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DeSantis, visiting with 9/11 families, calls for 'transparency and accountability'

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Ron DeSantis attended a 9/11 commemoration ceremony at ground zero in New York City on Monday, appearing with more than a dozen people who lost family on Sep. 11 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis attended a 9/11 commemoration ceremony at ground zero in New York City on Monday, appearing with more than a dozen people who lost family members on Sep. 11. The group, many of whom are members of the grassroots organization 9/11 Justice, which represents other 9/11 families who accuse Saudi Arabia's government of involvement in the attacks -- which the kingdom denies -- led DeSantis and his wife, Casey, to the ceremony, where the couple stood in the back of a crowd while speakers read the names of each victim. The group then brought DeSantis to the reflecting pools and inside the museum. The governor, who is seeking the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, spent roughly three hours at ground zero. “He [was] really taking it all in. I mean, we walked him through the museum and I could tell he...