A.G. Gancarski
Gov. Ron DeSantis is on the road Monday, and reports are he will be Backing the Blue.
DeSantis is slated to speak in New York and Chicago, as part of what the New York Post describes as a “multi-city tour where he’ll showcase his pro-cop bona fides.”
The New York stop will be for the early birds: a 7:30 a.m speech at a catering hall in Staten Island.
“On Staten Island, we are proud to support our law enforcement. We know how difficult their responsibilities are day in and day out and I’m happy that our law enforcement community will get some recognition and support,” said Assemblyman Mike Tannousis, the Staten Island GOP chairman, to the Post.
DeSantis has at least one more stop to speak with out-of-state cops planned, with a speech scheduled in Elmhurst in the Chicago area, to be delivered to the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police.
The speech apparently is causing consternation to the mayoral candidate endorsed by the FOP.
Paul Vallas told the Chicago Sun-Times “that there is simply no place in Chicago for a right-wing extremist like Ron DeSantis, and I am disappointed in FOP leadership for inviting him to speak to officers.
The Governor is prioritizing criminal justice reforms in the 2023 Legislative Session, with perhaps the most provocative proposal being to impose a supermajority threshold on capital punishment verdicts, meaning that eight of twelve jurors would suffice for a death penalty.
DeSantis leveraged law enforcement backing in his 2018 race against Democrat Andrew Gillum, citing the former Tallahassee Mayor’s backing from the Dream Defenders and other left-of-center groups on his way to a narrow victory. In 2022, police backing was a given. And if 2024 is in fact on DeSantis’ radar, he will want to leverage police union backing as well.
13 comments
Mac Wiseman
February 18, 2023 at 7:19 pm
Bring ’em to Florida Ron those officers are not appriciated in $hitcago or New Woke.
Elliott Offen
February 18, 2023 at 7:47 pm
Yeah invite all the dregs of New York and New Jersey here to drive up prices and make the locals miserable. Ron can claim some economic victory while everyone else suffers. Ron’s far right police state is all fine and dandy until it’s you or one of your kids who gets clipped.. sent up the road for 10 years for jaywalking or drugs.
Mr. Haney
February 19, 2023 at 6:07 am
Get an education and learn something.
Mac Wiseman
February 19, 2023 at 8:56 am
Two leftists heads just exploded when exposed to the truth. Any more out there?
Helen Johns
February 19, 2023 at 12:59 pm
What truth did you offer? You said the cops there are not supported. Did you read the article? Here’s the fourth sentence: “On Staten Island, we are proud to support our law enforcement. We know how difficult their responsibilities are day in and day out and I’m happy that our law enforcement community will get some recognition and support,” said Assemblyman Mike Tannousis, the Staten Island GOP chairman, to the Post.
Get someone to read that out loud to you.
Joe Corsin
February 19, 2023 at 6:12 pm
You wouldn’t know the truth if it jumped up in your azz and caught fire. Just a silly far right propagandist.
Jay Smif
February 20, 2023 at 3:14 pm
Pudgy fascist Ronny DeSantis is too much of a pu$$y to set foot in the great city of Chicago, and hides out in the suburbs, same as he’s too much of a pu$$y to set foot in Manhattan as well.
Daniel Rousseau
February 19, 2023 at 10:51 am
Ron DeSantis is a Republican, and he HATES unions. So, will he tell them that, or will he lie and tell them he loves and supports unions?
Ian
February 19, 2023 at 11:40 am
Make sure you tell them you want to get rid of any regulation for firearms clown.
Ian
February 19, 2023 at 11:42 am
Pro 2nd amendment with the exception of your own victory party
TJC
February 19, 2023 at 1:06 pm
Yeah, now that Ronny has eliminated crime from Florida, he can go up north and explain how he did it here in the Crime-Free Freedom State. He’s going to need to pack his shovel.
Joe Corsin
February 19, 2023 at 6:11 pm
Vote for Ron or your kids will be chased around by Mexican men dressed as women trying to give them Fentanyl Halloween candy.🍭
Frank Speech
February 21, 2023 at 8:35 am
Alex Jones much?
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