DeSantis Rages At “Weak” Florida GOP Reps [VIDEO]

Florida Politics reports:

Gov. Ron DeSantis is at war with an Agriculture Commissioner for the second time in his tenure. But this time it’s a Republican. The feud comes amid a rift driven by competing visions of who should be in charge of immigration enforcement in the state.

DeSantis and his staff continue to escalate the conflict with Wilton Simpson, a Republican from Trilby who was Senate President before he was elected head of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services in 2022.

DeSantis took this argument to national radio and television shows Monday night, pillorying Simpson as the Governor’s vision of strong immigration enforcement vested in his office was dashed by a Senate and House that did an end run around his play call.

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