-American ski shop owner named Ron Lahout, asking DeSantis what he thought “about the annihilation and the decapitation of a
“You had my vote, but you don’t now,” the man told the GOP presidential candidate after their spirited debate about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The exchange happened after the Florida governor criticized Palestinians for aligning with Hamas
Ron DeSantis struggled to keep his composure when he was confronted by a local business owner at a campaign event in New Hampshire.