MIAMI — Attendees of a Hernando County Republican Party dinner paid up to $350 each to hear the governor speak ahead of his 2022 reelection. But their cheers turned into wolf whistles and shrieks as Casey DeSantis stepped out in a surprise appearance.
It was just days after the public learned that the first lady had been diagnosed with breast cancer.
While Gov. Ron DeSantis looked on, his wife cracked a joke about the standing ovation starting before she’d even entered the room. Then the audience fell silent, rapt, as she addressed the weight of the moment.
