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Days trumps subvert5/29/2023 “I don’t know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair,” DeSantis said. But DeSantis also drew some laughter from the crowd assembled for his Panama City press conference when he expressed puzzlement over the pending indictment. Warren is fighting the suspension in federal and state court. “These Soros district attorneys are a menace to society,” he said, then noted that he suspended Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren from office. He said the prosecutor’s decision to investigate Trump instead of battling crime in New York City was an example of a “political agenda” that showed that Bragg was “weaponizing” his office. Like other Republicans, DeSantis during a Monday press conference on new legislative initiatives sharply criticized Bragg. When federal authorities seized documents from Trump’s estate, DeSantis was quick to sharply criticize the actions.īragg’s office appears poised to bring criminal charges against Trump due to payments made to Daniels. Trump is currently connected to several ongoing investigations, including one over his handling of classified documents at his Florida home at Mar-a-Lago. “Remember this: If it weren’t for me, Ron DeSanctimonious would right now be working probably at a law firm, or maybe a Pizza Hut, I don’t know,” Trump said last week, using the nickname he’s deployed.ĭeSantis is expected to jump into the 2024 presidential race sometime after the annual Florida legislative session ends in May, setting himself up to be in direct competition with Trump. Trump has characterized DeSantis as disloyal and even said he has regretted his endorsement. Jeanette Nuñez after Florida Democratic Party chair Nikki Fried said on Twitter that “DeSantis awfully quiet about his kingmaker all of the sudden.” Nuñez responded a few hours later by telling Fried “if only you would be awfully quiet, Floridians would appreciate it.”Īs a DeSantis 2024 candidacy seems more likely, Trump has ramped up his criticism of his one-time ally that he helped become governor with a crucial endorsement in 2018. The only initial response over the weekend came from Lt. Members of the crowd professed a desire to lynch the vice president and the speaker of the House, and. “Now we know why he was silent all weekend,” Trump Jr. The January 6 insurrection was an attempt to subvert the Constitution and steal an election. Jr., also attacked DeSantis on Twitter after his press conference, calling the governor’s response “pure weakness.” They have urged him to use his power as governor since Trump is a Florida resident.Īfter DeSantis’ Monday news conference, Trump posted a broadside against DeSantis, writing on Truth Social that “Ron DeSanctimonious will probably find out about FALSE ACCUSATIONS & FAKE STORIES sometime in the future, as he gets older, wiser, and better known.” His son, Donald Trump. Over the last two days, Trump allies have repeatedly zinged DeSantis for failing to jump to Trump’s defense like other supporters of the president, including House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Trump announced on Saturday that he could be arrested as soon as Tuesday and called on supporters to protest the decision.
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