Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had a grim prognosis for the state of the Republican party at a Wednesday press conference.

Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Office of the Governor of Florida During a Wednesday morning press conference, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called losing Texas "an extinction-level event" for the national Republican Party.

DeSantis, who didn't run for reelection, said Florida is now the "only state that remains under Republican control" after the party lost Texas.