Ron DeSantis acknowledged on Friday that many of the false claims promoted by former President Donald Trump in the aftermath of the 2020 election were “unsubstantiated.” According to a report from The New York Times, while addressing reporters after a campaign event in Iowa, the Florida governor and presidential hopeful …
Read More »One of DeSantis' Biggest Donors Just Cut Him Off
Robert Bigelow has realized that building inflatable, orbiting motels is only the second-most ridiculous way he’s burning cash. The ultra-wealthy hotel magnate, who has donated more than $20 million to the pro-Ron DeSantis super PAC “Never Back Down” told Reuters on Friday that the presidential candidate needs to make major …
Read More »DeSantis Donors Want Him to Stop 'Blowing Money on F-cking Memes'
If cratering polling and campaign finance woes weren’t enough, the Florida governor’s run for the Republican 2024 presidential nomination was also marred in recent weeks by two instances of poorly thought-out posting. Leaked chat messages obtained by Semafor have revealed members of Ron DeSantis’ campaign staff discussing the creation and …
Read More »RFK Jr.'s Super PAC Got More Than 50% of Its Funding From Trump Megadonor
Conservative billionaire Timothy Mellon is the largest single donor to Democratic 2024 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s super PAC, American Values 2024. According to campaign finance disclosures provided to the Federal Election Commission, the billionaire single-handedly contributed $5 million of the $9.8 million raised by the PAC in the …
Read More »Trump's PAC Is Just About Broke
Save America PAC is out of money. Donald Trump‘s biggest fundraising arm outside his campaign has just over $3.6 million on hand after burning through millions on legal fees for the former president and his allies. The revelation comes through Federal Election Commission filings released on Monday. Save America money …
Read More »DeSantis Tries to Claw Back Into Race by … Pushing for Government Shutdown
Presidential candidates like to distinguish themselves from their rivals, and while it’s common for prospective nominees to highlight their stance on issues like the economy and national defense, it’s rare that a candidate comes out in support of shutting down the government. On Tuesday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis did just …
Read More »Trump Got Indicted for Trying to Steal an Election
Donald Trump has been indicted again —this time over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and an anti-democratic campaign that culminated in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. The federal grand jury hearing evidence in the Justice Department’s probe into the scheme to subvert the election results handed up a …
Read More »DeSantis' Donors Want More Than a Reboot. They Want Him to 'Clean House'
During a “reboot” that Ron DeSantis’ allies had hoped would prove his terminally online campaign could change its ways, the governor has pivoted to more of the same —and key allies and donors are threatening to jump ship. Various big DeSantis donors have been furious that the campaign seemed to …
Read More »DeSantis Says Trump Humiliating Him Repeatedly Is a Good Thing, Actually
Ron DeSantis‘ bid to unseat Donald Trump atop the Republican Party hasn’t been going well. The Florida governor had to “reboot” his campaign last week, firing a third of his staff. It’s been so bad, however, that donors want him to take it a step further and “clean house,” as …
Read More »DeSantis Defends Tuberville's Freeze on Military Promotions
Ron DeSantis is doing CPR on his campaign, and there’s no Republican spin room quite like Fox News. Amid a discussion of campaign drama and tanking polling, the Florida governor, a Navy veteran, told Fox’s Bret Baier that he supported Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s freeze on military promotions — because pronouns …
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