The couple, Mr. DeSantis explained on Friday at a forum for Republican presidential candidates hosted by an influential evangelical group, had been trying to conceive before taking a trip to Israel.
“We went to Ruth’s tomb in Hebron — Ruth, Chapter 4, Verse 13 — and we prayed,” Mr. DeSantis, citing Scripture, said at the event in Des Moines.
“We prayed a lot to have a family, and then, lo and behold, we go back to the United States and a little time later we got pregnant.
On the campaign trail, he rotates through a limited set of anecdotes about Ms. DeSantis and their three young children, as well as his religious beliefs.
Still, at the Iowa event, he lingered only briefly on his wife’s miscarriage, calling it simply a “tough thing” and a test of faith.
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Ron DeSantis, Casey DeSantis, DeSantis, “, ” Mr
Organizations:
Iowa, Republican
Locations:
Florida, Israel, Hebron — Ruth, Des Moines, United States, Iowa