“You’re running for governor,” Crist said, looking at DeSantis as the governor looked forward. “Why don’t you look in the eyes of the people of the state of Florida and say to them if you’re re-elected, you will serve a full four-year term as governor. Yes or no?”
DeSantis said nothing as four seconds ticked by and the debate hall started to fall quiet.
“Yes or no, Ron?” Crist asked again.
“Well, listen,” he said, “I know that Charlie’s interested in talking about 2024 and Joe Biden, but I just want to make things very, very clear. The only worn-out old donkey I’m looking to put out to pasture is Charlie Crist.”
Crist to DeSantis: Will you run for president? Florida governor refuses to say in caustic debate
Isolated incident? well there's the
so he is deliberately deceptive and lying about his intent to run for president.
There is nothing deceptive about it. Deceptive would be saying “no, I’m not going to run for president” and then doing it anyway. He didn’t do that.