Ron DeSantis

Along with up-to-date political coverage, The Floridian takes the opportunity to post about Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, the legislation he signs into law, and the political maneuvering he does around the state and country. Read more here!
The Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) is getting pelted by conservative journalist and activist Laura Loomer, who recently called out the political party’s chairman, Christian Ziegler, and its vice chairman, Evan Power, for not openly disclosing that their respective wives had close financial ties to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign. Loomer, who blames DeSantis for […]
Aside from signing into law popular, red meat bills like the Parental Rights in Education, “Stop Woke Act,” and the controversial 6-week abortion ban, lifting COVID restrictions first during the pandemic has catapulted Gov. Ron DeSantis into the political stardom he currently finds himself in. CBS Miami’s Jim DeFede recently filmed a very detailed and […]
Out on the 2024 Presidential campaign trail in Nevada, Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) spoke of how both Nevada and Florida have received Californians moving out because "Leftist government is destroying that state," vowing to "restore sanity" to the United States if elected President. Gov. DeSantis said the influx of Californians was "kind of new for […]
Governor Ron DeSantis's (R-FL) 2024 Presidential campaign went to Nevada over the weekend, attracting diehard supporters at the 8th annual Basque Fry event in Reno. If Gov. DeSantis has one major advantage over his biggest rival, former President Donald Trump, it would be his COVID policy record, as NBC News suggested in a recent article. […]
When Space Force Lt. Gen DeAnna Burt came out and stated that “400 anti-LGBTQ type laws” that were recently introduced around the country compromised U.S. military readiness, it stunned just about everyone who watched the now-viral video. The video also appeared to have triggered Team DeSantis in pushing an apparent false narrative that somehow it […]
The 2024 Republican Primary for Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has received a blow from within the Sunshine State. State Senator Joe Gruters (R-FL) has recently claimed Gov. DeSantis intentionally vetoed several Sarasota County projects because Sen. Gruters endorsed Donald Trump for President. "The Governor is clearly upset I endorsed Donald Trump for President, and so […]
While announcing his “Framework for Freedom” budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal year, Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) was asked about Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) agreeing (in principle) to a debate between the two rising stars in their respective parties. The first part of Gov. DeSantis’ response highlighted California’s “huge problems,” including the exodus of people leaving […]
Florida state-level political action committee Empower Parents PAC, which supported Governor Ron DeSantis’s 2022 gubernatorial reelection campaign, has raised eyebrows after it took $82.5 million in campaign dollars, and transferred the sum to DeSantis’s Never Back Down presidential PAC. Activists and supporters of President Donald Trump see the transfer of funds between the two political […]
Republican Primary voters think Trump will "definitely" beat Biden in 2024.
The political chatter these days is about former President Donald Trump’s legal issues and his head-to-head presidential match up with Gov Ron. DeSantis, and that the other Republican presidential candidates currently in the race are just taking up space. But while President Trump has to deal with his federal indictment, and as Gov. DeSantis continues […]
As Florida Governor Ron DeSantis continues to garner national endorsements and rake in millions of dollars in presidential campaign donations, the good governor appears to now offering prospective donors a custom campaign loofah scrub in exchange for a $2,800 check. According to a campaign fundraising invitation that The Floridian received, Gov. DeSantis will hold a […]
The Tony Awards – a ceremony that celebrates Broadway theatre – was held Sunday night and brought some Florida politics along with it. Actress and Sunshine State native Denée Benton likened Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) to a “grand wizard” while presenting the Excellence in Theatre Education Award. The award was presented to Jason Zembuch-Young, the […]
In an apparent attempt to take a subtle swipe at former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dismissed Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett as not being “at the same level” as Justices Clarence Thomas and Justice Alito. Governor DeSantis made the remark while appearing on the Hugh Hewitt […]
Before the federal indictment of former President Donald Trump last week, his biggest rival in the 2024 GOP Primary, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), was beginning to catch up to him in the polls. In Iowa, as of June 7th, President Trump stood at an even 46% in the polls, with Gov. DeSantis at 24.7%, totaling a […]
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has picked up the endorsement of Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt in the 2024 Republican presidential sweepstakes. "Governor DeSantis is a strong conservative and principled leader, and I am proud to endorse him for president," Gov. Stitt stated on Saturday. "In this election cycle, Oklahomans will remember that DeSantis was one of […]
Progressive freshman Rep. Maxwell Frost continues to express his disdain for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), calling him a “racist” for stating that he would “reinstate the name of Fort Bragg,” which was recently changed by the Biden administration to “Fort Liberty.” "I also look forward to, as President, restoring the name of FORT BRAGG […]
Sierra Vista, Arizona—During a roundtable meeting at the U.S. southern border to highlight his efforts to help other states combat the border crisis, and announced he would be partnering up with other border states, DeSantis made pro-illegal immigration heads explode by correctly referring to illegal immigrants as “illegal aliens. Gov. DeSantis was highlighting the recent […]
Calling DeSantis a “small, pathetic man,” Newsom threatening to take legal action.
