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 centered 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 defeat in Iowa, endorsing Trump for President[4]. 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.
- ↑ "Ron DeSantis suspends his presidential bid and endorses Trump" (2024-01-21). NBC News.