DeSantis’s Economic Plan Calls for Strategic Decoupling From China

DeSantis’ ‘Declaration of Economic Independence’ economic platform outlines a vision for an economy that “has been sorely lacking vision” to liberate American working-class families from ”a failed ruling class that has dictated national economic policies” for generations.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivers remarks during the New Hampshire GOP's Amos Tuck Dinner in Manchester, N.H., on April 14, 2023. Scott Eisen/Getty Images

Florida governor Ron DeSantis has unveiled a 10-point economic policy plan that would cut most trade ties with China, slash regulations, reinvigorate the nation’s energy production, and “rein in the Federal Reserve.”

Mr. DeSantis said his plan would allow American families to “declare economic independence” from ”a failed ruling class that has dictated this nation’s economic policies” for more than 40 years during a 45-minute July 31 speech in a logistic company’s warehouse in Rochester, New Hampshire,