
Florida Politics reports:
Gov. Ron DeSantis believes that toll roads in New York City are really just an elaborate grift, with money collected not going to repairs at all. During remarks in Clinton, Iowa, the 2024 Republican presidential candidate fumed about the cash collection and contended the money really is just enriching the Democratic “machine.”
“I don’t know if you guys have ever driven around New York City. I mean, you can spend, if you go to, you know, a few boroughs, you can spend $60 or $70 on tolls in one day, no questions asked. You definitely can do that,” DeSantis told people in a town with less than 25,000 people near the Illinois border.
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In Iowa, @RonDeSantis fumes about New York City tolls, contends the money ‘goes to the Democrat machine’ instead of road maintenance
Reporting by @AGGancarskihttps://t.co/jgmbvxUpLJ#FlaPol pic.twitter.com/6elNRf1T2k
— Phil Ammann (@PhilAmmann) October 22, 2023
Ron DeSantis says road tolls in New York are a scam for ‘special interests’ https://t.co/oyeWOQNLUr
He has the nerve to criticize toll roads in NY, meanwhile.. pic.twitter.com/tTWfAJO9DZ— Fievel13🌈🌊🟧 (@Fievel131) October 22, 2023