Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis got into a heated exchange with reporters on Thursday over black history curriculum in Florida.

The governor of Florida answered questions from reporters while standing in front of a campaign bus. The reporter asked Mr. DeSantis his thoughts on slavery and posed a variety of penetrating questions.

“Was there a beneficial aspect to slavery?” the reporter asked.

“It’s not written in the curriculum,” DeSantis quickly countered.

“What do you think?” asked the reporter.

DeSantis stressed that the curriculum does not endorse the view that there are positive aspects to slavery. He told reporters the state’s history curriculum is more than 200 pages long. He then asked the reporter if he bothered to read it.

The Harris-Biden administration and corporate media continue to lie about education standards in Florida.

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“Did you read it?” DeSantis asked.

“So what’s your opinion?” the reporter answered, ignoring DeSantis’ question.

“But you didn’t read it, so I’m just clarifying it,” DeSantis countered.

The governor of Florida defended the curriculum, saying it details the legacy of slavery in “vivid” detail. He then opened fire on Vice President Kamala Harris. (Related: ‘Dedicated to Telling the Truth’: Black History Curriculum Co-Author Slams Kamala Harris for ‘Lies’)

“So if you’ve actually read this and heard Kamala’s story, you know she’s lying,” DeSantis said.

Harris has publicly criticized Florida’s black history curriculum on numerous occasions. she flew to jacksonville hold a rally blaming standards.

“And that particular provision about skills was in spite of slavery, not because of slavery. The AP course claims the same thing. No one said anything about it,” DeSantis said.

Florida’s black history curriculum has been heavily criticized for its provision that teachers should teach students about skills learned by slaves that they can use to their advantage. Prominent Republicans and presidential candidates, including Will Hurd, Asa Hutchinson and Chris Christie, have criticized Mr. DeSantis over the state’s education of black history. Florida Republican Rep. Byron Donald also criticized a curriculum provision that claimed the benefits of slavery.