DeSantis Claims Trump Said ‘Don’t Vote’ in 2024. He Did Not.
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Ron DeSantis has falsely claimed Donald Trump told supporters not to vote in the 2024 election, disingenuously reframing comments by the 45th President on the even greater importance of ensuring the election is conducted fairly.
In a video posted this week, DeSantis alleged Trump “is wedded to the teleprompter; he can’t get off that teleprompter, [and] anytime he does he says things like ‘don’t vote’. He’s telling people not to vote, like, we have all the votes we need.”
The Florida Governor was referring to a nine-second clip from a lengthy speech by Trump at a rally in Derry, New Hampshire, shared by the Jeff Roe-led DeSantis super PAC, Never Back Down, in which the former president says “don’t worry about voting”.
