DeSantis' Controversial International Trips and Meetings.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' global trade mission to Japan, South Korea, Israel, and the United Kingdom is being funded by Enterprise Florida, a public-private state agency that some Republicans have been trying to eliminate. The agency has been controversial for years, with critics arguing that it unfairly picks winners and losers and gives tax breaks to big businesses that don't need them. While DeSantis' spokesperson claims that the trip is not paid for by taxpayers, documents from a previous trip show that Florida taxpayers paid about $131,000. The funding source for this trip has not been disclosed.