"There has not been much argy-bargy."
While former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson can wax poetic about the dangers of unchecked populism and hail the virtues of a city filled with billionaires, he has nothing to say about Florida politics — even while meeting this week with Gov. Ron DeSantis and billionaire Republican donor Ken Griffin.
According to the eccentric, white-haired political figure, his primary reference points for Miami before this year were the movie Scarface and a 1989 Carl Hiaasen novel about a rogue plastic surgeon. The reality during his four weeks in town this spring has been “wonderful,” but “they’re working me hard.”
Johnson has been traveling to South Florida for a week each month this semester as a visiting lecturer and co-teacher in a University of Miami political science class. His designation was largely funded by a gift from Griffin.
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