Florida congressman shouts ‘f*** Ron DeSantis’ on stage at Paramore concert
1 year, 6 months ago

Florida congressman shouts ‘f*** Ron DeSantis’ on stage at Paramore concert

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Maxwell Alejandro Frost has laughed off criticism after he yelled “F*** Ron DeSantis” while performing on stage at a Paramore concert on Friday night. Lead singer Hayley Williams asked if he had a message for the crowd as he took the stage, with the Gen Z Democrat lawmaker responding: “F*** Ron DeSantis! F** fascism!” When a clip of Mr Alejandro Frost’s outburst was posted to Twitter by the Conservative War Machine account, he replied “lol they’re so mad”. Earlier this week Williams told fans during a performance at the Adjacent Music Festival in Atlantic City, New Jersey, that anyone who votes for Mr DeSantis is “dead” to her.

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‘Ron, I love that you’re back': Trump and DeSantis put an often personal primary fight behind them
7 months ago

‘Ron, I love that you’re back': Trump and DeSantis put an often personal primary fight behind them

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, and Florida Gov. DeSantis and his top donors raised more than $3 million on Thursday for the super political action committee Right for America, backed by big Republican donors such as Ike and Laurie Perlmutter, who have agreed to match at least a portion of the DeSantis team’s fundraising …

Trump, DeSantis bury the hatchet at 'great meeting', discuss fundraising
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump, DeSantis bury the hatchet at 'great meeting', discuss fundraising

India Today  

Former President Donald Trump met privately with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis over the weekend, marking a détente between the former rivals after a brutal Republican primary contest marked by insults and bruised egos, according to three people familiar with the discussion. On Monday, Trump said the two had had “a great meeting yesterday” and that he was “very happy to …

Trump and DeSantis meet to make peace and discuss fundraising for the former president’s campaign
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump and DeSantis meet to make peace and discuss fundraising for the former president’s campaign

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump met privately with Florida Gov. On Monday, Trump said the two had had “a great meeting yesterday” and that he was “very happy to have the full and enthusiastic support of Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida.” “The conversation mostly concerned how we would work closely together to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. “I greatly …

Trump and DeSantis meet to make peace, discuss fundraising for ex-president’s campaign
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump and DeSantis meet to make peace, discuss fundraising for ex-president’s campaign

LA Times  

This combination of photos shows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaking on July 17, 2023,, left, and former President Trump speaking June 13, 2023. Ron DeSantis over the weekend, according to three people familiar with the discussion, marking a detente between the former rivals after a brutal primary contest marked by insults and bruised egos. The meeting, which lasted three hours, …

Ron DeSantis soft-launches plans to fundraise for Donald Trump
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Ron DeSantis soft-launches plans to fundraise for Donald Trump

Salon  

Rolling back the tape on Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' relationship with Donald Trump as it's played out over the past several months — especially when the two were engaged in a race against each other for the presidential bid, prior to DeSantis dropping out — there's been more than a few instances of Trump berating DeSantis publicly, calling him Ron …

Ron DeSantis Is Finally Going After Donald Trump. It’s Already Too Late.
1 year, 2 months ago

Ron DeSantis Is Finally Going After Donald Trump. It’s Already Too Late.

Huff Post  

Ron DeSantis is upping his attacks on Donald Trump, the front-runner for the GOP nomination. Ron DeSantis wrote on social media last night, “so it is absurd that anyone, much less someone running for President, would choose now to attack our friend and ally, Israel, much less praise Hezbollah terrorists as ‘very smart.’” It’s the latest instance of DeSantis going …

Ron DeSantis on Trump and Jan. 6: The Florida governor is going nuclear.
54 years, 11 months ago

Ron DeSantis on Trump and Jan. 6: The Florida governor is going nuclear.

Slate  

Whence last we checked in on the perpetually rebooting Ron DeSantis presidential campaign, it was about 10 days ago and the Florida governor’s operation was purging itself of its most obvious Nazi sympathizers. The other thing that happened Sunday was that NBC News posted an excerpt from a one-on-one DeSantis interview, which was released in full on Monday, in which …

Florida man Ron DeSantis has no juice
1 year, 5 months ago

Florida man Ron DeSantis has no juice

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In late April, Mr DeSantis polled …

Florida governor Ron DeSantis snaps back as heckler calls him a ‘fascist’
1 year, 6 months ago

Florida governor Ron DeSantis snaps back as heckler calls him a ‘fascist’

The Independent  

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Paramore’s Hayley Williams says anyone who votes for Ron DeSantis is ‘dead to me’
1 year, 6 months ago

Paramore’s Hayley Williams says anyone who votes for Ron DeSantis is ‘dead to me’

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Paramore’s Hayley Williams has declared …

Ron DeSantis tells donors he's in the 2024 race and 'people aren’t going to change their view of' Trump
1 year, 7 months ago

Ron DeSantis tells donors he's in the 2024 race and 'people aren’t going to change their view of' Trump

Raw Story  

In a phone call with donors for his Super PAC, Gov. Biden, Trump and me, and I think of those three, two have a chance to get elected president — Biden and me, based on all the data in the swing states, which is not great for the former president and probably insurmountable because people aren’t going to change their …

Can 'odious' Ron DeSantis overcome the 'weirdness' factor?
1 year, 7 months ago

Can 'odious' Ron DeSantis overcome the 'weirdness' factor?

Raw Story  

Ron DeSantis checks off nearly every MAGA wish list box. The Associated Press earlier this month reported that “…DeSantis concluded a legislative session that establishes him as perhaps the most aggressive and accomplished conservative governor in the nation’s bitter culture wars — just as he prepares to enter the 2024 presidential contest as a top rival to former President Donald …

Leaked video shows DeSantis fear about ‘pissing off’ Trump voters
1 year, 7 months ago

Leaked video shows DeSantis fear about ‘pissing off’ Trump voters

The Independent  

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Ron DeSantis accused of 'public corruption' by former House GOP colleague
1 year, 8 months ago

Ron DeSantis accused of 'public corruption' by former House GOP colleague

Raw Story  

During an appearance on MSNBC's "The Katie Phang Show," former GOP Rep. Dave Jolly was asked about Gov. Ron DeSantis' war on Disney and proceeded to make the case that the Florida governor should be charged with "public corruption." What we saw in his response to Disney's public criticism of the 'Don't say gay' bill is, while not under the …

Trump brutally mocks Ron DeSantis: 'Outplayed, outsmarted, and embarrassed by Mickey Mouse'
1 year, 8 months ago

Trump brutally mocks Ron DeSantis: 'Outplayed, outsmarted, and embarrassed by Mickey Mouse'

Raw Story  

Former president Donald Trump tore into his potential challenger for the 2024 Republican nomination for president of the United States on Thursday, saying Florida governor Ron DeSantis "got outplayed, outsmarted, and embarrassed by Mickey Mouse and Disney." Trump posted on Truth Social, the social network he owns, that "Ron DeSanctimonious" was defeated by Disney, no doubt referencing the ongoing beef …

DeSantis accused of distracting voters from the 'festering problems in Florida' in scathing editorial
1 year, 10 months ago

DeSantis accused of distracting voters from the 'festering problems in Florida' in scathing editorial

Raw Story  

The Editorial Board of the Miami Herald issued a scathing piece Wednesday accusing Gov. Ron DeSantis of adopting a Donald Trump tactic to manipulate the public's attention away from real problems Floridians suffer under. Then there's his war with Disney, one of the largest employers in the state, because they "had the temerity to push back against the governor’s “Don’t …

‘Ron Would Not Become Florida Governor if it Wasn’t for Me’: Trump Calls DeSantis ‘Disloyal’
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Ron Would Not Become Florida Governor if it Wasn’t for Me’: Trump Calls DeSantis ‘Disloyal’

News 18  

Former US president Donald Trump on Sunday criticised Florida governor Ron DeSantis as he began his campaign for 2024 US Presidential Elections. Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor, is being touted as a potential candidate from the Republican Party for the 2024 Presidential Elections. Trump called the Florida governor ‘disloyal’ and said he was trying to ‘rewrite history’, criticising Florida governor’s …

As Trump blusters, DeSantis builds his case but tells people to ‘chill out’ with 2024 talk
2 years, 1 month ago

As Trump blusters, DeSantis builds his case but tells people to ‘chill out’ with 2024 talk

CNN  

CNN — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, already a master at sidestepping questions about his political future, is proving equally adept at tiptoeing around Donald Trump as he builds a case for his party’s nomination in 2024. Speaking in Lee County on Wednesday, DeSantis called for people asking about his brewing rivalry with Trump to “chill out a little bit.” He …

Who is Florida guv Ron DeSantis, nicknamed by some as ‘Trump 2.0’?
2 years, 1 month ago

Who is Florida guv Ron DeSantis, nicknamed by some as ‘Trump 2.0’?

Firstpost  

While Ron DeSantis is not averse to lobbying insults in a Trumpian manner, experts and observers have praised his steady behaviour and commitment to achieving policy and political goals for conservatives While Donald Trump may have arguably been the biggest loser of the US midterm elections, Ron DeSantis was undoubtedly the biggest winner. “DeSantis certainly engages in Trump tactics, but …

Trump sets off firestorm among conservatives for attack on DeSantis
2 years, 1 month ago

Trump sets off firestorm among conservatives for attack on DeSantis

Raw Story  

In his speech at a rally in Latrobe, Pennsylvania on Saturday night, Donald Trump couldn't help but take a shot at Gov. Mike Pence at 7–oh, Mike Pence doing better than I thought.” Trump's dubbing DeSantis as "DeSanctimonious, -- reminiscent of his calling Sen. Ted Cruz "Lying Ted" and labeling Sen. Marco Rubio as "Little Marco" -- set off a …

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tests limits of his combative style in Disney feud
2 years, 8 months ago

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tests limits of his combative style in Disney feud

LA Times  

In this Jan. 9, 2019, photo, guests watch a show near a statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse in front of the Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Florida. “When you listen to Ron DeSantis, it’s righteous indignation: ‘Here’s why you’re wrong and here’s why I’m right,’ ” said Florida Rep. Blaise Ingoglia, a …

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