With the Biden administration having only been in control of the White House for less than two years, the country has already faced numerous dilemmas from the Southern border crisis to the mass shootings that have taken place. Like many Americans, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has grown increasingly concerned with the direction the country is headed. Recently, the Governor admitted that several of the problems plaguing society today come from children not having a father or positive role model in their life. 

Speaking on the First Class Fatherhood podcast, the Republican powerhouse admitted, “If you had every kid in America had a loving father in the home, we would have far, far fewer problems that we would have to deal with as a society. I do think there are a lot of problems, but if you could just snap your finger and do one thing, and you did this where the fathers were in the home, you would not even need to worry about a lot of these other problems.”

Looking at the data by the U.S. Census Bureau, one in four children do not have a father present in the home. That is over 18 million children. DeSantis said, “When my daughter was born, I was a member of congress at the time up in Washington. So I’m looking at myself, I’m sitting up in my office in D.C., wondering, ‘Why the hell am I up here? I really want to be back down.’”

Speaking about his own efforts to be a great father, DeSantis added, “I try to get back for dinner, try to get back to put them to bed, get them up in the morning, and of course doing as many activities with them as possible. I brought my son to a multi-city stop one day. We did a bunch of press conferences. The last press conference, he fell asleep on the floor during the press conference, so I had to grab him and take him out,” he shared with a smile. “We do make an effort to involve them and let them be able to see what is really a great state to live in.”

DeSantis’ comments come after he signed legislation in April that sought to connect fatherless children with mentorship programs. 

This piece was written by Jeremy Porter on June 2, 2022. It originally appeared in DrewBerquist.com and is used by permission.

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