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Ron DeSantis | |
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| Born | September 14, 1978 Jacksonville, Florida, United States |
| Nationality | Statesian |
| Political orientation | Racism |
| Political party | Republican Party |
Ronald Dion DeSantis is a Statesian politician and governor of Florida since 2019. While in the Navy, he tortured dissidents at Guantanamo Bay.[1] In 2023 he ran against Donald Trump for the Republican ticket of the 2024 U.S. presidential election before dropping out in early 2024.[2]
Governor of Florida
DeSantis introduced a bill in Florida charging BLM protestors with felonies and preventing them from voting or having guns.[3]
2024 Presidential campaign
In May 2023 DeSantis announced his run for President during a conversation with Elon Musk on Twitter, in a broadcast beset with technical difficulties. His campaign was cantered around culture wars; attacking trans rights, abortion bans, and book banning.[2]
On January 21 2024, he announced he was pulling out of the race for President after an electoral defeated in Iowa, endorsing Trump for President. In his announcement DeSantis misquoted British Imperialist, Winston Churchill, saying “Success is not final, failure is not fatal – it is the courage to continue that counts.”[2]
References
- ↑ Eyes Left Podcast (2022-11-21). ""I was screaming and he was smiling": DeSantis ran Guantanamo torture" Al Mayadeen. Archived from the original on 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 David Smith (2024-01-22). "Ron DeSantis put nearly all his eggs in the basket of a ‘war on woke’" The Guardian.
- ↑ Devonte Sullivan (2021-01-27). "St. Pete protests Desantis’ draconian anti-BLM protester bill" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2021-01-29. Retrieved 2022-11-27.