Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) called Vice President Kamala Harris "the best impeachment insurance money can buy" for President Joe Biden.
The 2024 Republican presidential candidate said Biden is more favorable than Harris "no matter what he does." The comments came while speaking at a campaign event Thursday.
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DESANTIS says he understands why Biden picked Kamala Harris as VP 🤣
— DeSantis War Room 🐊 (@DeSantisWarRoom) June 22, 2023
“She’s the best impeachment insurance money can buy! No matter what he does, NO ONE wants Kamala" pic.twitter.com/GwPDY3lQoM
"When he picked her for VP, a lot of people were like, 'Oh my,why did he do that?' because obviously she's got issues. But I kind of understand why he did it because she's the best impeachment insurance money can buy. No matter what he does, no one wants Kamala," DeSantis said.
The remarks come as some Republican members of the House of Representatives are pushing articles of impeachment against Biden, alleging he has mishandled U.S. border security. Rep. Lauren Boebert's (R-CO) motion to fast-track a vote on impeachment was referred to the House Homeland Security and Judiciary committees on Thursday, stalling her efforts.
The Florida governor quipped that Harris was "impeachment insurance" while answering a question from a voter concerned about the number of GOP candidates in the presidential race, saying it could "fracture the vote" and jeopardize DeSantis winning the nomination.
DeSantis responded by saying "the sky is the limit" for his campaign and that he is only running "to win and deliver" rather than attempting to "get his name out there" or "get some contributorship with one of these media outlets."
"We're running to win and to deliver, and that's the only reason to run, and I feel compelled to do it because if we muff this one and Biden gets in again, heck, you may end up with Kamala as president even," DeSantis said.
Biden, 80, announced in April that he would seek a second term in 2024. Harris was prominently featured in the video announcing the Biden-Harris reelection bid last month despite low approval rating for the vice president.
The popularity gap between Biden and Harris has been dubbed a potential "liability" for the reelection bid for the president and vice president. Harris's popularity among Democrats has seen a dip, according to polling data released last month.
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The Florida governor is slated to speak at the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority Policy Conference in Washington, D.C., on Friday before going to Texas and New Hampshire next week.
DeSantis is currently in second place in the GOP presidential primary, per the RealClearPolitics polling average. Former President Donald Trump is leading the field but appears to be slipping in recent polls.