Rep. Byron Donalds of Florida, the Republican candidate for governor in the state, had some fun with the crowd in Texas at the GOP midterm convention tonight.
Donalds started out by calling Florida the number one state in all of America, earning some playful jeers from the audience.
Then he clarified by pointing out that Florida and Texas have something very specific in common. He suggested that both states prove that common sense Republican ideas work for the American people.
More from Eric Daugherty:
“We keep our governments small and let people live their lives. We cut taxes, slash regulations, and we get government out of your way.”
“We back the blue and stand unapologetically with our first responders.”
“And when the Democrats show up saying, let’s put boys and girls locker rooms, we say — HELL NO!”
Watch the clip:
🚨 AWESOME! Trump-endorsed Florida governor candidate Byron Donalds just walked out at the RNC and went RED STATE DOMINANCE mode
“Florida and Texas have something absolutely essential in common.”
“OUR 2 STATES PROVE THAT REPUBLICAN POLICIES BUILT ON COMMON SENSE WORK.”
☀️👏🏻… pic.twitter.com/7LeG5b9K13
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) September 10, 2026
Donalds also made some great points about inflation under the Democrats, suggesting that you don’t let an arsonist become a firefighter.
You can watch his full speech below:
🚨WATCH: Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds’ full speech at the 2026 Republican Convention
“Florida and Texas have something absolutely essential in common, our states prove every single day that Republican policies built on common sense work for the American people” pic.twitter.com/uTzRIhnxCK
— Republicans (@Republicans) September 10, 2026
Donalds is a rising star in the GOP with a very bright future.
He is also likely to win the race for governor in Florida.
Mike LaChance has been covering higher education and politics for Legal Insurrection since 2012. Since 2008 he has contributed work to the Gateway Pundit, Daily Caller, Breitbart, the Center for Security Policy, the Washington Free Beacon, and Ricochet. He has also written for American Lookout, Townhall, and Twitchy.
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