Then-US Rep. Ron DeSantis of Florida poses with his family and in laws after being sworn in to the US House. His late sibling, Christina, traveled to Washington, DC, for the occasion.
Then-US Rep. Ron DeSantis of Florida poses with his family and in laws after being sworn in to the US House. His late sibling, Christina, traveled to Washington, DC, for the occasion.
  • DeSantis opened up for the first time about the sudden death of his sister, Christina, at age 30.
  • "It's something I wish I could get back," the Florida governor said. 
  • DeSantis teared up during the interview.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is slowly filling in some of the details he left out of his new memoir, "The Courage to be Free."