Stacey Abrams win in Georgia will lead to ‘cold war’ with Florida, DeSantis says

Florida governor and potential Republican presidential contender says, I can't have Castro to my south and Abrams to my north'

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The Florida governor, Ron DeSantis, predicted a cold war" with Georgia if it elects the Democrat and voting rights campaigner Stacey Abrams as governor this year.

If Stacey Abrams is elected governor of Georgia, I just want to be honest, that will be a cold war between Florida and Georgia," DeSantis said at a press event in the north-west of his own state.