Tag: DeSantis
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Trump Campaign Jabs Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds After She Endorses DeSantis: ‘Sad Attempt That Doesn’t Make a Difference’
[ad_1] The Trump campaign is firing back after Republican Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds officially endorsed Ron DeSantis for President on Monday evening. Reynolds told a crowd in Des Moines that they need to “make the right choice” by choosing the one man she views as having the skill “to reverse the madness that we see…
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Trump takes aim at DeSantis at Florida GOP summit
[ad_1] Former President Donald Trump attacked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Saturday at Florida’s annual Republican summit, calling him “a wounded falling bird from the skies.” The two 2024 presidential hopefuls were joined by several other candidates at the Republican party’s Freedom Summit at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Kissimmee, near Orlando, including former New Jersey…
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Florida Sen. Rick Scott endorses Trump over DeSantis in 2024 race
[ad_1] Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott endorsed former President Donald Trump over his home state’s governor Ron DeSantis, as polling continues to show Trump as the clear front-runner in the GOP presidential primary. Scott wrote in an op-ed for Newsweek published Thursday morning that he encourages “every Republican to unite behind” Trump. “I know most…
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Ron DeSantis Defends Order To Disband Pro-Palestinian Student Group
[ad_1] Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) called his orders to disband a pro-Palestinian student group a matter of security, and not free speech, while appearing on “Meet the Press” on Sunday. The governor defended the decision to “deactivate” campus chapters of the advocacy group Students for Justice in Palestinian after Republican rival Vivek Ramaswamy called the…
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Ron DeSantis says China creates conflict by propping up Russia and Iran
[ad_1] Florida Governor Ron DeSantis focused on the challenge presented by China in a foreign policy address, saying the country posed a “formidable threat” to the US and accusing Beijing of contributing to global instability through its economic links to Russia and Iran. “China is the key player behind both of those foreign conflicts,” DeSantis…
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DeSantis Paints Palestinians As ‘All Antisemitic’
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis said the United States should not take in any Palestinian refugees if they flee the Gaza Strip because they “are all antisemitic” and he dismissed international entreaties for Israel to provide clean running water and utilities to the 2.3 million civilians in the territory. DeSantis’ comments…
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DeSantis Will Participate in Nevada Caucuses Despite Criticizing Them
[ad_1] Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida plans to participate in the Nevada Republican Party caucuses, his campaign said on Sunday, taking part in a system that he and his rivals have said was designed to benefit former President Donald J. Trump. Mr. DeSantis’s team had not said previously whether he would take part in the…
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Ron DeSantis to file for New Hampshire primary Thursday
[ad_1] Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will file his 2024 bid for New Hampshire’s presidential primary on Thursday afternoon, according to his campaign, which claims he’ll be the first “major” candidate to file to be on the primary ballot. However, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, who narrowly made the polling and donor requirements to participate in…
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DeSantis Amps Up Attacks on Trump, as GOP Primary Enters a New Phase
[ad_1] Since the start of his presidential campaign, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida has pulled his punches during speeches to voters, choosing not to attack the man leading him by 40 points in many national Republican primary polls. But in recent stump speeches in California, South Carolina, Florida and Iowa, Mr. DeSantis has started attacking…
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Fervent Trump ally turns up at DeSantis fundraiser — and raises hell
[ad_1] A passionate supporter of Donald Trump known for her right-wing conspiracy theories and anti-Muslim activism turned up at a fundraiser for rival GOP candidate Ron DeSantis — and launched a verbal assault. Laura Loomer, who was once labeled “mentally unstable and a documented liar” by right-wing congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, was filmed shouting through…