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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s wealthy donors and supporters lent a golf simulator to the Governor’s Mansion and provided private flights to fundraisers and other political events.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/06/21/desantis-donors-golf-simulator-flights/
'Dictators like to ban artists': DeSantis compared to Fidel Castro at heated Miami meeting
Angry throngs turned out to Miami-Dade School Board meeting Wednesday to attack Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' policies as the country tried to figure out how to handle right-wing activists challenging books, reported the Miami Herald on Thursday.Some who attended the meeting even compared DeSantis to C...
#RonDeSantis sues #BidenAdministration over #university accrediting system
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Fort Lauderdale federal court, challenges a federal law that requires colleges and universities to submit to private accreditors to qualify for federal funding.
The lawsuit comes as DeSantis, who is seeking the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, imposes his conservative agenda on the state's #edxucation system.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that the state has filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration and the U.S. Department of Education over accreditation agencies, which control federal aid for students.
I know what's better for you': AOC slams DeSantis for repeatedly overturning his own voters
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) tore into Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during a congressional hearing with Jasmine Burnley-Clark, the director of the Florida-based Equal Ground organization, about abuses of public office."Everyday Floridians have been exercising their right to democracy," said Oca...
#RonDeSantis: My Supreme Court Picks Would Be Just Like #ClarenceThomas, #SamuelAlito
The #Florida #GOP governor and 2024 contender also vowed to defend the conservative justices amid their ethics scandals.
DeSantis Warns Of 'Woke' In Bizarre Speech Claiming He Saw 'People Defecating' In Public
The Florida governor railed about his recent trip to San Francisco as he vowed on Friday to leave "woke ideology in the dustbin of history."
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/desantis-woke-defecating-sidewalk_n_6496764ae4b08f753c2c2e17
Ron DeSantis Wants Disney Trial Pushed Back To After 2024 Election
The ultra-conservative governor hopes to be in the White House by the time the trial starts.
Major #PoleDancing Convention Cancels #Florida Event Due To #RonDeSantis' Anti-LGBTQ Laws
The governor and White House hopeful recently signed a flurry of legislation targeting the #LGBTQ+ community, including one law that targets #drag shows.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/florida-polecon-drag-canceled_n_649db914e4b0dcb22c43dbb8
Twitter Users Notice Something Weird In Resurfaced Ron DeSantis Beach Pic
A campaign photo from 2015 is making waves because of one bizarre little detail−a lack of footprints.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ron-desantis-beach-photo-2015-campaign_n_649ded29e4b030efa11f4ce0
Mexican government issues strong rebuke of #RonDeSantis' new #immigration law
"SB1718 will affect the human rights of thousands of Mexicans, including children, and will exacerbate hostile environments, which may lead to hate crimes and acts against the migrant community," the ministry said in a statement Saturday.
"Criminalization is not the way to solve the issue of undocumented immigration."
#Mexico
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4077881-mexican-government-issues-strong-rebuke-of-desantiss-new-immigration-law/
The Mexican Foreign Ministry harshly criticized a new Florida immigration law that will require more frequent mandatory ID checks at places like hospitals and by employers, as well as increase criminal penalties to being undocumented. “SB1718 will affect the human rights of thousands of Mexicans, including children, and will exacerbate hostile environments, which may lead…
LGBTQ conservatives say they feel misled by DeSantis
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4079835-lgbtq-conservatives-say-they-feel-misled-by-desantis/
LGBTQ Republicans say they feel misled by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) after the GOP presidential hopeful’s “war room” shared a bizarre video widely seen as inflammatory. The video bashed former President Donald Trump’s (R) support for the LGBTQ community and leaned into conservative state policies passed under DeSantis this year that were criticized as…
DeSantis on 6-week abortion ban: 'I had a lot of supporters who were averse to me on this'
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) acknowledged on Friday that he “had a lot of supporters who were averse to me” on the six-week abortion ban he signed into law earlier this year. “As President, I will be somebody who will use the bully pulpit to support governors like [Iowa Gov.] Kim Reynolds when she’s got…
Ron DeSantis: Social Security cuts should target 'people in their 30s or 40s'
https://www.rawstory.com/ron-desantis-social-security-cuts-on-the-table-for-people-younger-than-50/
Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis defended his plan to cut Social Security but promised that the program would be kept in place for people over 50.During an interview on Fox News, host Howard Kurtz asked DeSantis why he had changed positions on Social Security after supporting cuts to b...
'On day one we rip all the woke out': DeSantis vows to remake US military
https://www.rawstory.com/on-day-one-we-rip-all-the-woke-uut-desantis-cows-to-remake-us-military/
Governors who run for president are in the enviable position of holding up their accomplishments and promising to do more of the same on a national level. That is literally the basis of Florida GOP Governor Ron DeSantis‘ presidential campaign. He promised to “Make America Florida.”But as the DeSanti...
Monday, several groups filed suit in Miami federal court targeting a wide-ranging immigration policies enacted by #Florida earlier this year at the behest of Gov. #RonDeSantis
The lawsuit was brought by groups including the American Immigration Council, Americans for Immigrant Justice, #SPLC and the ACLU of Florida on behalf of Farmworkers Association of Florida, a non-profit farmworker organization with nearly 12,000 members, both documented and undocumented.
#SB1718
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/17/groups-sue-florida-immigration-law-00106616
College overtaken by DeSantis allies faces 'ridiculously high' job openings as faculty flee
New College of Florida, which in recent months has been taken over by allies of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, is facing major staff shortages as faculty members are fleeing for other jobs.In fact, the Tampa Bay Times is reporting that the school has lost more than a third of its faculty in the last few...
DeSantis' 'election police' are an illegal voter intimidation tactic: lawsuit
A new lawsuit filed by a voting rights group called the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition alleges that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' "election police" gambit is an illegal attempt to intimidate voters in his state.The Washington Post reports that the group's complaint alleges that DeSantis' office h...
NYT analysis: Floridians died at a higher rate, adjusted for age, than residents of almost any other state once the Delta wave of Covid-19 hit. By then, DeSantis had stopped promoting vaccinations.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/22/us/politics/ron-desantis-covid.html
Once a vaccine advocate, the Florida governor lost his enthusiasm for the shot before the Delta wave sent Covid hospitalizations and deaths soaring. It’s a grim chapter he now leaves out of his rosy retelling of his pandemic response.
DeSantis backs Tuberville’s military holds
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4107551-desantis-backs-tubervilles-military-holds/
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) threw his weight behind Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) hold on promotions for military officers over the Pentagon’s abortion policy, insisting that if he’s elected the policy will not continue on. “No, I don’t,” DeSantis said when asked by radio host Hugh Hewitt if he thinks Tuberville should release his hold. “And the…
A leaked transcript of a Vice documentary into the role Governor #RonDeSantis played at #GuantanamoBay has been published after #Showtime mysteriously canceled plans to screen the show.
The transcript depicts DeSantis laughing at force-fed detainees
https://www.rawstory.com/ron-desantis-force-feeding-detainees/
A leaked transcript of a Vice documentary into the role Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) played at Guantanamo Bay has been published after Showtime mysteriously canceled plans to screen the show.The transcript, obtained by The Daily Beast, shows the 30-minute production – called "The Guantanamo Candidate" –...
DeSantis says he could hire RFK Jr. to head up the Federal Drug Administration
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) just fired one-third of his campaign staff this week, but he's giving some thought to who he would hire to his presidential administration. Speaking to the streaming channel OutKick, DeSantis was asked about whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would be someone he'd consider as a v...
Ron DeSantis swears he didn't start the fight with Disney
Speaking to conservative streaming "network "OutKick Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) brought up his feud with Disney World – and placed the blame squarely on the mouse's shoulders."There is this idea that you have somehow picked the fight with Disney," said host Clay Travis. "No!" DeSantis excla...
Disney accuses DeSantis of seeking to 'evade responsibility' in latest salvo
Disney is accusing Florida Governor Ron DeSantis of attempting to "evade responsibility" after he claimed he and another state official were "immune" from litigation and asked a federal judge to dismiss the company’s lawsuit against them.
Disney is accusing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) of attempting to “evade responsibility” after he claimed =he and another state official were “immune” from litigation and asked a federal judge to dismiss the company’s lawsuit against them. “[The] Governor seeks to evade responsibility for his actions on a narrower ground, asserting that a governor cannot…
DeSantis backtracks on appointing RFK Jr. to lead CDC/FDA
Just two days after saying that if elected president he’d consider appointing conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead a federal public health agency, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis walked those comments back on Friday.The Republican presidential candidate on Wednesday told OutKick’s Clay Travis...
Ron DeSantis' book earned him at least $1.1 million — but he remains landless and saddled with student loan debt: disclosure
https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/ron-desantis-money-2662663368/
Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis earned at least $1.1 million from his new book, more than tripling his personal wealth from last year, according to a new federal disclosure filing.DeSantis’s book, “The Courage to Be Free: Florida's Blueprint for America's Revival,” earned...
Members of Ron DeSantis' presidential campaign team spitballed ideas for meme videos in an now-defunct internal group chat before offloading them on anonymous/friendly Twitter accounts for dissemination, according to texts obtained by Semafor.
The laundering operation, which took place in a now-defunct internal group chat called "War Room Creative Ideas," involved at least 2 highly controversial videos—one featuring anti-LGBTQ+ content & another including Nazi imagery.
Massachusetts DA calls for federal investigation into DeSantis' migrant flights
A Massachusetts district attorney Monday called for a federal investigation into Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) efforts to transport migrants by plane across state lines, including to the island of Martha’s Vineyard, which is within the district attorney’s jurisdiction. In a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Cape and Islands District Attorney Robert Galibois requested the Justice…
DeSantis backers profanely rage over his campaign's decision to blow money on memes
Backers of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are unhappy about his campaign's very-online strategy of creating and distributing controversial memes to boost his candidacy.In an interview with Rolling Stone, DeSantis supporters fumed about the investment in pro-DeSantis memes and they demanded that he right ...
DeSantis-appointed board eliminating minority-based hiring, contracting at Disney World
The tourism board appointed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to oversee Disney World and its complex announced Tuesday that it will abolish all of its efforts to pursue diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. A release from the board said the initiatives “discriminated against Americans based on gender and race, costing taxpayers millions of dollars.”…
Another Black conference ditches Florida as DeSantis' 'war on woke' costs state a fortune
In the latest rebuke to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ “war on woke,” a second major Black organization has moved its conferences out of the Sunshine State, Yahoo News reports. The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) announced plans to move Florida conferences previously scheduled for 2024 and 20...
DeSantis attacks DC jurors after Trump indictment
https://thehill.com/homenews/4132154-desantis-attacks-dc-jurors-trump-indictment/
'People acquired skills': Ron DeSantis doubles down on defense of Florida's slavery curriculum
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) defended his state's education guidelines that suggest people benefited from being enslaved in the United States Wednesday.During an interview on Fox News, host Harris Faulkner gave DeSantis a chance to respond to Democrats who object to the new guidelines which state, ...
Orlando Magic Basketball Team Donates $50,000 To PAC Supporting Ron DeSantis
The political donation was made before the Florida governor announced his bid for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, according to a team spokesperson.
The NBA Player's Association called the Orlando Magic's recent donation to a Ron DeSantis super PAC "alarming" given the Florida governor's recent history of contentious comments and policies, the union said in a statement on Thursday.
#RonDeSantis' biggest donor cuts off funds, demands moderate shift
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4138541-desantis-donor-cuts-off-funds-moderate-shift/
Casey DeSantis' Hurricane Ian relief fund is sitting on millions nearly a year after disaster: report
As Hurricane Ian devastated parts of Florida, millions of dollars rolled into Casey DeSantis’ relief campaign. Nearly a year later, much of it is sitting unused in a bank account, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel revealed.The wife of governor and GOP presidential nominee hopeful Ron DeSantis campaigne...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday that he would be open to dropping bombs on U.S. ally Mexico in an apparent bid to fight the country's pervasive drug cartels.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/ron-desantis-says-he-would-drone-strike-mexico-to-fight-cartels
A pair of protesters interrupted Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' campaign stop on Friday, shouting for him to, "Go back to Florida, pudding fingers" as the presidential hopeful stepped off his bus in Iowa.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/desantis-iowa-stop-derailed-by-pudding-fingers-hecklers
Pudding fingers−an ad that centers around an alleged incident reported by the Daily Beast that discussed "unflattering stories about [DeSantis'] social skills—particularly, his propensity to devour food during meetings."
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/davidmack/ron-desantis-pudding-fingers-ad-trump
#RonDeSantis signs #RNC #LoyaltyPledge ahead of first primary debate
The pledge states that the candidate will support the eventual nominee of the party's primary and that the candidate will not participate in any debate the RNC has not sanctioned.
The pledge is a part of the criteria Republican candidates must meet to qualify for the first presidential primary debate set for Aug. 23.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) loyalty pledge ahead of the first GOP primary debate in Milwaukee later this month. The pledge states that the candidate will support the eventual nominee of the party’s primary and that the candidate will not participate in any debate the RNC has not sanctioned. The…
Florida state attorney claims suspension is 'retaliation' against counties DeSantis lost
The Florida state attorney who was suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) Wednesday accused the governor of removing her and other Democratic officials in the state as “retaliation” against the counties that didn’t vote for him. DeSantis suspended Democratic State Attorney Monique Worrell, alleging that her administration of justice in Florida’s 9th Judicial District has…
"Be likable, Ron," the banner read.
Trump Taunts DeSantis With Plane Banner at Iowa Fair
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2023/08/12/iowa-state-fair-trump-desantis/
Ron DeSantis Wants Disney To 'Drop The Lawsuit' Because He's 'Moved On'
The Florida governor, running for president with dismal poll numbers, has been mocked by Democrats and Republicans for his feud with the media giant.
Ron DeSantis Dodges Question On How He'd React If His Kids Came Out
The Republican presidential hopeful didn't have much of an answer when asked how he'd handle having a gay or transgender child.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ron-desantis-own-kids-gay-transgender_n_64dd2459e4b06b5d9bad9ca8
Florida student group may need to remove 'Black' from its name
A student organization at Tallahassee Community College is grappling with a naming predicament due to a new Florida law.
Ron DeSantis signed SB266 into law in May. It aims to prohibit colleges and universities from spending money on diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
Now, the Black Male Achievers may need to remove "Black" from its official title or risk losing its funding.
Ron DeSantis Mocked After His 'Defend Trump' Debate Strategy Gets Leaked
A memo obtained by The New York Times suggests the Florida governor plans to shield the former president from Chris Christie's attacks.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ron-desantis-defend-trump-debate-strategy_n_64de57c3e4b02dac6d5eb68c
DeSantis security, travel cost nearly $10 million last year
The state of Florida spent nearly $10 million on security and transportation for Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) in the last year, according to state documents released this week. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) spent $9.4 million on protecting DeSantis and his family between July 2022 and the end of June 2023, a $3…
It Looks Like No One Wants To Be Ron DeSantis' Guest At GOP Debate
Although the Florida governor has 2.1 million followers, less than 50 liked his post offering a chance to be his guest at the Aug. 23 debate in Milwaukee.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ron-desantis-contest-tweet-not-liked_n_64dea482e4b025ff86690806
Leaked document details lobbyists 'auctioning' off access to DeSantis for campaign cash
A spreadsheet obtained by the Washington Post demonstrated how Gov. Ron DeSantis and his inner circle pressed lobbyists to sell access to the Florida Republican by setting up a bidding war among wealthy donors for access to "leisure activities" with the potential GOP candidate for president.Accordin...
Ron DeSantis' Wedding Invite Revoked By Billionaire GOP Donor's Daughter
Court docs claim Florida's governor was persona non-grata at the wedding of Nicola Peltz and Brooklyn Beckham, son of pop star Victoria Beckham.
'Blurring the lines': Government contract holders and DeSantis' own staff among his biggest donors
Ron DeSantis' campaign brought in half a million dollars in donations from Tallahassee in June – including a lot of cash from questionable sources, the Tampa Bay Times reported Monday.Donors included lobbyists and staffers employed in his own office, business owners who hold government contracts wo...
DeSantis appointee leaves Ethics Commission while revealing his own ethics violation
In a statement Tuesday, Glen Gilzean, Jr. said it was brought to his attention that his appointment to the Disney watchdog, known formally as the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, could be seen as a conflict given he's on the Ethics Commission that would oversee such appointees. Gilzean was appointed to the Ethics Commission in 2019, again in 2020, and a third time in 2022.
One of Gov. Ron DeSantis' appointees to the Disney "oversight" board just quit his other job on the Ethics Commission in a huff, reporter Marc Caputo posted on the site previously known as Twitter. In a statement Tuesday, Glen Gilzean, Jr. said it was brought to his attention that his appointment to...
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Wednesday promised to send the U.S. military into Mexico to fight the cartels on "Day one" if he becomes the next president of the United States.
At the GOP presidential candidate debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, DeSantis agreed without hesitation when asked by the Fox News moderators hosting the event if he would support sending special forces into Mexico.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday promised to send the U.S. military into Mexico to fight the cartels on “Day one” if he becomes the next president of the United States. At the GOP presidential candidate debate in Milwaukee, Wis., DeSantis agreed without hesitation when asked by the Fox News moderators hosting the event if…
Actual SEALs Fume at DeSantis' Navy Service Claims
DeSantis made a point during Wednesday night's Republican debate to say he was "assigned with" and "deployed alongside" Navy SEALs.
"He was never a Navy SEAL," Billy Allmon, a former member of SEAL Team 1, told The Daily Beast. "It's a misleading statement."
https://www.thedailybeast.com/actual-seals-fume-at-ron-desantis-navy-service-claims
DeSantis busted by Florida paper over 'horrific' abortion debate tale
On Saturday morning the Miami Herald called out Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) for a story he told during Wednesday's Republican Party debate about an abortion where he got the facts entirely wrong in order to make his anti-choice point.At issue was a tale about a woman he called "Penny" who survived an a...
Trump Floats 'Rumor' DeSantis Is Dropping Out Of The Republican Presidential Primary Race
DeSantis' camp denied Trump's claim and accused the former president of spreading "fake news."
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-santis-drop-out-rumor_n_64ecf22be4b084283f266d0b
Ron DeSantis Is Afraid of Questions From a 15-Year-Old
The Florida governor's operation went to extraordinary lengths to intimidate a high school sophomore—all for a question about Donald Trump.
"Do you believe that Trump violated the peaceful transfer of power," the teenager asked the governor, "a key principle of American democracy that we must uphold?"
Presidential Politics Rule the Day as DeSantis Snubs Biden’s Visit to Hurricane-Ravaged Florida
After the president said he would meet the Florida governor on Saturday, DeSantis said there were no plans to tour the damage caused by Hurricane Idalia.
Kinzinger slams DeSantis for not meeting with Biden in Florida: 'Absolutely outrageous'
"There's a 1 percent to 2 percent chance it's logistics. There's a 98 percent to 99 percent chance it's the optics," Kinzinger said in a CNN interview Saturday.
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) criticized Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for not meeting with President Biden while he visited the state Friday to survey hurricane damage, calling the decision “absolutely outrageous.” The White House told CNN that a meeting between Biden and DeSantis was planned for Friday, but DeSantis’ office later said no such…
'Nonsense': Ron DeSantis Lashes Out At Black Man Angered After Jacksonville Mass Shooting
The audience member at the governor's news conference said the Republican's policies had allowed "people to hunt people like me."
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ron-desantis-jacksonville-shooting_n_64fa9779e4b0b755ae1f57eb
Clergyman uses movie that led to KKK surge to warn against DeSantis policies
Critics of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis claim that the "atmosphere" he's created in the state is hostile to Black people, The Miami Herald reported. The Herald cites several DeSantis bills: the anti-protest bill that came after the sometimes violent Black Lives Matter protests in the summer of 2020; th...
Fauci says DeSantis comments trigger 'crazy' people: 'reason why I have to have security'
Former White House pandemic chief Anthony Fauci said disparaging comments like those from presidential candidate Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) force him to have a security detail amid threats on his life. DeSantis and other Republicans have repeatedly attacked Fauci — who served in the Trump and Biden administrations — over pandemic policies including mask mandates…
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