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If I’m governor of this state, and all they say about me is ‘he did a great job, but he wasn’t Ron DeSantis,’ I can live with that,
I think that that relationship got frayed when I backed President Trump in the presidential primaries, and I think from the outside looking in, people remember back in 2022 when the governor was running for reelection, I was at the election night party,
Donalds explained on the PBD Podcast The Florida Legislature just overrode Ron DeSantis' veto of millions of dollars from the legislative operating budget and gave him the middle finger for his BS special session call. Do I dare say that a small dose of democracy was just witnessed?"
Nikki Fried, chair of the Florida Democratic Party, posted on X Sometimes leadership isn't about being out in front of an issue. It's about following the leader you trust. I trust President Trump."
Republican Senate President Ben Albritton, during Monday's session The veto pen is ready,
DeSantis said in a post on X after the bill was passed on Tuesday I believe special sessions should be used sparingly. They should not be stunts designed to generate headlines. Special sessions should be reserved for those issues that truly cannot be addressed in the normal course of the legislative process. Most of the issues raised in the proclamation for Special Session A simply do not meet that threshold."
Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez, speaking to the House floor I've worked since day one to support President Trump and his immigration policies,
The bill that narrowly passed the Florida legislature last night fails to honor our promises to voters, fails to meet the moment, and would actually weaken state immigration enforcement,
he wrote in a social media post It was always one of the things we wanted to do,
I’m not going to squish on this issue,
DeSantis said at another stop, this time in Fort Myers The removal of illegal aliens residing in our state requires strong legislation that will guarantee state and local deportation assistance, end catch and release, eliminate magnets such as remittances, and adopt supporting policies that will protect Floridians from the scourge of illegal immigration,
There’s swampy politics everywhere, and some of these legislative leaders foisted a different bill,
he told Fox News host Sean Hannity Monday night The governor talked to Trump [Monday] morning, and Trump agreed the bill needed changes, and said he would help to call legislators to make it stronger,
a source familiar with the call told NBC News Threatening others to get your way isn’t leadership. It’s immaturity. The people of our state deserve better.”
He didn’t mention DeSantis but noted I cannot vote for it because it is nowhere near strong enough for my taste,
said Ingoglia, who also questioned if the shift to Simpson was constitutional I’m not interested in giving illegal immigrants a discount on our colleges and universities,
said Fine, who led the charge to end the waiver Our number one goal is to work together with President Trump. Anyone that says anything otherwise is not reading the bill, not reading the executive orders, or just not telling the truth."
Perez and Albritton, in a joint statement
