A closer look at DeSantis' record on fracking: Florida voters banned it as he took office
Nikki Haley accused Ron DeSantis at the Republican primary debate on Wednesday of banning hydraulic fracking in Florida -- a misleading claim Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley accused Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at the Republican primary debate on Wednesday night of banning hydraulic fracking in his state -- a misleading claim the governor, who has advocated for more domestic oil production as he runs for president, firmly denied. "Our voters enacted a constitutional amendment that doesn't allow" offshore drilling, DeSantis explained, before Haley cut him off. "You banned it before they voted," she said. "She's totally wrong," he countered. While DeSantis did campaign against fracking while he was running for governor, a position shared by other Republicans at the time, the ban wasn't authorized by him. Once in office, he also signed an executive order to "adamantly oppose" the process and other offshore drilling. As a presidential c...