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2. The Gainesville Sun dubbed DeSantis "Florida's Sun King."

Tue Apr 19, 2022, 08:43 PM

Apr 2022

"Louis XIV, France’s 17th century 'Sun King,' believed in dictatorship by divine right — 'L'etat c'est moi,' his mythical quote, 'I am the state.' Apt words for Florida’s own Sun King, Gov. Ron DeSantis...For Florida’s Sun King, What’s best for DeSantis is best for Florida."

https://www.gainesville.com/story/opinion/2021/11/16/robert-sanchez-education-under-floridas-sun-king-ron-desantis/6385166001/

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