Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday explained why he is allowing University of Michigan President Santa Ono to proceed in the confirmation process to lead the University of Florida, despite Ono’s previous statements that DeSantis admitted make him “cringe.”
Ono published an op-ed earlier this month explaining that his ideas on the Left’s ideology—often referred to as “woke”—have changed. He also pointed to concrete actions he took to restrain the ideology while at the University of Michigan.
“People have pointed out a lot of statements that he has made that are not exactly what we’re looking for in a state where ‘woke’ goes to die, and I cringe at some of those statements,” DeSantis, a Republican, acknowledged when asked about Ono’s candidacy.
“But basically, I think the folks that were involved in the search, after having interviewed…
