Democrats balk as Donald Trump Jr. barnstorms Florida
Donald Trump Jr. Image via AP.

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Trump Jr. will hit Jacksonville, Daytona Beach and Vero Beach.

Donald Trump Jr. began a three stop tour of Florida Wednesday afternoon in Jacksonville, imploring a packed crowd at a ranch on the Westside to push his father’s campaign over the top.

The President’s namesake son told the crowd that they had to work hard.

“We don’t have a billion dollar mainstream media complex that will campaign for us while we stay in the basement,” he said, adding that the media would do “whatever they can to censor the facts, censor the truth.”

He also touched on themes of the President’s “America First” message, such as the “ending of the endless wars” and a critique of those guiding them

“We’re in them because [the generals] all want to be on a board seat, like Raytheon. The only way to do that is to sell missiles, keep using them,” Trump said, adding that his father “wants to bring our military back here so we can use it if we need it.”

From there, Trump Jr. went to Volusia Top Gun in Daytona Beach, where he contended that Democratic nominee Joe Biden is corrupt, a stretch run argument of Republicans.

“They impeached Donald Trump for being right about Joe Biden,” he said, as reported by Nikki Schwab of the Daily Mail.

Trump closes out the itinerary with a 6:30 p.m. speaking engagement in Vero Beach at the Indian River Fairgrounds.

Trump Jr.’s visit to Florida comes even as he is stoking speculation that he may be in the Republican Presidential mix in 2024.

“Hahahahaha. Oh boy. This was a sign I saw up at the Fallon Nevada Livestock Auction. This will make the lib heads explode. To whomever made that thanks for the compliment… but let’s get through 2020 with a big win first!!!!,” he said, posing in front of a Trump Jr. 2024 sign.

Florida Democrats, meanwhile, are nonplussed.

“Another day, another attempt by the Trump family to spin this administration’s failures on the issues that matter most to Floridians,” said Terrie Rizzo, head of the Florida Democratic Party.

The President himself just wrapped up roughly 24 hours in his home state Saturday morning, when he voted in West Palm Beach.

“I hear we’re doing very well in Florida and everywhere else,” Trump Sr. said to reporters at the polling place.

Just in case, the campaign will keep flooding the state.

The President is headed to Tampa Thursday afternoon. And middle son Eric Trump is headed to the state Saturday.

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


6 comments

  • Sonja Fitch

    October 26, 2020 at 7:36 pm

    Crackhead Don. Will convene a super spreader rally for the goptrump death cult leader Trump! Sad! Crackhead Don is just another son of cult head Trump crime and kill ring using Herd Immunity! Stay safely far far away from Crackhead Don!

  • Cheri E Smith

    October 27, 2020 at 9:44 pm

    you must be thinking Biden’s son Hunter

  • michael haberlack

    October 28, 2020 at 9:03 am

    your article doesn’t give the date of the rally ???

  • Frankie M.

    October 28, 2020 at 11:07 am

    Hunter Biden is an admitted cokehead. Don Jr. is a closet cokehead. Lots of Republicans in that closet…not that there’s anything wrong with that. Don Sr. might be a cokehead with all that sniffing. Could give him some clarity.

    Don Jr. out there spreadin the coco…I mean the word. Don’t look for Pence to be at the rally.
    These days he’s socially distancing as far away as he can get from these mouthbreathers.

  • Palmer Tom

    October 28, 2020 at 7:14 pm

    Demorcats Balk? What GOP slug writes the headline? I know what GOP stenographer writes the article.

  • Ronald Hoffman

    October 29, 2020 at 2:13 pm

    Come ON MAN! Use your real name Frankie M! Lmao. What are you 😨 SCARED of tough guy? If you leave your real name next time, are you scared your fascist BLM skank bottom feeders screaming at you when you go out to eat with your white family? Just wear your adult diaper when they show up .Yes I use my real name Franki M. Sorry Don JR TRIGGERED you soyboy.😂😂😂😂😂😂 Relax mouth breather! Too funny!

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