‘Russian Ron’ DeSantis? Florida Dems question loyalties in new ad

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The Florida Democratic Party has a message for general election voters: reject “Russian” Ron DeSantis in the Governor’s race.

The FDP’s rationale: what they call DeSantis’ “unhinged defense of Donald Trump, the most corrupt and ethically challenged President in American history.”

“Ron DeSantis is one of the chief defenders of the most corrupt President in American history. DeSantis has spent the past two years demonizing law enforcement and furiously defending the Trump campaign’s potentially criminal contacts with the Russian government,” asserted FDP spokesman Kevin Donohoe.

“Instead of serving his constituents, DeSantis has appeared nearly constantly on television to try and explain away the President’s latest legal challenges. DeSantis acts more like he wants to be Donald Trump’s lawyer than the next Governor of Florida,” Donohoe added.

The ad begins with DeSantis on television defending President Trump, offering the money quote “Collusion is not a crime.”

From there, a series of folder graphics, sporting the names of Trump inner circle members from the campaign, such as campaign manager Paul Manafort and surrogate Michael Flynn, followed by a series of names of Russian conspirators.

Stamped across the folders: the word “guilty.”

DeSantis, who branded his primary campaign around his endorsement from President Trump, has yoked himself to the White House since Trump’s inauguration.

His defenses of Trump raised the President’s interest in his political future, and Democrats certainly will continue to remind general election voters of DeSantis’ constant agitation against the Robert Mueller investigation.

A.G. Gancarski

A.G. Gancarski has been the Northeast Florida correspondent for Florida Politics since 2014. His work also can be seen in the Washington Post, the New York Post, the Washington Times, and National Review, among other publications. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter: @AGGancarski


One comment

  • dr3yec

    September 7, 2018 at 12:19 pm

    Of course he will defend Trump. I would too. This economy is on fire and the right is all about the economy. The left is stuck on race and obstruction. I cant vote for the left who act like 5 yearsold when they dont get their way.

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