Ron DeSantis introduces Florida first lady Casey DeSantis during a press conference announcing the Resiliency Florida initiative, at the Amway Center in Orlando on Feb. 26, 2021. - Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/TNS
ORLANDO, Fla. — Sitting cross-legged on a couch in the Governor’s Mansion wearing a soft lilac sweater and blue jeans, Casey DeSantis stared directly into the camera to talk about how her husband, Gov. Ron DeSantis, helped her get through her treatment for breast cancer. “I was facing the battle for my life. He was the dad who took care of my children when I couldn’t. He was there to pick me off of the ground when I literally could not stand. He was there to fight for me when I didn’t have the strength to fight for myself,” she said. While it was meant to show voters the human, caring side of ...
