By Steve Neavling
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he would fire FBI Director Christopher Wray if elected president in 2024.
DeSantis, who announced his presidential candidacy on Wednesday, told Fox News that he would remove Wray as director on his first day as president following special counsel John Durham’s report on the FBI’s handling of the Trump-Russia investigation.
“No, I would not keep Chris Wray as director of the FBI,” DeSantis said during the interview. “There would be a new one on day one.”
Trump appointed Wray in 2017 to replace former FBI Director James Comey.
“I think that’s very important,” DeSantis said of replacing Wray.
DeSantis also said he would appoint an attorney general with a “real strong backbone.”
