The Florida DeSantis operation is based on political leverage to punish any GOP member who does not support the Florida governor. As noted throughout his campaign, the people in control of the DeSantis operation have a vicious and vindictive GOPe streak in alignment with the character of their candidate.
It was reported earlier today [link], in advance of the GOP “Freedom Festival” convention, that seven Florida lawmakers were going to endorse President Donald Trump. Five of those endorsements are retractions from prior support of Ron DeSantis. We can all be certain the attacks against Trump supporters by the DeSantis campaign are going to get much more vicious as the Iowa primary date gets closer.
FLORIDA – Seven more Republican Florida legislators are endorsing Donald Trump’s presidential campaign – including five defections from Ron DeSantis – underscoring the former president’s momentum and the subtle erosion of the governor’s influence in their home state.
The seven endorsements, unveiled Saturday at the Florida’s GOP’s “Freedom Summit” and shared first with The Messenger, follow Florida Sen. Rick Scott’s decision Thursday to back Trump and they come 10 days after one of DeSantis’s former top allies in the Florida Legislature, Rep. Randy Fine, defected to Trump.
[…] State Rep. Jessica Baker, who switched her endorsement from the governor to Trump, indicated she was following her constituents’ interests.
“As instability grows around the world and economic uncertainty takes root here at home, folks across my district tell me constantly they want to see President Donald Trump back in the White House and Gov. Ron DeSantis back on the job here in Florida, finishing the work he promised to do less than a year ago,” Baker said in a written statement.
State Sen. Debbie Mayfield, who also switched her support from the governor to Trump, praised the former president’s leadership in uncertain times.
“It’s time to unite our party behind Donald Trump, prepare for the year ahead and work together to prevent another four years of Joe Biden’s disastrous policies from destroying this nation that we all love so dearly,” she said.
Also leaving DeSantis for Trump: state Representatives Webster Barnaby, Alina Garcia and Kevin Steele. State Representatives Mike Beltran and David Borrero, who had been neutral in the race, joined them Saturday in endorsing Trump. Trump’s longtime ally, state Sen. Joe Gruters, has been with Trump since 2016 and Trump also counts the support of Senators Ileana Garcia and Ana Maria Rodriguez as well as Representatives Juan Porras and Fine. (read more)
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — In the state where Gov. Ron DeSantis ranks the most powerful GOP official, he faced a homecoming at a Republican Party gathering on Saturday that was upstaged by an effusive reception for 2024 presidential rival Donald Trump.
Many audience members donned Trump-themed apparel and the former president held the most prominent speaking spot at the event billed as the “Freedom Summit” in the Gaylord Resort and Convention Center. And seven Florida state lawmakers are expected to endorse Trump at the event, including five who had previously endorsed DeSantis, according to a person familiar with their plans who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe decisions that had not been announced publicly. The Messenger first reported the news of the endorsements.
[…] While home-state endorsements typically have little bearing on the outcome in early nominating contests, the moves were seen in Republican circles Saturday as another blow to DeSantis’s campaign. Trump, who spends the winter months at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, has sought to cultivate relationships with some local Republicans as he seeks the presidency.
Speaking to reporters after the news of the defectors broke, DeSantis dismissed the endorsements as politics as usual. And his campaign pointed out that DeSantis still outpaced Trump in state legislative endorsements in Iowa and New Hampshire and still holds a far greater number of endorsements in Florida. (more)
In the first loser race, the problem for Ron DeSantis is not Donald Trump. The problem for Ron DeSantis is that Nikki Haley has passed him as the favorite candidate of the “non-Trump” donors.
At the request of the Wall Street donors who control the club mechanisms, the RNC is structuring the debate qualification rules to narrow the field.
(Politico) Republican presidential primary contenders will have to meet higher polling and donor thresholds to qualify for the fourth debate in the race, the RNC said on Friday.
To qualify for the fourth debate, scheduled to take place on Dec. 6 in Tuscaloosa, Ala., candidates will need to poll at least 6 percent support in either two national polls or in one national poll and two separate early state polls — a slight increase from the 4 percent marker previously needed to qualify.
The presidential hopefuls will also need to pick up 80,000 unique donors, a tick upward from the 70,000 needed to qualify for the third contest.
At least four candidates will take the third debate stage next Wednesday in Miami: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
But the race’s far-and-away frontrunner, former President Donald Trump, will skip the event — and he will almost certainly not attend the fourth debate as well. Trump’s campaign has repeatedly called for an end to the events given his sustained polling lead.
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) said he has qualified for the third debate, but the RNC has yet to confirm to POLITICO whether he has fully met the polling criteria. (read more)
The wicked flee when no one pursues,
but the righteous are bold as a lion. Proverbs 28:1
This is over. Trump is the nominee, time to fall in line.
Real question is…who is the veep?
Pro-Israel Sarah Huckabee Sanders
please no
You don’t think she’s qualified? Why don’t you like her?
She just got elected Governor.
Right, she’s got her hands full. She would be betraying her state. Not a good look.
That is a valid objection, especially since she is replacing Asa Hutchinson, who proves that the Republican party in Arkansas is vulnerable to infiltration.
That would be a wonderful ticket. Conservative all the way. I love what she is doing taking all the WOKE terminology out of government; supporting Israel; ….Wow. Let it be.
TRUMP/LAKE 2024…..That would be some ticket 🙂
AZ needs Lake in the Senate.
Trump needs a full-MAGA VP who the Marxists would not want to be POTUS for no other reason than to stay alive.
I think Kerri Lake qualifies.
Lake would be a good campaigner, but she has no knowledge of the problem in Washington personally, and has actually not been proven because so far she has been fighting for something that is also in her own interest rather than just for the country.
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She has not been faithful to PDJT.
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Where are all the supporting men from the Trump admin? Which of them went on to elected office and support of the people? We love Sarah.
Huckabee is not MAGA.
After Devin Nunes, Sarah Palin would be my choice for who to trust morally, but she doesn’t know the Deep State or its current cast of characters at all. I think she might be fine in 2028, by which time I think she will know more because Trump will have revealed so much himself or through his team. But we need a proven soldier who has fought this kind of battle in the terrain of Washington DC before if one is available, and won the Democrats would be afraid of as much as they are afraid of Trump. The Democrats found it possible to marginalize Sarah Palin before, and I fear they would again too.
She’s not ready. She’s going places, but it’s too early.
How about pro-American instead? No MAGA would be anti-Israel, it goes without saying. Arkansas needs SHS more at this time.
Sarah H Sanders has gone out of her way not to endorse DT yet…not a good look.
Ben Carson would be a great wingman.
Yes she has been a huge disappointment
Her father Mike Huckabee never impressed me as a solid conservative supporter of Trump/ MAGA. He always seemed to be RINO Establishment. Sarah has simply followed Daddy.
Did you guys never see her work as press secretary? She was lethal.
Never heard anything about her being a RINO, but it’s possible I missed something. What I have observed is that she is one smart customer and she is not easily intimidated. Exactly the sort of fighter you’d want in your corner.
Yes Sarah was a very good Press Secretary for President Trump. But after the stolen 2020 election, I don’t remember her defending PDJT’s claims of cheating. Neither did Mike Huckabee to my recollection. I might have missed it.
Look what’s happened to Kayleigh McEnany. She’s apparently turned on her former boss and joined the GOPe anti-Trump crowd.
If Mike Huckabee has recently come out in support of Trump, something changed. I’m sure PDJT welcomes all support, especially when it’s genuine and not due to his massive lead in the polls.
I’m sure time will reveal whether Mike and Sarah are MAGA or GOPe.
I am sure they are GOPe.
This supports my view of Sarah – it’s from ABC and may be twisting facts or it may be a rare case of honest reporting. There are other recent articles in other media claiming the same thing – she won’t endorse PDJT for 2024. (My question – what does she know?)
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sarah-huckabee-sanders-reportedly-declined-endorse-trump/story?id=97684627
It’s also notable that Governor Sarah has some of the lowest approval ratings in her home state of Arkansas than her dad or previous few governors. OTOH, her local media is as combative with her as is/was President Trump’s. So voters rarely hear or read local media-based objective assessments of her performance.
This article from 2022 reminds me of why I had thought Mike Huckabee was not supportive of President Trump:
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3591835-mike-huckabee-says-trump-declaring-candidacy-before-midterms-is-distraction-we-dont-need/
But a lengthy search otherwise produced no other reports where Mike Huckabee was clearly negative on President Trump. I recalled that I had read a few articles that left me with that negative impression. So I think that was wrong. Mike Huckabee strongly endorses Trump and has since 2016.
Not to mention the blond PR woman Kellyann who was married to the fat slob..
Yes. She’s another betrayer who seemed solid behind Pres. Trump until she changed her mind.
She was agood PS, but she’s not ready for the VP slot – she’s not really a Trump supporter as well.
Living in missouri, I have heard quite a bit about her and have a favorable opinion of her. I just don’t think she has the experience in Washington we should get this time, and we need somebody who the left will be somewhat afraid of on day one. Not someone who needs to learn how the Deep State which is probably based in the intelligence agencies at its heart, fights and pulls its tricks. With God’s help, I hope that Donald Trump’s administration reveals a lot about that so that by 2028 a great many people will be qualified to continue the fight against it.
PS— her dad put out and promotes a “Kid’s Guide to President Trump.” Which… doesn’t really seem like something a non-fan would bother with.
https://thekidsguide.com/trump-president/
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Mike Huckabee has endorsed Trump.
That’s good. I hope that is genuine.
agreed. Mike was Pence before Pence was Pence.
I thought so, but it appears I was wrong. Check out my research results this morning in my reply above to Lolly:
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2023/11/04/seven-more-florida-lawmakers-endorse-donald-trump-five-reverse-prior-support-for-ron-desantis/comment-page-1/#comment-10337750
He’s a guy who loves a camera, and he’s not strong or courageous.
I think Mike Huckabee became more conservative or constitutionalist after he was out of office. It probably gave him better perspective to watch the game from the outside while he didn’t have to deal with the people personally. I think his opinions are just a little bit different than strict MAGA anyway, and he also is not a born warrior. In normal times he might be a good president. When we are on the edge of losing our Republic and possibly being in World War 3, we need a tougher person, and preferably one who is extremely well proven by having risked everything in defense of Truth.
GMB, yours may be the most accurate assessment of all. Courage under fire is uncommon; hard to find.
My father called those fair sky politicians “front runners”, meaning they’ll conspicuously support a politician who’s leading the opinion polls. But if that pol’s popularity becomes under attack by the media, those front runners are suddenly nowhere to be seen.
Carson is another person I trust morally, but who I think does not know the war against the Deep State the way we need in a VP these days. We must have someone who the left fears almost as much as they fear Trump. We need that for Trump’s safety, among other reasons.
Remember, every time we try to prepare for the way they cheated last time, they pull something deeper and darker out of their concealed arsenal. Nunez was the top Republican on the intelligence committee, and knows the intelligence agencies and their inside game, he stood steadfast in defense of the truth throughout the Russia hoax, and was even for a while removed from his job because of doing that. Can you think of a better qualification for what we need to do?
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What’s wrong with being pro-Israel?
Because our government is more concerned with governing Israel than it is with governing the US.
Don’t you wish our “leaders” cared as much about us as they do Israel?
BTW that’s our legislators’ fault, not Israel’s.
Hogwash. Current O3 regime is more well-disposed toward Iran and Hamas than toward Israel.
They do seem more concerned with Ukraine than America, though.
Your statement sounds like thinly-veiled antisemitism.
The same happens with Ukraine.
She dissed Trump a while back.
not sure she is done with Arkansas and for certain, Arkansans are not done with her. Kari Lake?
It won’t be Ron!
Dr. Ben Carson
Dr. Ben has many positives but he probably won’t want to be President in 2028. Maybe that is good tho. The young ones will have to compete to be the most MAGA. Dr. Ben would bring so much wisdom to a Repub party of RINOs that badly needs it.
Read this>>> Ben Carson a Disappointment on the Second Amendment (ammoland.com)
I’d have him head the FDA & tell him to whack away at our bureaucrats in the health business & Big Pharma.
Hell no to Carsin being anywhere close to the office of vice president or president!
Ben Carson a Disappointment on the Second Amendment (ammoland.com)
Not sure about VP, but they have to be MAGA to carry the torch into 2028. If female, most definitely Kari Lake. Not sure who he pics for National Security Advisor either, but I hope Trumps rubs their faces with Michael Flynn.
President Trump…
Trump/Lake 2024.
Trump said RDS went o him in tears and begged for his endorsement, I suspect he thinks if he stays in the top tier he could become another Judas Pence. That can’t happen, won’t happen.
Ben Carson gets my vote.
Read this>>> Ben Carson a Disappointment on the Second Amendment (ammoland.com)
I love Dr. Carson, but I think his low energy is a problem. His intellect, his character, and his life story are incredible. But, for better or worse, politicians don’t tend to do well if they’re soporific.
The public’s attention span has been shortened to TV sound bites.
Whether it’s inside of a large institution or the halls of government, the soft-spoken, consensus building technique produces better and more lasting results than the person who can’t stop opening their mouth to opine on all subjects and lacks empathy (Chris Christie, we’re looking at you).
There’s always effort involved in bringing people to consensus for something new, but MAGA was never new, MAGA is the core belief of the majority of Heritage American Citizens.
Long and unemotional discussions of complex topics are mandatory to disarm the propagandists.
K T McFarland
NC Lt Gov Mark Robinson
Now, there’s a man with a future!
John Ratcliffe or Devin Nunes.
I like both of those.
Better be NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson in order to get Trump the “black” vote.
Byron Daniels, FL Trump is not going to pander to women for their vote. Byron Daniels is wicked smart, and Trump loves the guy.
I suggest Devin Nunes. He was key to preventing Donald Trump from being removed from office because he kept saying that the evidence for the Russia hoax was bogus, at a time when rhinos could have thought they could get away with voting to remove him. Nunes destroyed their cover story and paid the price by being removed from his Intelligence Committee assignment and the famous or infamous gang of eight, the few members of Congress actually given access to all classified information. He never wavered but knows the inside game better than anybody else we can trust.
Even Donald Trump, got a very expensive education at the hands of the Deep State, may still not know everything he should, Devin Nunez can help with that. And Nunez also serves an even more vital purpose, if something were to happen to Trump, for example something like what happened to John Kennedy or Abraham Lincoln, Devin Nunes would be qualified to fly The airliner on his own and still bring it over Target. And his own removal from his post would make Deep State actors pretty sure he would go through with it.
I hope people here at least understand we must anticipate problems like that, and block them, if possible, but be prepared to deal with them if we cannot block them.
Pbs is out with a new Frontline Documentary attacking the GOP….. LMAO
Someone please tell me why the American taxpayers are funding this partisan hack Propaganda machine?
It’s no wonder so many people are brainwashed and have an anti Conservative/GOP voting pattern.
McConnell, the GOP & the Court (full documentary) | FRONTLINE – YouTube
They need to be defunded.
So does McConnell.
Ed Henry’s Asian wife was running that show.
I’ve been wondering if he is still married to her. He never mentions her or acts like he lives with anyone on his morning podcast.
And he’s living in a new place. Makes you wonder.
Drip,drip,drip!
Meatball went from burnt to scorched crispy.
And the smoke flume coming from Tallahassee ‘stanks’ real bad.
Upvoted for effective use of “stanks”
And the dogs wouldn’t even touch that burnt meatball.
After what they did to President Trump at the Iowa GOP with their music selection, I hope the Florida group repaid the favor to DeSantis by playing, “These Boots Are Made for Walking.”
Now that’s funny 😆
Oh my gosh I just spewed my beverage. 😂🤣
In meatballs case its these boots are made for TALL IN/s
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Interesting text a friend sent me. 👇🏻
3 years ago tonight:
Gasoline was $1.85 a gallon.
Mortgage rates were 2.5%.
Inflation was below 1%.
We had peace in Europe and the Middle East.
Trump was on his way to a landslide victory.
Then, at 2 a.m., they stopped counting the votes, and the rest is history.
Feel free to share that around.
I sent it out to a few different groups I text with.
Pretty interesting how many comments I got reflecting how people have never really noticed the timeline.
I just shared. Thanks, people’s memories are short.
Yep! An updated version of “Are you better off than you were four years ago?
Only it’s 3 short yrs.
College grads were paying off their loans by having good jobs.
Children in public schools were NOT being taught they could be a different sex.
Anheuser-Busch made good beer and was known world-wide for their Clydesdales.
America had pride and dignity.
I work the overnight shift at a hospital. I was working that night and watched in utter disbelief as state after state stopped counting votes.
Never before have I seen that happen. NEVER.
Can’t wait for President Trump to be elected AND sworn back into office…
Wow.. thanks
Governor DeSantis, my advice is to bow out gracefully now and save what little future in politics you may have. Throw your full support to MAGA and President Trump.
Earlier today would have been the perfect time to ‘kiss and make up’….Ron blew it…again.
Imo his future in politics is over, unless of course he would like to be a lobbyist.
For Disney!
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Do lobbyists wear boots?
Not when wearing Mickey Mouse ears.
They lick them, for sure.
De-Sockpuppet is NOT that intelligent. He can’t admit his foibles. (Like his “boots” not fitting correctly.)
Let him wither & crumble away.
God Bless us All~!
We need the help. 😉
Enough of this shit! Nobody asks Ron! How he will take away 70- 80 million votes from President Trump? How? Nothing has made MAGA Voters run towards Ron! Make him answer that question- but none of the MSM Whores For The CCP will ask him. Why? Like its said here- they got to pretend. They’re pretending President Trump isnt running.
In recent interviews the MSM has nibbled around that question. De boots answered with” it’s still early and lots of undecideds”… 🤪😜 someone give this man a CLUE…
Ron has said this – not in so many words – but this is basically what he expects:
Trump will be convicted and removed from the ballot.
Even if Trump remains on the ballot, he will be so politically “wounded” that DeSantis will win the nominated at the Republican Convention.
I think it’s BS but Ron has dreams…..
“I think it’s BS but Ron has dreams…”
Yeah, wet dreams…
When it comes to political endorsements from other politicians, that’s all fine. Great News.
However, President Donald John Trump has the Most endorsements from those that matter the Most.. From Us.
We are His biggest and best endorsements! Just look at the above chart!
We are here we will Make America Great Again!
May God continue to bless President Trump and the United States!
Ron and Casey, two insufferable narcissistic amateurs. She does have more of a personality but that machine gun way of speaking, never stopping to take a breath, I found myself inhaling for her then I got dizzy, and turned her off.
We may be wasting time/ammo on De Self Destructo as I think he has already torn himself to pieces.
Oh but it’s still fun…
Not to worry ronnie, word on the street is that even though you may be competing for 4th place at some point, your constituents still want you back in the governor’s office doing your job.
Nope! Most of us wouldn’t vote him in as dog catcher. He owes us a refund for the salary he’s been collecting for doing nothing for Floridians.
I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: ‘O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous.’ And God granted my prayer.
– Voltaire
I believe Donald Trump made a very similar prayer, and it is being granted over and over and over and over again.
Jack Poso https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f1fa-1f1f8.svg
@JackPosobiec
Room is packed to the gills. Everyone chanting “Trump Trump Trump Trump” at the Florida Freedom Summit outside Orlando right after DeSantis left the stage. They’re barely letting Trump speak they’re chanting so loudly. Never seen anything like this
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Earlier today, at the Florida Freedom Summit, his wife Casey started her speech with saying, “I am so humbled and honored to be your first lady,” and then joked about being called “Walmart Melania.”
The bootlicker began with boasting about not using a teleprompter. He spent a good portion of his time looking down to his notes.
Well….they have a job to do. Sad, really.
These puppets don’t understand how despised they truly are.
More will be jumping off the Ron Titanis ship in the coming weeks, but there will be those who will cheat for him. He is a petty vindictive Lilliputian..
The GOP Lilliputians are hoping Trump gets convicted.
These folk’s endorsements don’t mean much to Trump, But they are a condemnation of GOP leadership.
Oh I think they do mean plenty to him.
He’s a man who appreciates loyalty, and is very generous.
Steven Cheung
@TheStevenCheung
President Trump is officially on the ballot in Florida! https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f58a.svghttps://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f5f3.svg
‘https://twitter.com/TheStevenCheung/status/1720936231914058190
Mene mene tekel upharsin.
I’m really quite glad to see the decimation of his support. In addition to his misplaced political agenda, he is not a very nice person. The people around him have proven to be the same caliber.
Did you see those photos of DeSantis’ elevator booths…envision a woman’s foot in 4in or 5in high heels…there’s only the ball of her foot into the shoe. Well, that’s exactly what DeSantis’ foot looked like – the entire toe box of the boot was flat and empty. And, he walked just like Zelenzky did in his thigh high 4in heeled boots doing his gay schtick on Youtube.
You keep lyin’ when you oughta be truthin’
And you keep losing when you oughta not bet
You keep samin’ when you oughta be a’changin’
Now what’s right is right but you ain’t been right yet
These boots are made for walkin’
And that’s just what they’ll do
One of these days these boots are gonna walk
back to Tallahassee wooooooooo!
George Soros should retract his support for DeSantis too
Soros-Backed DA Carjacked at Gunpoint After Dismissing 66% of All Violent Felony Cases During His First Months in Office
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/11/soros-backed-da-carjacked-gunpoint-after-dismissing-66/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=soros-backed-da-carjacked-gunpoint-after-dismissing-66
Florida Freedom Summit
Republican Party of Florida Freedom Summit | November 4, 2023
https://rumble.com/v3tg4ca-florida-freedom-summit.html
𝟓 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧… 𝐑𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬. . 𝟓 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐬 𝐈𝐧 (𝟐 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐬)
Done by the Dilley Meme Team (C3PMeme)
Extreme Satire
Here’s a secret. The internal polls must be INSANE for Trump.
All I want from Ron DeSantis is for him to quit the race and come back to Florida and address the home insurance problem that is the haunting all Florida homeowners. The Emergency law they passed is making it worse.
He should have waited till 28. He’s doing wonderful things in Florida and I think those things would carry over nationally if he would just finish the job in Florida. As in finishing his term as governor. He’s flailing now and that’s not a good look.
Donald Trump has ALWAYS lived his life as America First. I support him unconditionally based on his actions — while acknowledging that I get a real charge out of his words!
MAGA 🇺🇲
God bless DJT 👏 💕🦁👑
11/2/23 Jack Posobiec: “Are you getting it yet? They want to strip the nomination of Trump at the convention They’ve already begun planting seeds on MSNBC this morning”
24 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.
My governor while preforming well in FL, somehow couldn’t wait his turn, listened to the #NeverTrumper’s who have used him and probably killed any chance he would have had in 2028. Right when we’re going need an 8-year follow-up to Trump’s 2024 term.
Kudos to those legislators. They understand what Trump has done and can do again … and they understand that DeSantis made a prior commitment to lead his state and want to hold him to his word.