Amid questions about her future plans for higher office, First Lady Casey DeSantis took the lead at the podium as state authorities announced a statewide bust of retailers selling nitrous oxide, otherwise known as “whippets.”

The Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s ( DBPR ) Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco ( ABT ) announced 70 felony arrests and 16 warrants. It’s the largest statewide initiative resulting in felony arrests in ABT’s 92-year history.

“As a mom, it really, really angers me that you have people out there selling this, distributing it, knowing that it’s going to cause harm,” DeSantis said Tuesday. “Knowing and just not caring that this could end the life of a young person.”

The statewide investigation went on to combat the growing ni

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