DeSantis vows to eliminate the IRS if he becomes president

Florida Governor and US presidential candidate Ron DeSantis has vowed to eliminate four federal agencies if elected president: the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Department of Commerce, the Department of Energy and the Department of Education. Writes about it The Guardian.

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“If Congress works with me on this, we can reduce the size and scope of government,” DeSantis said. — If Congress doesn't go that far, I'm going to use these agencies to rebuff the centre-left ideology that we see permeating every institution in American life."

Presidential candidates have long tried to dismantle federal agencies, but cannot do so unilaterally because Congress must agree to the plan. Rick Perry, the former governor of Texas, had one of the most awkward moments of the presidential campaign during the 2011 debate when he forgot about one of the agencies he wanted to eliminate. Later, Donald Trump invited him to head this agency - the Department of Energy.

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DeSantis suggested this as he remains well behind Donald Trump in the polls for the Republican presidential nomination. The Florida governor is to the right of Trump on key issues hoping to mobilize the Republican Party's conservative base.

Along with this, DeSantis is being scrutinized for his use of public resources in Texas. On Monday, when he visited the Texas-Mexico border, his team released a photo of him standing in front of a helicopter owned by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS).

Texas rules prohibit the use of public resources to help with a political campaign. As a presidential candidate, DeSantis is required to pay "fair market value" for non-commercial flights.

DeSantis' office said his visit was both campaign and official. The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) said the purpose of the trip was so DeSantis could see how Florida government equipment is being used to curb illegal immigration. Texas and Florida have a joint immigration enforcement program called Operation Lone Star.

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"The briefing included an aerial tour that was provided by DPS to give Governor DeSantis a clearer picture of how Florida's resources are being used along the southern border and see the issues firsthand," said Erica Miller, DPS spokesperson.

Earlier this year, the former Florida state political committee gave $82,5 million to DeSantis-supporting federal Super Pac, a move critics say is against federal law because Super Pac must be independent of candidates. DeSantis, among other things, signed a law in Florida that makes it harder to track his trips and determine who pays for them.

According to the New York Times, DeSantis toured the Rio Grande in a boat owned by the Florida government. After the event, he delivered a lengthy campaign speech on immigration.

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