DeSantis says he'd slash federal bureaucratic jobs on his first day as president: 'We are going to start slitting throats'

• Ron DeSantis railed against the US for having too many federal bureaucrats at a recent campaign stop.
• "We are going to start slitting throats on day one," he said.
• DeSantis has previously said he'd eliminate the IRS and other agencies if elected.

GOP Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis continued on his tirade against federal bureaucrats while speaking on the campaign trail Wednesday.

"We are going to start slitting throats on day one," DeSantis said about federal bureaucrats, leading to some dissatisfaction among the crowd at the campaign stop in New Hampshire, according to New Hampshire Public Radio.