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'''Ronald Dion "DeSanctimonious" DeSantis''' (born September 14, 1978), was a stealth [[establishment]], [[Never-Trumper 2024|Never-Trumper]] candidate for president in 2024. DeSantis has been governor of [[Florida]] since 2019, during which he transformed his office into a criminal enterprise using various unethical and illegal tactics to support his campaign, while implementing some conservative policies hoping they would turn conservative voters against Donald Trump. After his campaign failed, he reluctantly endorsed Trump. While Trump accepted this endorsement, it is unlikely that DeSantis will have any meaningful political career once his last term as governor expires in 2027, or before that if he is impeached, indicted, and/or imprisoned for the various crimes committed by his campaign. Under DeSantis' leadership, [[Florida]] has become a center for [[abortion]] in the southeast and the Chief Justice appointed by DeSantis to the [[Florida Supreme Court]] is thought to believe there is a right to abortion in the Florida Constitution.<ref>https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/21/floridas-abortion-access-hinges-on-conservative-court-redone-by-desantis-00103036 </ref> DeSantis is perhaps best known for appearing in US socialist Junta leader Joe Biden's attack ads on Trump.<ref>[https://news.yahoo.com/biden-uses-desantis-dig-trump-160933439.html Biden Uses DeSantis’ Dig At Trump In New Campaign Ad]</ref> By June 30, 2023, DeSantis was far behind [[Trump]] in the polls despite "burning through cash," and he had only $9M left for the primary amid many expenses and a staff of nearly 100.<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/lagging-trump-desantis-campaign-fires-staff-after-rapidly-burning-through-cash/ar-AA1dUSHX</ref> Pandering to his [[dark money|dark-money]] mega-donors, DeSantis personally pushed for statewide [[sports gambling]] in a deal valued at $2.5 billion, despite opposition by [[conservative]]s based on the enormous harm inflicted by the [[gambling]] [[addiction]].<ref name="Politico">https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/30/desantis-scores-big-legal-win-upholding-2-5b-gambling-deal-with-florida-tribe-00104427</ref>
It was due to Trump's endorsement of him in 2018 that DeSantis was able to win the [[Republican]] gubernatorial primary, and then barely defeated the later-indicted [[Democrat]] [[Andrew Gillum]] in the [[2018 midterms]].<ref>''[http://archive.is/QfvFt If Democrats want to win, they need a black politician on the ticket]'', Theodore R. Johnson, ''The Washington Post'', March 13, 2020.</ref> In 2022, [[Ashley Moody]] won reelection as Attorney General by nearly 61% of the vote, which helped carry DeSantis to victory with a smaller number of those same votes.<ref>Previously, DeSantis served as a member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from January 2013 to September 2018.</ref>
Despite propaganda claiming Amidst the contrary[[CCP pandemic]], DeSantis ' main claim to fame has not governed as a sincere conservativebeen his numerous polices which have emphasized "freedom over [[Faucism]]. To paraphrase "Dutchman<ref>Stone," a prominent commentator on Tyler (June 4, 2021). [https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2021/06/04/desantis_florida_choose_freedom_over_faucism.html DeSantis: Florida Chooses Freedom Over Faucism]. ''The Conservative TreehouseRealClearPolitics''. Retrieved October 10, every action he 2021.</ref> This has taken since 2018 was caused many to believe that he is a political calculation designed to create two nonsincere anti-existent imagesestablishment conservative, one of a "Free State of Florida" and the other of a "Trump lite"much like many once believed [[Ted Cruz]] to be such. He However, there is not nor much evidence to the contrary. In recent months, DeSantis has he ever been embraced the [[America FirstLiberals|liberals]]; his public image is totally artificial , [[mainstream media]], and disconnected from realityother [[Opposition to Donald Trump|Never-Trumpers]] who have been heavily promoting him as an alternative to [[Donald Trump]] for the [[Republican]] nomination for president in 2024, despite the fact that he has no chance of defeating Trump even if he tries to do so.Additionally, DeSantis supports or has previously supported several initiatives promoted by the Republican party establishment, such as the [https://theconservativetreehousewww.conservapedia.com/blogTrans-Pacific_Partnership Trans-Pacific Partnership][https:/2023/06ballotpedia.org/22/everyone-is-going-to-think-im-nuts-but-im-not-nutsRon_DeSantis%27_congressional_history], the [[NATO war in Ukraine]], and [[censorship]] of [[Politically incorrect|politically incorrect]] businesses.
'''''DeSantis is a puppet thought to have initially, behind the scenes, slowed passage in [[Florida]] of the [[globalistpro-life]] [[private equityHeartbeat Bill]] managers who funnel millions into his campaign coffers''''', despite how it had already passed in their futile hope 14 other states. Instead DeSantis boasted of defeating their nemesis a sham [[Donald Trumppro-life]] and advancing 15-week ban riddled with loopholes.<ref>See [[DeSantis sham pro-life bill]].</ref> Apparently beholden to the billionaires[[Koch network]]' agenda of rewriting s [[dark money]], DeSantis endorsed their half-baked scheme to rewrite the [[U.S. Constitution]]. In early 2023, DeSantis appeared in radio ads in misnamed the "[[IdahoConvention of States]] to urge that harmful proposal."<ref>https://www.tampabayconventionofstates.com/news/florida-politics/2023/01/24/ron-desantis-appearing-idaho-ads-calls-constitutional-convention/endorsements</ref> DeSantis has supported slashing His office may have played a role in securing a $10 million "jackpot" job for fellow [[Social SecurityKoch network]] (which would benefit functionary [[private equityBen Sasse]]), and opposed who then quit his job as [[EthanolU.S. Senate|U.S. Senator]] subsidies for before even the middle of his term to become president of the [[IowaUniversity of Florida]]. Apparently to appease his [[dark money]] delusional donors, in February 2023 advertisements were played in [[Idaho]] of DeSantis endorsing a [[Con Con]] farmers,<ref>https://truthsocialwww.msnbc.com/@realDonaldTrumpthe-reidout/110463643535963277reidout-blog/joy-reid-desantis-constitution-rcna71158</ref> which compete with the Justice [[Koch brothersAntonin Scalia|Scalia]]' and [[Texas]] mega-donors' [[oil]] refineriescalled a "horrible idea."
In an incoherent interview with Under DeSantis' leadership, [[BritishFlorida]] has become a center for [[liberalabortion]] [[Piers Morgan]], DeSantis showed how clueless he is about in the [[globalist]] and [[Deep State]] enemies of [[America]], southeast and blustered that the president should "look Chief Justice appointed by DeSantis to people like our the [[Founding FathersFlorida Supreme Court]]is thought to believe there is a right to abortion in the Florida Constitution.”<ref>https://www.huffpostpolitico.com/entrynews/2023/06/21/ronfloridas-desantisabortion-trumpaccess-piershinges-on-conservative-court-redone-by-desantis-morgan_n_641a5468e4b0bc5cb653285c00103036 </ref> Even anti-[[Trump]] ''Politico'' downplays DeSantisis perhaps best known for appearing in US socialist Junta leader Joe Biden's chances as of April 19, 2023,attack ads on Trump.<ref>[https://wwwnews.politicoyahoo.com/news/2023/04/19/biden-uses-desantis-dcdig-trump-endorsement-00092695 "DeSantis is in a rut160933439. His trek to D.C. didn’t help."html Biden Uses DeSantis’ Dig At Trump In New Campaign Ad]</ref> and DeSantis is ridiculed for his unsuccessful fight against [[Mickey Mouse]] ([[Disney]]). DeSantis's betrayal of [[Trump]] is compared [[Judas Iscariot]]'s biblical betrayal.
However, increasingly billionaires are ruling out supporting DeSantis, as of late April 2023.<ref>DeSantis has spent much of Pandering to his governorship improperly "shadow" campaigning for president. [https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2023/04/28/florida[dark money|dark-house-passes-bill-allowing-desantis-to-run-in-2024-without-resigning-heads-to-governor-deskmoney]] mega-donors, DeSantis personally pushed for-signature-after-he-returns-from-overseas-tour/]statewide [https://apnews.com/article/trump-desantis-ethics-complaint-2024-presidential-campaign-e887199fb9f63ef2051295eced5068ce[sports gambling]</ref> John Catsimatidis, ] in a New York billionairedeal valued at $2.5 billion, ruled out supporting DeSantis while observing that he "doesn't even return phone calls." Two high-profile endorsements despite opposition by DeSantis lost big in elections in [[Kentuckyconservative]] and s based on the enormous harm inflicted by the [[Floridagambling]] [[addiction]] on May 16, 2023.<refname="Politico">https://www.msnpolitico.com/en-us/news/politics2023/trump06/30/desantis-sscores-candidatebig-forlegal-kentuckywin-governorupholding-trounced2-desantis5b-lastgambling-minutedeal-endorsementwith-soflorida-trump-gloated-ron-s-magic-is-gone/artribe-AA1bk35e00104427</ref>
DeSantis is thought to have initially, behind Despite propaganda claiming the scenescontrary, slowed passage in [[Florida]] of the [[pro-life]] [[Heartbeat Bill]], despite how it had already passed in 14 other states. Instead DeSantis boasted of has not governed as a sham [[pro-life]] 15-week ban riddled with loopholessincere conservative.<ref>See [[DeSantis sham pro-life bill]].</ref> Apparently beholden to the [[Koch network]]To paraphrase "Dutchman," a prominent commentator on ''The Conservative Treehouse''s [[dark money]], DeSantis endorsed their halfevery action he has taken since 2018 was a political calculation designed to create two non-baked scheme to rewrite the [[U.S. Constitution]] misnamed the "[[Convention existent images, one of States]]."<ref>https://conventionofstates.com/endorsements</ref> His office may have played a role in securing a $10 million "jackpotFree State of Florida" job for fellow [[Koch network]] functionary [[Ben Sasse]], who then quit his job as [[U.S. Senate|U.S. Senator]] before even and the middle other of his term to become president of the [[University of Florida]]. Apparently to appease his [[dark money]] delusional donors, in February 2023 advertisements were played in [[Idaho]] of DeSantis endorsing a [[Con Con]],<ref>https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/joy-reid-desantis-constitution-rcna71158</ref> which Justice [[Antonin Scalia|Scalia]] called a "horrible ideaTrump lite"." Amidst the [[CCP pandemic]], DeSantis' main claim to fame He is not nor has he ever been his numerous polices which have emphasized "freedom over [[FaucismAmerica First]]."<ref>Stone, Tyler (June 4, 2021); his public image is totally artificial and disconnected from reality. [https://www.realclearpoliticstheconservativetreehouse.com/videoblog/20212023/06/0422/desantis_florida_choose_freedom_over_faucism.html DeSantis: Florida Chooses Freedom Over Faucism]. ''RealClearPolitics''. Retrieved October 10, 2021.</ref> This has caused many to believe that he is a sincere antieveryone-establishment conservative, much like many once believed [[Ted Cruz]] to be such. However, there is much evidence to the contrary. In recent months, DeSantis has embraced the [[Liberals|liberals]], [[mainstream media]], and other [[Opposition to Donald Trump|Never-Trumpers]] who have been heavily promoting him as an alternative going-to [[Donald Trump]] for the [[Republican]] nomination for president in 2024, despite the fact that he has no chance of defeating Trump even if he tries to do so. Additionally, DeSantis supports or has previously supported several initiatives promoted by the Republican party establishment, such as the [https://www.conservapedia.com/Trans-Pacific_Partnership Transthink-Pacific Partnershipim-nuts-but-im-not-nuts][https://ballotpedia.org/Ron_DeSantis%27_congressional_history], the [[NATO war in Ukraine]], and [[censorship]] of [[Politically incorrect|politically incorrect]] businesses.
DeSantis is also a supporter of the inappropriately-named "[[Convention of States]]" movement, which despite its premise would grant [[globalist]]s and [[Leftists|leftists]] a unique opportunity to unilaterally rewrite the [[U.S. Constitution]].
DeSantis has subsequently refused to commit to endorsing [[Donald Trump]] should Trump win the nomination.[https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2023/06/22/ron-desantis-on-if-he-would-support-donald-trump-i-dont-think-its-going-to-ultimately-matter/] After Trump was indicted on politically-motivated charges by a rogue [[Department of Justice]], DeSantis shamelessly took to Twitter and cited these abuses of federal power as a reason to vote for him over Trump.[https://twitter.com/RonDeSantis/status/1666986884604522499]
==Florida Governor==
DeSantis apparently offered no help to [[Herschel Walker]] in the tight race for the [[U.S. Senate]] next-door in [[Georgia]], despite how many other [[Republican]] officials did help Walker.
==2024 GOP primariespresidential election campaign==
{{See also|Ron DeSantis 2024 presidential campaign}}
De Santis was a stealth [[establishment]], [[Never-Trumper 2024|Never-Trumper]] candidate for president in 2024. DeSantis was a puppet of [[globalist]] [[private equity]] managers who funnel millions into his campaign coffers, in their futile hope of defeating their nemesis [[Donald Trump]] and advancing the billionaires' agenda of rewriting the [[U.S. Constitution]]. In early 2023, DeSantis appeared in radio ads in [[Idaho]] to urge that harmful proposal.<ref>https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2023/01/24/ron-desantis-appearing-idaho-ads-calls-constitutional-convention/</ref> DeSantis has supported slashing [[Social Security]] (which would benefit [[private equity]]), and opposed [[Ethanol]] subsidies for [[Iowa]] farmers,<ref>https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/110463643535963277</ref> which compete with the [[Koch brothers]]' and [[Texas]] mega-donors' [[oil]] refineries.
Federal election law apparently prohibits DeSantis from using much of his campaign funds, much of which were contributed in million-dollar donations by [[hedge fund]] and [[private equity]]-type billionaires, on a presidential campaign.<ref>https://dnyuz.com/2023/04/08/for-desantis-overflowing-war-chest-obscures-the-challenges-ahead/</ref>
After Trump was indicted on politically-motivated charges by a rogue [[Department of Justice]], DeSantis took to Twitter and cited these abuses of federal power as a reason to vote for him over Trump.[https://twitter.com/RonDeSantis/status/1666986884604522499]
In November 2021, former Trump campaign advisor and [[lobbyist]] [[Roger Stone]] prophetically accused DeSantis of political posturing to set up a [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]]-like campaign for the [[United States presidential election, 2024|2024 presidential election]]. Stone sought a pledge by DeSantis not to run against Trump.<ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/roger-stone-run-governor-desantis-pledges-not-to-run-president-2021-11</ref><ref>https://t.me/RogerStoneJr/1470</ref> DeSantis supposedly privately mocked Stone's status as a convicted felon, despite evidence that Stone's prosecution was the result of a [[Deep State]] smear campaign and the fact that he had been pardoned by Trump. Those remarks were supposedly made behind closed doors, as DeSantis likely knew that making them public would potentially end his political career. Stone in turn responded by demanding that DeSantis apologize for those remarks.<ref>https://www.politico.com/newsletters/florida-playbook/2021/11/10/stone-desantis-owes-me-an-apology-495042</ref> As of January 2023, DeSantis had not issued such an apology. Stone also insulted DeSantis, calling him a "Yale Harvard fat boy" who "can't get out of his own way" and accused DeSantis having an affair with former [[Newsmax]] reporter Emerald Robinson while he had been out of the public eye, despite the fact that DeSantis had been helping his wife Casey during her struggle with breast cancer during that time.<ref>https://www.orlandoweekly.com/news/roger-stone-calls-ron-desantis-yale-harvard-fat-boy-after-reports-of-rift-between-florida-gov-donald-trump-30657050</ref>
In February 2022, DeSantis expressed support for the [[Neoconservatism|neocon]] position on the [[Maidan regime|crisis]] in Ukraine.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/03/01/ron-desantis-on-ukraine-crisis-biden-wont-hit-putin-where-it-counts/</ref>
A June 2023 poll showed him tied with Trump, in [[FL]].<ref>Hannah Bleau, [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/06/14/poll-trump-desantis-tied-sunshine-state/ Poll: Trump and DeSantis Tied in the Sunshine State], ''Breitbart'', June 14, 2023</ref>
In August 2022 polls showed strong numbers for Ron DeSantis and bad numbers for Biden and [[Kamala Harris]].<ref>[https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/another-national-poll-another-strong-showing-for-desantis/ Polls: Strong Numbers for DeSantis, Bad Numbers for Biden and Harris], ''National Review'', Aug 5, 2022.</ref>
During a gubernatorial debate with [[Charlie Crist]], DeSantis walked back his previous assertion that he would not run for President in 2024 if [[Donald Trump]] declared his candidacy.[https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2022/10/25/governor-ron-desantis-easily-won-his-debate-yet-flubbed-the-most-predictable-question/]
In an incoherent interview with [[British]] [[liberal]] [[Piers Morgan]], DeSantis showed how clueless he is about the [[globalist]] and [[Deep State]] enemies of [[America]], and blustered that the president should "look to people like our [[Founding Fathers]].”<ref>https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ron-desantis-trump-piers-morgan_n_641a5468e4b0bc5cb653285c</ref> Even anti-[[Trump]] ''Politico'' downplays DeSantis's chances as of April 19, 2023,<ref>[https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/19/desantis-dc-trump-endorsement-00092695 "DeSantis is in a rut. His trek to D.C. didn’t help."]</ref> and DeSantis is ridiculed for his unsuccessful fight against [[Mickey Mouse]] ([[Disney]]). DeSantis's betrayal of [[Trump]] is compared [[Judas Iscariot]]'s biblical betrayal. However, increasingly billionaires ruled out supporting DeSantis, as of late April 2023.<ref>DeSantis has spent much of his governorship improperly "shadow" campaigning for president. [https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2023/04/28/florida-house-passes-bill-allowing-desantis-to-run-in-2024-without-resigning-heads-to-governor-desk-for-signature-after-he-returns-from-overseas-tour/][https://apnews.com/article/trump-desantis-ethics-complaint-2024-presidential-campaign-e887199fb9f63ef2051295eced5068ce]</ref> John Catsimatidis, a New York billionaire, ruled out supporting DeSantis while observing that he "doesn't even return phone calls." Two high-profile endorsements by DeSantis lost big in elections in [[Kentucky]] and [[Florida]] on May 16, 2023.<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-s-candidate-for-kentucky-governor-trounced-desantis-last-minute-endorsement-so-trump-gloated-ron-s-magic-is-gone/ar-AA1bk35e</ref> According to [[Laura Loomer]], the DeSantis campaign has been employing individuals with ties to Ukrainian as well as Israeli "political affairs" to operate [[sock puppet]] accounts to promote him on [[social media]].<ref>https://twitter.com/LauraLoomer/status/1674027818030620672</ref> Another June 2023 poll showed him tied with Trump, in [[FL]].<ref>Hannah Bleau, [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/06/14/poll-trump-desantis-tied-sunshine-state/ Poll: Trump and DeSantis Tied in the Sunshine State], ''Breitbart'', June 14, 2023</ref> By June 30, 2023, DeSantis was far behind [[Trump]] in the polls despite "burning through cash," and he had only $9M left for the primary amid many expenses and a staff of nearly 100.<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/lagging-trump-desantis-campaign-fires-staff-after-rapidly-burning-through-cash/ar-AA1dUSHX</ref>
DeSantis secretly wears steep heels to try to boost his short stature, shorter than any Republican president in 50 years. DeSantis stands at only 5'9" or at most 5'10", which the [[liberal media]] is beginning to expose.<ref>https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ron-desantis-interview-piers-morgan-162839809.html No Republican nominee as short as DeSantis has won the presidency since [[William McKinley]], who stood at 5'7" and won in 1896 and 1900 against the relatively short [[William Jennings Bryan]]. [https://potus.com/presidential-facts/presidential-heights/]</ref>