Florida Gov. Rick Scott was seemingly in the dark when asked about a huge payout first reported by the Miami Herald.
The newspaper reported how the already-wealthy Republican politician came into $550 million, thanks to a single transaction.
“When I got elected, I did a variety of things. I put all my money in a blind trust. So, I don’t know how they invested the dollars,” the governor said while speaking at Dairy-Mix, Inc., a small business that makes ice cream.
The governor seemed to explain that he has no clue about his overall wealth.
The newspaper also said that Scott bought Continental Structural Plastics, a supplier of plastic auto parts, in 2015 then sold it in 2017.
That could be the source of the payout.
“Do you know specifically where that half billion came from?” News Channel 8 reporter Ryan Hughes asked.
“Well, I put it all in a blind trust,” the governor said.
“So, you have no idea?” Hughes asked.
“No, it’s in a blind trust,” Scott said.
State Representative Janet Cruz, a Democrat, is running for state Senate and thinks the governor knew about the money and is simply dodging the issue.
“Rick Scott’s blind trust isn’t quite, it’s a not so blind trust,” Cruz said. “The damning story is yet another example of Rick Scott putting his own interests above Floridians. As Rick Scott got richer, Florida families have been left behind.”
The governor also told News Channel 8 that he has never taken a salary while in office and sold to state planes to save money.