Ron DeSantis
Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis addresses attendees during a campaign event in Rochester, New Hampshire.
  • Ron DeSantis keeps saying the US would "flatten" The Bahamas if it attacked Fort Lauderdale.
  • DeSantis' comments on the campaign trail were a comparison to the Israel-Hamas war.
  • The US Embassy in Nassau said the US has a "strong mutual security relationship" with The Bahamas.

Ron DeSantis keeps saying it would be easy to blow up The Bahamas, prompting the US Embassy in Nassau to clarify that his comments do not reflect official policy.