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Dec 04 2023
News
Ron DeSantis, Like Trump, Wants to “Replace” Obamacare. But Don’t Ask for the Details
Taking a cue from Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis—the Florida governor and Republican presidential candidate—has announced his intention to “replace and supersede” the Affordable Care Act with a “totally different health care plan.” But DeSantis, who made the comments in an interview that aired Sunday with NBC’s Meet the Press, could not say what would supplant the program that’s relied upon by
Vanity FairOct 28 2023
Opinion
Ron DeSantis Is Violating Pro-Palestinian Students' Free Speech Rights
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a candidate for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, has ordered pro-Palestinian student groups at Florida universities to shut themselves down. While the stated rationale is that these activists are providing "material support" for terrorism, the governor's order is a direct violation of free speech principles, as well as the First Amendment.
State
Robby SoaveAug 27 2023
News
Crowd boos Ron DeSantis at Jacksonville shooting prayer vigil
As Florida Governor and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis spoke at a prayer vigil on Sunday for the victims of the "racially motivated" mass shooting in Jacksonville that occurred the day prior, the crowd booed so loudly that a local official asked them to calm down. Earlier in the day, DeSantis faced criticism on social media over the shooting where a masked white man
NewsweekMay 31 2023
News
Ron DeSantis starts throwing some uppercuts at Trump
In his first appearance on the campaign trail as a declared candidate, Ron DeSantis told voters he was substance over “fluff,” results over superficiality and, above all else, not a loser like Donald Trump.
The Florida governor didn’t actually mention his chief rival by name. But he didn’t have to. The contrasts were big and small, and mainly implicit. He talked about closing the border
PoliticoApr 29 2024
News
DeSantis And Trump Meet Privately In Florida Over Election Funding
Governor Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump reportedly met in Miami, Florida, on Sunday morning to discuss potential collaboration during the general election.
The two Florida Republicans appear prepared to set aside their feud from the presidential primary with the meeting, organized by Florida real estate broker Steve Witkoff.
A Trump campaign representative said it
International Business TimesAug 28 2023
News
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at a prayer vigil in Jacksonville
Colorado Springs GazetteMay 26 2023
News
Ron DeSantis adds 5 more New Hampshire endorsements
Five more Republican members of the New Hampshire House of Representatives are endorsing Gov. Ron DeSantis’ bid for the White House. The additions bring his total level of support in the Granite State to 56 state Representatives, according to a count maintained by pro-DeSantis Never Back Down. “What we’re seeing in New Hampshire and across the country are conservatives rallying behind Gov. Ron
Florida PoliticsOct 20 2023
News
Inside Ron DeSantis' fight to stop Trump's Republican coronation in Iowa
In coffee shops and churches, on farms and front porches, on the phone and through text exchanges, Ron DeSantis' grassroots supporters are trying to pull off a long-shot win in the Iowa caucuses and upend the 2024 Republican presidential race.
Any hope Republicans have of stopping former President Donald Trump, the runaway frontrunner, from securing the party's nomination likely begins
ReutersAug 25 2023
News
Actual SEALs Fume at Ron DeSantis’ Navy Service Claims
On Wednesday night, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had an important message for those watching him participate in the first Republican debate of the presidential primary season.
“I learned in the military—I was assigned with the U.S. Navy SEALs in Iraq—that you focus on the mission above all else, you can’t get distracted,” DeSantis said. “So Republicans, we’ve got to look forward and we’ve
Daily BeastMay 25 2023
News
The biggest problem with Ron DeSantis’s announcement wasn’t Twitter
The obvious story of Ron DeSantis’s campaign announcement on Twitter was the series of embarrassing technical failures that marred the event. But what DeSantis actually said — at least, when I could hear him — revealed a potentially bigger long-term problem for his campaign: He’s obsessed with all the wrong things. Throughout the event, DeSantis and Elon Musk talked endlessly about wokeness
Vox