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DeSantis breaks the Trump truce

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DeSantis breaks the Trump truce

The Florida governor will not sign a bill to use state taxpayer money to pay 45’s legal fees

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Governor Ron DeSantis, (Getty)

Although they called a ceasefire on Sunday, Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis are already back in the trenches. Just one day after dropping out of the Republican primary and endorsing Trump, DeSantis announced his intention to block a Florida House bill that would give financial support to the former president’s legal woes. So much for Republican unity…

The “Freedom Fighters Fund,” which was introduced by Florida state senator Ileana Garcia on January 5, would have provided up to $5 million for Floridian presidential candidates facing legal actions. The bill didn’t name anyone in particular, but Cockburn can only think of one Sunshine State resident currently running for president and embroiled in a lawsuit — four actually.

Although Senator Garcia announced on Monday night that she would be withdrawing the bill, it was doomed from the start. Shortly after slinking back to the Gator State in humiliating defeat, DeSantis promised to veto the bill. He tweeted a Politico headline, “Some Florida Republicans want taxpayers to pay Trump’s legal bills,” along with the caption: “But not the Florida Republican who wields the veto pen.”