Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says he will not run for president in 2024. Instead, he is supporting Donald Trump.
He left the Republican primary election in New Hampshire before it happened because he was only getting a small amount of support in the polls.
Mr DeSantis was once thought to have a good chance of winning the party’s nomination. But on Sunday, he said that he didn’t see a way for him to win.
Nikki Haley, the last person running against Mr. Trump, said she was the only one who could defeat President Joe Biden.
Ms Haley and Mr Trump will compete in New Hampshire on Tuesday. This is part of a series of contests to choose the Republican nominee for the November election.
In a video on X, Mr. DeSantis said his campaign tried very hard.
He said he would do anything to make his campaign successful, like doing more events and interviews. He ended his campaign after seven months.
The governor of Florida said he supports Mr. Trump, who is doing really well in the election after winning 51% of the vote in Iowa. DeSantis said that most Republican voters want to give Donald Trump another opportunity.
He said he had some differences with the old president, but he thinks Mr. Trump is better than Mr. Biden, who will probably be the Democratic candidate in the November election.
“I promised to support the Republican candidate, and I will keep that promise,” stated Mr.
Many people in New Hampshire clapped and cheered when Mr. Trump talked about Mr. DeSantis’s decision to withdraw and support him.
Later, when speaking to a crowd at a gathering, Mr. Trump said his old enemy is a great person and did a really good job running for election. He said it’s not easy to run a good campaign.
Mr DeSantis said he was the Republican candidate who could make Mr Trump’s ideas happen without any problems.
One of the speakers at the event, Florida Representative Matt Gaetz, called him “diet Trump”. Many of Trump’s supporters told the BBC that they liked the Florida governor, but they didn’t think this was the best time for him to run for office.
Lynne Mason, who is 60 years old, thought that Mr. DeSantis’s campaign was not very strong. She was hoping for more from him. She said that Mr. Trump is the only person who can help our country right now.
BethAnne Tatro, another person from the area, supports Mr.
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Ron DeSantis withdraws from presidential contest to support Trump
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Five things to remember from Haley-DeSantis debate
Republican presidential candidates Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley had a heated debate on Wednesday, arguing with each other just before the Iowa caucuses.
Donald Trump, the top candidate for the party’s 2024 nomination, decided not to go to an event and instead did a town hall on Fox News at the same time.
Iowa is the first state to hold a contest to pick the Republican candidate who will likely run against Democratic President Joe Biden in the November general election.
Mr DeSantis and Ms. Haley are not doing well in the Iowa polls compared to Mr. They are hoping that if they come in second place in the state on Monday, it will help their campaigns.
A brief overview of the Republican primaries in the United States.
This is what we found out when they competed on stage in Des Moines.
1) Both candidates did not hold back.
The two people started arguing right away by saying mean things to each other.
Mr DeSantis, who is 45 years old, started the event by calling his opponent a “dishonest politician who says what people want to hear. ”
Ms Haley responded quickly and accused Mr. DeSantis of telling many “lies”.
“She said you’ll learn about many lies Ron told. ”
There have been four Republican debates before this one, but this one was different because it was just between two people. It was hosted by CNN at Drake University and there were a lot of direct attacks and arguments.
Both of them wanted to win before the Republican voters in Iowa choose their favorite candidate on Monday. The main idea of the night. Keep attacking2) They investigated Trump’s past actions.
As the two people running for president argued on stage, the old president was having a gathering with his followers three miles (5km) away.
It was no surprise that people started asking where he was and talking about how he was winning in the polls during the debate. DeSantis said the former president was focused on his own problems and not on helping American families.
He said Mr. Trump said a lot of nonsense on social media and made people unsure if he can handle the legal problems he is dealing with.
Ms Haley once again said she doesn’t think Mr. Trump is the right president to continue.
Both of them spoke more strongly against him than before, criticizing how he dealt with things like the pandemic, border security, and relations with China.
At his own event in Des Moines, Mr. Trump criticized both candidates and bragged about the high levels of support he has in Iowa.
Also, his campaign sent many emails criticizing Ms. Haley and Mr. DeSantis during the debate. They talked about Ms. Haley’s foreign policy and Mr. DeSantis’ record on Covid.
3) They disagreed about immigration.
Border security and immigration were brought up many times, showing that it is a main concern for Republican voters in Iowa and the US.
Mr DeSantis told the people not to believe Ms Haley when it comes to immigration.
“He said it’s like letting the fox watch over the henhouse,” as he pointed to her earlier comments about calling “illegal aliens” disrespectful.
Ms Haley talked in a more detailed way about the reasons why people move from Central and South America and mentioned her experience as a former ambassador to the United Nations.
However, she did say that people who are in the country illegally should be sent back because they didn’t wait their turn.
4) Ukraine was a place where there was a lot of tension.
The fight in Ukraine was a big problem during the debate, and both candidates argued about their views on the war.
Ms Haley criticized Mr. DeSantis for first supporting US money for Ukraine, and then changing his mind.
“He doesn’t tell anyone what he believes,” she said.
“Let me explain why Ukraine is important. ” “This country loves freedom,” she said. “It’s a friend of America and wants to prevent war with US support. ”
Mr DeSantis said that the war needed to stop, and he thinks that people like Nikki Haley care more about Ukraine’s border than our border in the south.
The fighting in Ukraine shows a bigger division in the Republican Party. They can’t agree on what the US should do about foreign policy and helping Ukraine.
5) DeSantis received more applause, but Haley said she won.
About 200 people were at the event in Des Moines. They were not very loud, but Mr. DeSantis got more applause than anyone else.
Some of his comments, like when he said Ms. Haley has a problem with shooting herself in the foot, got a good reaction from the people in the room.
This is not surprising because Iowa is seen as better for him than other states like New Hampshire, where Nikki Haley is expected to do well in the second Republican contest.
Ms Haley had some memorable moments and got a big cheer when she talked about the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021 as a “bad day”.
Later, her team and supporters said they saw the event as a win that will help her in the New Hampshire primary.
“Tonight went well,” said the congressman from Texas. Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley, who are running for president, had a heated debate on Wednesday before the Iowa caucuses. They argued with each other.
Donald Trump, who is leading in the race to be the party’s nominee for 2024, decided not to go to an event and instead had a town hall on Fox News at the same time.
Iowa is the first state to hold a contest to decide which Republican will run for president against Democrat Joe Biden in November.
Mr DeSantis and Ms. Haley are not doing well in the Iowa polls compared to Mr. They are hoping to come in second place in the state on Monday to give their campaigns a boost.
A short guide to choosing the US Republican candidate.
This is what we found out when they competed on the stage in Des Moines.
The two people started arguing right away by saying mean things to each other.
Mr DeSantis, who is 45 years old, started by saying that his opponent is a politician who says what people want to hear but doesn’t mean it.
Ms Haley then responded and directly criticized what she said were Mr DeSantis’s frequent false statements.
She said you will learn about many lies that Ron has told.
There were four Republican debates before this one. But, this one was different because it was just two people debating. It was hosted by CNN at Drake University and the candidates had more arguments and direct attacks.
It looked like both were trying to win big before the Republicans in Iowa start the next part of the race and choose their favorite presidential candidate on Monday. The theme for the night is “attack, attack, attack”. -
Trump claims to be the only Republican with chance of winning 2024 race
At a campaign rally in Iowa, Republican presidential contenders appeared on stage together for the first time in the 2024 presidential contest.
Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump, the Republican Party’s top competitors, were the featured speakers at their annual Lincoln Dinner fundraiser.
During the occasion, each of the 13 contenders was given 10 minutes to speak.
Even as his legal troubles get worse, polls suggest that Mr. Trump is still ahead of his competitors.
He argued that the only reason he is facing a slew of criminal and civil allegations is because he is the only candidate who can win the election next year.
Mr. Trump has previously said that, even if he is found guilty, he will still seek the presidency.
More than 1,200 individuals, all of whom have a considerable impact on the Republican nominee, were gathered in the enormous ballroom.
Despite the fact that a lot of people claimed to be legitimately undecided about their vote, there were plenty of Trump bumper stickers in the throng.
Observing the many contenders’ interactions with one another was not enjoyable. When it came time for each of them to deliver their ten-minute address, they quickly emerged from their individual backstage suites. In reality, they were under no need to interact.
Watching the many contenders engage with one another was not amusing. Each of them got an own backstage suite from which they emerged to give their ten-minute address. Actually, they didn’t even need to interact with one another.
Vivek Ramaswamy captivated the audience and received a standing ovation for his barnstorming performance, exactly what he needed to achieve to become a breakthrough artist.
The performance of Will Hurd won’t be quickly forgotten, but for all the wrong reasons. When he claimed that Donald Trump is just running for president to avoid going to jail, the audience appeared to be really astonished.
The rest of his words were almost completely drowned out by raucous jeers and clinking silverware, with one man yelling “go home.” He had clearly lost track of the space.
The fundraiser on Friday comes a day after additional accusations were made against Mr. Trump for allegedly handling classified information improperly.
The former president is the front-runner for the Republican nomination, despite the fact that federal prosecutors have expanded their criminal investigation into him due to how he handled official papers after leaving office.
A FiveThirtyEight average of opinion polls shows that Mr Trump is leading the Republican field with 52.4% support, followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis with 15.5% and everyone else with less than 10%.
Trump could soon face charges in Washington for allegedly trying to rig the 2020 election. He has refuted each and every accusation.
Voters will start narrowing the field of presidential candidates in each state until only one from each major party is left standing to run in the November 2024 election in Iowa.
On Friday, the ceremony was also attended by South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, former UN ambassador Nikki Haley, and former Vice President Mike Pence.
The former governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie, opted out of attending the event in favour of New Hampshire.
Since last Thursday, Mr. DeSantis has been in Iowa. He has promised to eventually travel to each of Iowa’s 99 counties in an effort to improve his standing both locally and nationally.
The governor of Florida has come under fire for the new educational requirements that have been adopted for middle schools in his state, especially from Republicans.
The 200-page curriculum’s statement that slaves acquired practical skills that “could be applied to their personal benefit” has stirred some debate.
One of three black Republicans running for president in 2024, Mr. Scott, told reporters on Thursday that the real purpose of slavery was to split up families, mutilate people, and even rape their wives. Simply catastrophic, that is.
So I would hope that everyone in our country would respect it, and certainly anyone running for president.
Local Iowan polls of public opinion suggest that Mr. Scott may be gaining ground.
A political dispute recently caused Mr. Trump to lose a supporter in the crucial state of Iowa.
A few days after Mr. Trump lambasted Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds for remaining neutral in the 2024 election, an Iowa state senator opted to support Mr. DeSantis instead.
How often have we clenched our teeth and shaken our heads at some of the former president’s statements? NPR was told by Jeff Reichman.
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Governor of Florida supports ban on diversity education in state colleges
Ron DeSantis, a Republican who may run for president in the US, has said that he asserts that diversity initiatives act as a “political filter.”
Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis, has stated his intention to prevent state colleges from offering programmes on diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as critical race theory (CRT).
The proposal, which is a part of a larger higher education legislative package, was made public by the Republican governor on Tuesday. It is anticipated that the GOP-controlled state House of Representatives will consider it when its regular session starts in March.
DeSantis, a potential Republican presidential candidate in 2024, has harshly criticised DEI initiatives as well as programmes that examine diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), also known as DEI and critical race theory.
Critical race theory is a way of thinking about US history through the lens of racism. Scholars developed it during the 1970s and 1980s in response to what they viewed as a lack of racial progress following the civil rights legislation of the 1960s. It centres on the idea that racism is systemic in the nation’s institutions, which function to maintain the dominance of white people in society.
“I think people want to see true academics, and they want to get rid of some of the political window dressing that seems to accompany all this,” DeSantis said at a news conference in the coastal city of Bradenton.
In a statement, the governor’s office said the proposal “raises the standards of learning and civil discourse of public higher education in Florida” by “prohibiting higher education institutions from using any funding, regardless of source, to support DEI, CRT, and other discriminatory initiatives.”
DeSantis promised “no funding” for such programmes. “I think that that’s very important because it really serves as an ideological filter, a political filter,” he said.
The proposal was expected after the DeSantis administration requested in late December that state colleges submit spending data and other information on programmes related to critical race theory and diversity, equity and inclusion.
The governor is also pushing for education administrators to “realign” courses to provide historically accurate information and not include identity politics. DeSantis’s proposals have not yet been introduced as formal legislation, but the Republican-controlled state house is often eager to carry out his initiatives.
DeSantis and other conservatives have long argued that critical race theory and diversity, equity and inclusion programmes are racially divisive and discriminatory – and are often cited in criticism of what they often call “woke” ideology in education.
Last year, the governor signed legislation dubbed the Stop WOKE Act, which restricts certain race-based conversations and analysis in schools and businesses. The law bars instruction that says members of one race are inherently racist or should feel guilt for past actions committed by others of the same race, among other things.
This month, the DeSantis administration blocked a new Advanced Placement course – an undergraduate-level programme for high-school students – that would focus on African American studies, saying that teaching it in Florida public schools violates state law. He also accused the course of being historically inaccurate.
So far, at least 25 states have considered legislation or other steps to limit how race and racism can be taught, according to an analysis from Education Week. Eight states, all Republican-led, have banned or limited the teaching of critical race theory or similar concepts through laws or administrative actions. The bans largely address what can be taught inside the classroom.
New higher education proposal builds off our 2022 reforms:
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) January 31, 2023
– Core courses rooted in Western tradition
– Elimination of DEI/CRT bureaucracies
– Bolster civics-focused institutes at UF, FSU and FIU
– Additional accountability for tenured faculty pic.twitter.com/XV6mExlzHJProponents of diversity programmes and critical race theory have argued they aim to counter institutional racism and teach an accurate version of US history that shows the racism African Americans and other ethnic minorities have faced.
Several Democrats have slammed DeSantis’s plans to interfere in public education. “Nothing says you oppose ideology on college campuses…. like pushing your ideology on college campuses,” Florida house member Anna Eskamani wrote on Twitter on Tuesday.
The governor’s move to block the Advanced Placement course on African American studies also drew outrage last week.
“Ron DeSantis banning AP African American Studies because it ‘lacks educational value’ is unmasked white supremacy,” Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib said in a social media post last week.
“You cannot teach the truth about American history without African American history. Period.”
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Florida State Senator sues Ron DeSantis over migrant political stunt
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is facing more legal challenges after he participated in a cruel political stunt that involved luring migrants away from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard on false pretenses last week.
Florida state Sen. Jason Pizzo (D) on Thursday sued the Republican governor and other state officials, alleging their actions as part of the scheme broke state law. He aims to ban DeSantis from continuing to transfer migrants.
Pizzo said DeSantis used state funds to help pay for the transportation costs of flying two planes carrying about 50 migrants to Massachusetts.
While there is a provision in the state budget allocating $12 million to “a program to facilitate the transport of unauthorized aliens from this state consistent with federal law,” in this case, the migrants were not in Florida to begin with.
The only time the migrants were in the Sunshine State was when the two planes landed at a Florida airport before taking off again for Massachusetts.
Besides, the migrants are legally allowed to stay in the country while their requests for asylum or other relief are being processed.
“Senator Pizzo never misses an opportunity for his 15 minutes of fame and is challenging an action on an appropriation he voted for,” Taryn Fenske, a spokesperson for DeSantis, told CNN Thursday.
Apart from DeSantis, the three other defendants named in the lawsuit are Jimmy Patronis, Florida’s chief financial officer; the state’s Department of Transportation; and Jared W. Purdue, the department’s head.
Three Venezuelan migrants who were flown to the island filed a lawsuit Tuesday against DeSantis and others involved in executing the scheme.
“These immigrants, who are pursuing the proper channels for lawful immigration status in the United States, experienced cruelty akin to what they fled in their home country,” the lawsuit states.
The three migrants described how they were tricked by hired scouts who offered free accommodation and the promise of legal work papers if they boarded planes, which they were told would take them to Washington, D.C., and Boston. Instead, the planes transported them to the remote island of Martha’s Vineyard without giving prior notice to local officials, and where no arrangements had been made to house them.
But locals stepped up to the challenge.
“Our island jumped into action putting together 50 beds, giving everyone a good meal, providing a play area for the children, making sure people have the healthcare and support they need,” Massachusetts state Rep. Dylan Fernandes (D) wrote on Twitter. “We are a community that comes together to support immigrants.”
Fernandes has also called on the Justice Department to launch a probe into DeSantis’ actions.
The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office in Texas is investigating the operation.
DeSantis has been floated as a likely 2024 presidential candidate for the Republican Party.
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Texas sends migrants to the vice president’s mansion in Washington
In the midst of an escalating political debate about immigration, two buses transporting migrants were sent from Texas to a location near Vice President Kamala Harris’ house in Washington, DC, on Thursday.
The Republican governor of the state claimed that the action was deliberate and called for stricter immigration regulations.
It happens the day after Florida transferred migrants to an island off the coast of Massachusetts.
Both states seem to be intensifying a strategy that has seen migrants sent from Republican states to Democratic regions.
As political tension over the number of people arriving at the US-Mexico border grows, states such as Texas and Arizona have sent thousands of migrants to cities such as Chicago, New York, and Washington DC, which they accuse of failing to fully enforce immigration laws.
While legal experts say the tactic will likely be challenged in court, it remains unclear what the legal basis for such a challenge would be.
Immigration groups in both Washington DC and the wealthy Massachusetts island of Martha’s Vineyard said they were not given an advance warning about the arrivals.Footage shown on Fox News showed two buses – reportedly carrying between 75 and 100 people – arriving near the vice-president’s residence and migrants, who were mostly from Venezuela, gathering their belongings and standing nearby. A non-governmental organisation later came and reportedly transported them to a church.“Harris claims our border is ‘secure’ [and] denies the crisis,” Texas Governor Greg Abbott later wrote on Twitter. “We’re sending migrants to her backyard to call on the Biden Administration to do its job and secure the border.”
‘We’re in limbo’
Among the migrants on the buses in Washington were Delinyer Mendoza and his partner Maybel, a young Venezuelan couple who arrived in the US five days ago after an arduous trek through Central America and Mexico.
While officials in Texas told the couple they were headed to Washington, the pair only learned that they were at the vice-president’s house when told by journalists.
“We didn’t know,” Maybel said. “We’re finding out about this from you all… we’re in limbo and were just going to walk around not knowing where we were.”
The pair said they planned to spend the day with a local humanitarian organisation before heading north to New York, where Mr Mendoza has family.
Another migrant, Cuban national Leonardo Perdomo, told Reuters that he had boarded a bus in Texas after officials offered him passage to Washington “free of charge”.
A local volunteer helping the migrants, Carla Bustillos, was quoted as saying that immigration organisations were only told about the arrivals at the last minute. “While we’re doing this political show, we have human beings feeling that their suffering is being exploited,” she said.
The migrants, including children, arrived in Martha’s Vineyard on Wednesday afternoon In a similar move on Wednesday, two planes carrying migrants were flown to Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts. The resort is a traditional summer destination for Hollywood stars and former President Barack Obama is among those who have holiday homes in the area.
The migrants, including children, arrived at about 15:00 (11:00 GMT) on Wednesday without any warning, according to Massachusetts State Senator Julian Cyr.
Officials and volunteers then “moved heaven and earth” to set up the response like “we would do in the event of a hurricane”, he said. Migrants were given food and clothing as well as being tested for Covid.
Many did not know where they were, according to Massachusetts state Representative Dylan Fernandes. They had been told they would be given housing and jobs, he said.On Twitter, Mr Fernandes described the move as an “evil and inhumane” plot to use “human lives – men, women and children – as political pawns”.
Places like “Massachusetts, New York, and California” will better care for migrants, Taryn Fenske, a spokesman for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said in a statement.
Christina Pushaw, a spokesperson for Mr DeSantis’ re-election campaign, said Martha’s Vineyard should be “thrilled”. “They vote for sanctuary cities – they get a sanctuary city of their own. And illegal aliens will increase the town’s diversity, which is strength. Right?”
So-called sanctuary cities are cities that have policies to aid undocumented immigrants.
Aleksander Cuic, an immigration lawyer and the director of the Immigration Clinic at Case Western Reserve University’s school of law, said that while he believes efforts to relocate migrants in this way will be legally challenged, it is still unclear what – if any – laws may have been broken.
“The big question is what they are being told, and if there is any sort of fraud or inducement,” he told the BBC. “But how would anyone know if there’s nothing in writing? It could be that they [the migrants] are willingly saying they’ll go if there are jobs and opportunities.”
Mr Cuic added that authorities in Texas and Florida are likely to argue they “are doing the same thing” as the government, which regularly moves detained migrants around the country.
Governor Ron DeSantis has previously cited Martha’s Vineyard as a possible destination for migrants being sent out of his state, telling reporters last year that if they were, the “border would be secure the next day”. This year, Florida representatives set aside $12m (£10.4m) for transporting migrants.
It is unclear how many migrants Florida plans to send to other states. The BBC has reached out to Governor DeSantis’ office for comment.