DeSantis’ handpicked Rubio replacement Moody wants to tackle inflation, spending and the border: ‘Audit the Fed!’

Attorney General of Florida Ashley Moodywho is slated to become a U.S. senator, calls for an audit of the Federal Reserve, vows to oppose government spending and says she will fight to strengthen the border and remove people who enter the U.S. illegally USA

With Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., poised to leave office soon to serve as secretary of state in the new Trump administration, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Moody as his choice to replace Rubio in the United States Senate.

And even with some Democrats plan to support the confirmationRubio is likely to pass the confirmation vote.

“Here’s a priority of mine in the Senate: Our inflation has been fed by the Federal Reserve. We need to audit the Fed!” Moody stated in a post on X.

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“As Florida’s next U.S. Senator, I will work tirelessly to reduce Washington’s bloat and speak out against government spending,” he said in another message. “As we have done in Florida, this country must reduce spending and become fiscally responsible. I look forward to working with DOGE and will work hard to leave the next generation of our country with a much stronger financial foundation.”

When he discussed his role in the confirmation of judges and justices, he specifically mentioned Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.

“As a former justice, I will take seriously my role of confirming judges and justices to ensure that, like Justices Thomas and Alito, they share the values ​​and concepts of law as our founding fathers understood them,” he say in a tweet. “I will work throughout the Senate confirmation process to make sure that those who are confirmed are strong candidates and know that it is their duty to interpret the Constitution as it is written.”

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Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody responds to supporters after Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, announced her appointment as U.S. Senator to replace Marco Rubio during a press conference at the Rosen Plaza Hotel from Orlando, Florida on Thursday, January 16. 2025. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

Sharing Moody’s post, DeSantis called Alito and Thomas “the gold standard.”

“In the United States Senate, I will support President @realDonaldTrump and fight for legislation that strengthens the border, builds the wall, and removes those who entered illegally,” Moody said in a tweet.

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DeSantis responded and declared, “Make illegal immigration illegal again.”