DeSantis Campaign Press Release - The DeSantis Administration Never Played Ball with Chinese Owned Aviation Company

The state of Florida under the DeSantis Administration has not provided any taxpayer subsidies or incentives to Cirrus or its parent company

Despite what Nikki Haley claims, Ron DeSantis was not involved in the expansion of Cirrus Aircraft. The state of Florida under the DeSantis Administration has not provided any taxpayer subsidies or incentives to Cirrus or its parent company.

As the Washington Post noted, Haley's own team could not provide evidence that DeSantis was involved or incentivized Cirrus' expansion.

• "Soloveichik (Haley's Communications Director), meanwhile, cited as an example of hypocrisy two instances in which she said DeSantis, who in May signed a bill restricting Chinese land purchases, allowed Chinese companies to expand in Florida, but we could find no evidence that he was involved or provided state incentives."

DeSantis has a strong record of cracking down on the CCP in the state of Florida.

• He successfully championed legislation this year that prevents CCP affiliates from buying farmland or land near military bases in Florida, prevents sensitive data from being stored on servers with CCP ownership or affiliation, safeguards educational institutions from Chinese influence, and blocks access to CCP-affiliated apps like TikTok on government devices.
• He also took strong executive action last year to make procurement rules for state equipment that safeguard against Chinese exploitation and prohibit state entities from contracting with companies affiliated with the CCP.
• In 2021, he led the charge to legislatively kill CCP-funded Confucius Institutes at Florida's universities.

The contrast is clear: While Ron DeSantis has taken multiple steps to crack down on the CCP as governor of Florida, Nikki Haley rolled out the red carpet for Chinese companies and incentivized them to expand in South Carolina.