DeSantis appears to jab Haley by giving CNN anchor Iowa basketball jersey

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) appeared to take a shot at his 2024 competitor Nikki Haley for seemingly mixing up the names of an Iowa Hawkeyes basketball player and CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins.

DeSantis kicked off a CNN town hall in Iowa Thursday by giving Collins a jersey with Iowa Hawkeyes basketball player Caitlin Clark’s name.  

“I heard the other day someone say that Kaitlin Collins had some basketball skills. Now, I don’t know what that was a mistake or not, but I know in Iowa, they have a Caitlin Clark,” DeSantis said.  

“So I just wanted to give you this as a memento and just respectfully, if the game’s on the line, and we need a buzzer beater, I’m going with Clark over Collins,” he quipped while handing the CNN anchor a Clark jersey.