Hey remember two weeks ago when leftwing governor of California Gavin Newsome came to Florida and spouted all the same lies? Trump is now endorsing all that.Īnd remember, Gavin Newsom was "very nice" to Trump, as Trump childlishy brags, as if any of us give a FUCK about who is "very nice" to him and who "betrayed" him by running against him. They went on to reference other claims and reports that DeSantis ranks low on economic opportunity, in places to retire, in places to raise a family, in fair taxes, for energy affordability, to rent a home, to be a teacher, to be a doctor, and even to be a police officer. They also cited the National Low Income Housing Coalition, whose president and CEO is Diane Yentel, a supporter of Vice President Kamala Harris. So was Oxfam, a "left-of-center" organization. The Florida Policy Institute was cited, which was founded in 2014 as a "left-leaning policy research and advocacy organization." Several of their cited reports came from left-leaning sources. They cited other media reports on the rising cost of living in some Florida cities. Last year, he signed one of the largest relief packages in state history. In February, DeSantis proposed an additional $2 billion in tax relief. Garcia noted that the governor cut taxes by "more than $4 billion overall." The campaign focused on Florida reportedly being "one of the least affordable states to live in the country" and linked to a Substack post from frequent DeSantis critic Jason Garcia who argued the governor raised taxes by more than $1 billion during his first term. "He has left a wake of destruction all across Florida and people are hurting because he has spent more time playing public relations games instead of actually doing the hard-work needed to improve the lives of the people he represents." "The real DeSantis record is one of misery and despair," campaign spokesman Steven Cheung said. Ron DeSantis nears, former President Donald Trump's campaign has ramped up attacks against the governor.Īfter a blitz of endorsements from representatives in DeSantis' home state, Trump's campaign Friday released "The Real Ron DeSantis Playbook," which contains a long list of reasons Florida "continues to tumble into complete and total delinquency and destruction." As a potential announcement for president in 2024 from Gov. He's going to have to claim he was right to take the leftwing position on these issues, and that anyone taking the opposite view - like Ron DeSantis - is a "right-wing extremist" or bigot.įor a start: Trump is now repeating all the left wing Democrats' lies that Florida is a place of "misery and despair," enlisting, get this, a leftwing blogger to write the hit piece on DeSantis, who in turn gets his "facts" from leftwing sources. Trump has several big problems with voters on the right, where he takes the position opposite the great majority of Republican, conservative primary voters.īecause Trump never admits he's wrong - TRUMP IS ALWAYS RIGHT! - he cannot say that he was wrong on these issues. We already saw him using the left's "Medicaid and Social Security cuts lines."Īnd I and other friends predicted this long ago. "Ron DeSantis didn't shut down hard enough and murdered old people" is of course the leftwing attack line on him, and I'm 100% not surprised to hear Trump repeating the left's attack lines at all. Let me show you how good we are at counterpunching. Unlike Me, Who Listened to the Scientists and Told Everyone to Shut Down. Trump Now:Shutdown Ron Didn't Shutdown Florida Enough, and Killed a Lot of People. ApTrump Two Months Ago: "Shutdown Ron" Shut Down Florida Too Much.
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