In a fiery double-barreled attack on his own party, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis let loose on state House Republicans this week for failing to deliver on key conservative priorities—even with a massive GOP supermajority. And he didn’t hold back.

The governor ripped into House leadership for what he described as “petty” and “embarrassing” behavior, accusing them of blocking meaningful property tax relief and gun rights legislation while wasting time trying to punish allies like Sen. Ashley Moody for backing his crackdown on illegal immigration.

DeSantis took his grievances public on Tuesday with a pre-recorded video, calling out the House’s decision to strip Moody of her office space in Tallahassee—an office previously used by Marco Rubio for 15 years.

According to DeSantis, the punishment came because Moody opposed a Republican-backed amnesty bill and sided with him during a January special session to support President Trump’s immigration enforcement efforts. He framed the backlash as petty political revenge.

“They’re trying to eject a U.S. senator from an office space just because she did the right thing,” he said. “It is an embarrassment to the state of Florida. It is an embarrassment to the Republican Party.”

But the governor was just getting warmed up.

Later that evening, speaking from the governor’s mansion, DeSantis torched the Republican supermajority for stonewalling conservative legislation—including open carry.

“We have almost three-to-one Republicans in the House of Representatives. Have they passed open-carry, which 38 states have?” DeSantis asked. “Of course, they haven’t done that. Now, if you ask them when they campaign, ‘Do you support it?’ they will all say yes. But then somehow, it just magically doesn’t get done.”

He called out House Speaker-designate Daniel Perez and others for failing to follow through on promises to voters, blasting their preference for political games over conservative reforms.

The governor’s 20-minute tirade was, in essence, a Festivus-style airing of grievances. And it revealed just how deep the fractures go—not between Republicans and Democrats, but within the Republican Party itself.

DeSantis’s frustration is hardly unwarranted. Despite delivering Florida to Trump twice and reshaping the state’s political landscape through bold executive action, the legislature—flush with Republican control—has stalled or soft-pedaled major items like constitutional carry and tax relief.

It’s a problem that extends beyond the Sunshine State. Across red America, Republican-controlled legislatures often campaign as firebrands but govern like bureaucrats—bowing to lobbyists, sidestepping accountability, and avoiding fights that might rock the boat.

DeSantis has never been one to tolerate that. Whether battling Disney, vaccine mandates, or woke school boards, he’s built his brand on steamrolling political inertia. And in this latest standoff, he’s sending a message: conservative victories at the ballot box are meaningless if Republican lawmakers won’t act on them.

His frustration is also a warning to the base: don’t let the GOP coast on red-state majorities. Force them to govern like they campaign.

Will this public scolding whip the Florida House into shape? That remains to be seen. But if DeSantis’s track record is any indication, the pressure isn’t going to let up anytime soon.