Ron DeSantis‘ campaign has let go of several staff members just two months into it hitting the campaign trail while it deals with bleeding cash in its effort to stave off Donald Trump’s lead for a Republican presidential nomination bid. According to NBC News, in the campaign’s first six weeks, …
Read More »DeSantis Against Personal Attacks on Trump Despite Struggling Campaign
Ron DeSantis said Sunday he’s not interested in launching personal attacks on 2024 Republican frontrunner Donald Trump, even as the Florida governor continues to trail the former president by a wide margin in the polls. Appearing on Fox News‘ MediaBuzz, DeSantis, whose campaign recently let go about a dozen staffers, …
Read More »Trump Wants Mike Tyson to Interview Him: Report
Donald Trump is no stranger to doing high-profile interviews with legacy media brands, but the former president’s campaign is working to boost his presence across non-traditional outlets — particularly those with an eye toward contact sports — according to a new report from Politico. Trump’s history with hand-to-hand combat dates …
Read More »Murdochs Start to Sour on DeSantis: 'They Can Smell a Loser'
Less than two months into Ron DeSantis’ declared run for president, his most important backers in conservative media are already starting to lose faith. Since the beginning of the Biden presidency, the powerful Murdoch family has favored the Florida governor in the 2024 presidential primary, largely due to a conviction …
Read More »DeSantis Whines to Fox News That 'the Media' Is Sabotaging His Campaign
The headlines this week have not been kind to Ron DeSantis, who is attempting and so far failing to catch up in the polls to 2024 GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump. Even the Republican-friendly Fox News has questioned why DeSantis recently barely seems to be able to break 20 percent, …
Read More »Malaria Detected in Florida as Key Infectious Disease Positions Sit Vacant
Ron DeSantis thumbed his nose at public health experts throughout much of the Covid-19 pandemic, cracking down on institutions looking to impose preventative measures, appointing an anti-vax surgeon general who doctored data to support his stance, and even forming a state committee to counter recommendations from the Centers for Disease …
Read More »DeSantis Slammed by 'Peaky Blinders' Team for Bizarre Campaign Ad
In an ad rivaling Donald Trump’s pudding-gate attack, Ron DeSantis shared the latest bizarre campaign video to come from the GOP party. The anti-LGBTQ ad, which was rife with images of shirtless men and murderous cinema characters, was denounced by Peaky Blinders star Cillian Murphy and producers on Wednesday for …
Read More »Buttigieg Knocks 'Strangeness' of DeSantis' Anti-LGBTQ Ad
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Sunday commented on the “strangeness” of a recent ad by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis‘ campaign targeting 2024 rival candidate Donald Trump, claiming the former president “did more than any other Republican to celebrate” pride month. The ad, which begins by citing Trump’s 2016 Republican National …
Read More »DeSantis Influencers Rally Behind Unmasked Antisemite
On Tuesday, Breitbart revealed that Pedro Gonzalez, a prominent conservative influencer and supporter of Ron DeSantis, sent a slew of nakedly antisemitic messages. Gonzalez responded on Twitter by claiming that the messages, which were sent in 2019 and 2020, were from “a different, dumb season of my life,” while accusing …
Read More »Florida Judge Uses DeSantis' Own Law Against Him, Blocks Anti-Drag Bill
Federal Judge Gregory Presnell has placed a preliminary injunction on a Florida bill banning individuals under the age of 18 from attending drag performances. The law, dubbed the “Protection of Children Act,” would allow “the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to fine, suspend, or revoke the license of any …
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