Tag Archives: Ron DeSantis

DeSantis: Tate Brothers Are Not Welcome In Florida

“Clearly, the federal government has jurisdiction. Whether they want to rebuff his entry into the United States, and I have confidence that — whether it’s Pam Bondi or Kristi Noem — that they will be looking at that. “I do know our attorney general, James Uthmeier, is looking at what state and jurisdiction we may have to be able to …

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DeSantis Attacks GOP Rep. Byron Donalds, Who Will Likely Run Against DeSantis’s Wife For Florida Governor

The Floridian reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis weighed in on the 2026 governor’s race on Monday by lashing out at Donald Trump’s candidate, Byron Donalds, for failing to help defeat “the left” in Florida while suggesting his wife, Casey DeSantis, would be the stronger pick in the 2026 race. This is the first time DeSantis hasn’t brushed off rumors that his …

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DeSantis: “Florida Was DOGE Before DOGE Was Cool”

Florida Politics reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis is promoting a state version of the Elon Musk-led spending slash in Washington that will reach into all areas of state administration and local governments. “We were DOGE before DOGE was cool,” DeSantis said in Tampa. He praised the DOGE in Washington while noting that Florida has already been on a similar track in terms …

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Florida Names Police Chiefs/Sheriffs To Assist With ICE

Florida Politics reports: St. Cloud Police Chief Douglas Goerke will be one of eight inaugural members of Florida’s new State Immigration Enforcement Council. Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson named Goerke to the panel, where he’ll join four appointees chosen by the Legislature’s top two officials in advising the Cabinet on how best to coordinate immigration enforcement with Trump’s administration. Established under …

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NBC: Casey DeSantis May Run To Succeed Husband

NBC News reports: Republican donors at a gathering last week in Palm Beach County openly discussed the prospect of Casey DeSantis’ running for governor in 2026, and for the first time, Florida’s first lady is seriously considering the idea. Gov. Ron DeSantis, her husband, faces term limits and cannot seek re-election. There has long been speculation about whether Casey, a …

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Politico: Florida Republicans Are In Full-On Civil War

Politico reports: Florida’s Republican era of good feelings appears over. President Donald Trump’s home state is caught up in a never-before-seen power struggle between Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Legislature. It’s led to insults, promises of political payback and a mounting media offensive by the governor. The scene is unlike any since Republicans gained control of state government nearly …

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FL House Speaker: DeSantis Wants His Own “Mini ICE”

“That’s the reason why we did this proposal. He (DeSantis) is not going to work with ICE. He wants a little mini-version of ICE. He wants his own state guard with his own bureaucrats picking up the illegal aliens and shipping them off to another portion of the world, wherever it is that they originate from. That’s not working in …

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DeSantis “Happy To Help” Trump Set Up Gitmo Camps

Florida Politics reports: DeSantis posted to social media Wednesday that he’s “happy to send flights from Florida down that way with deportees in tow,” in the wake of Trump saying he’s telling the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security to “begin preparing the 30,000 person migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay” for an influx of undocumented immigrants. DeSantis floated Florida as …

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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, …

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DeSantis: Florida Will Deport Its “Illegals” To Gitmo

Florida Politics reports: “I do think they’re gonna use Guantánamo Bay for (an) illegal alien processing site and then they’ll repatriate from their own country from there. What better state to take advantage of that than the state of Florida,” Gov. Ron DeSantis told podcaster Dave Rubin Tuesday. DeSantis was on Rubin’s show as part of a media blitz Tuesday …

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DeSantis Rages After Reps Kill His Anti-Migrant Bills

Florida Politics reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis is fueling the civil war between his executive office and the legislative branch, and he may be benefiting from friendly air cover as he makes less-than-friendly points about Senate President Ben Albritton and House Speaker Daniel Perez. The Governor spoke to Mark Levin and Sean Hannity about his gripes with the GOP supermajority that …

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DeSantis Seeks To Effectively Ban Ballot Initiatives

The Tallahassee Democrat reports: Florida voters have used the citizens’ initiative process in recent years to usher in medical marijuana, a higher minimum wage and voting rights for those previously convicted of felonies. But their ability to advance future changes wanted by most voters yet opposed or disregarded by state lawmakers could soon be eliminated — if Gov. Ron DeSantis …

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DeSantis: Framers Of The 14th Amendment Didn’t Intend To Grant Citizenship To Children Of “Illegals”

“The purpose of the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause was to overturn the Dred Scott case, not to bestow citizenship on those present in the U.S. against the people’s will as expressed in law. “The executive order will be litigated until the Supreme Court decides the question, which it has never decided, of whether children born to illegal aliens get constitutionally-mandated …

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DeSantis Lies About Abortion Record At March For Life

Florida Politics reports: In front of a national stage at the March for Life rally, Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has framed himself as a champion for the pro-life movement, was inconsistent on his own history regarding abortion legislation. DeSantis told the crowd he ran for re-election on the Heartbeat Protection Act and was proof that Republicans could get elected after …

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DeSantis Threatens GOP State Reps On Deportations

Politico reports: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis warned Thursday that Republican legislators could pay a political price if they defy him and refuse to enact sweeping illegal immigration and ballot initiative bills during next week’s scheduled special session. DeSantis wants lawmakers to act quickly, pinning the need for urgency to Trump and his immigration executive orders. The governor ordered lawmakers back …

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Florida Leads Nation In VPN Searches After Porn Block

Florida Politics reports: Demand for virtual private network (VPN) services surged in Florida after Pornhub shut down access in the state.  A report by vpnMentor found the interest in VPNs skyrocketed as the internet’s leading pornography publisher publicly punished states over age verification policies. No state witnessed greater enlargement than Florida, where VPN interest jumped by 1,150% after Pornhub started …

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DeSantis References “Gulf Of America” In Exec Order

Florida Politics reports: Snow and ice is headed to North Florida, and Gov. Ron DeSantis recognizes the threat posed by the anomalous Winter weather headed across the “Gulf of America.” DeSantis is declaring an immediate state of emergency (EO 25-13) effective Monday evening given the “major disaster” looming from the Panhandle to the northeastern part of the Florida peninsula,” as …

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DeSantis Issues Memo To Lawmakers: Police Leaders Who Decline To Help Deportations Will Be Imprisoned

The Orlando Sentinel reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis wants the power to suspend or criminally charge local officials who don’t train at least 10% of their law enforcement staff to detain and deport undocumented immigrants or follow other tough new immigration rules he’s proposed. In a four-page memo to legislative leaders, DeSantis said he wants to make it mandatory for all …

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DeSantis Names Florida AG To Replace Rubio In Senate

NBC News reports: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed state Attorney General Ashley Moody to the U.S. Senate, setting her up to fill the seat of Sen. Marco Rubio, whom President-elect Donald Trump tapped to be secretary of state. Rubio was selected to serve in Trump’s administration shortly after Trump won the 2024 presidential race, handing DeSantis a Senate appointment that …

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DeSantis Orders Flags Raised For Glorious Leader

The Tallahassee Democrat reports: Following other Southern state governors, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that U.S. and state flags across the state – now at half-staff in honor of the late President Jimmy Carter – will fly at full-staff when President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated next Monday. U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson already has suspended Carter’s 30-day mourning period to allow …

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