A.G. Gancarski
The Governor is weighing in on the street violence in Los Angeles, blaming an old foil for funding parts of the operation.
During a Cabinet meeting, Gov. Ron DeSantis name-checked George Soros in a barrage of condemnations of the California confrontations between locals and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
“You have this movement around the country where these groups, I think they’re funded by people like Soros, where they want to dox people enforcing immigration law and basically try to incite attacks on them just for simply doing their job,” DeSantis said, adding that such actions “wouldn’t fly in Florida.”
The Governor didn’t detail further his allegations of the connections between the left-wing financier and the conflagrations in the City of Angels. But many on the Right believe Soros is behind resistance to the Donald Trump immigration agenda.
Soros has been a reliable target for DeSantis’ political operation for years, even as critics contended the repeated invoking of Soros’ name is antisemitic. Soros is Jewish.
Ironically, Trump himself falsely linked Soros to DeSantis during the Governor’s ill-fated presidential campaign, claiming without evidence that the former backed the latter.
Also during his remarks Tuesday, DeSantis described how ICE was acting legitimately in “going after people that were on felony warrants, that had done things that are really, really bad.”
“And yet they’re out there burning things down, massive looting last night,” DeSantis said of protests Monday night.
He also acknowledged peaceful demonstrations in Florida, saying that while it’s okay to be “on the side holding signs … saying whatever,” physical attacks against law enforcement would lead to grave consequences.
“The minute you cross into attacking law enforcement, any type of rioting, any type of vandalism, looting, just be prepared to have the law come down on you. And we will make an example of you, you can guarantee it,” DeSantis promised.
10 comments
Tjb
June 10, 2025 at 11:25 am
Will DeSantis be arrested for transporting immigrants across state lines? Also, I never heard DeSantis expressing outrage regarding the Jan 6 attack when law enforcement was attacked, beaten and a death occurred
Foghorn Leghorn
June 10, 2025 at 11:33 am
The only person killed that day was an unarmed protester She was a military veteran shot dead ar point blank range. Now swap the shooter and victim and we would have ourselves a “Hate Crime”. Ben Crump with his Al Shapton army would be there filing a massive lawsuit.
FLPatriot
June 10, 2025 at 12:25 pm
She was a terrorist and she FAFO. She is laying where she belongs.
TJC
June 10, 2025 at 11:41 am
So there was nothing to condemn of the actions the mob took on Jan 6 to storm the Capitol and stop the certification of an election? Wow, you are quite the history -re-writer. Just a little stroll in the park, while over a hundred police officers got hurt slipping on banana peels.
KJP
June 10, 2025 at 12:12 pm
It was certainly a protest that went too far. Explain to me how this rag tag group of protesters armed with cell phones, back packs and US flags was going to stop the election results? Curious how they were going to overthrow the most powerful military in the world. I’m listening.
ScienceBLVR
June 10, 2025 at 12:16 pm
Come on Dee, Orwell had your number..
All rulers in all ages have tried to impose a false view of the world upon their followers- 1984
Dr. Franklin Waters
June 10, 2025 at 12:24 pm
Anytime a right winger invokes the name “George Soros” to cast blame for something, you know you’re being bullsh1tted.
FLPatriot
June 10, 2025 at 12:27 pm
The minute anyone blames anything on Soros, It instantly shows their lack of IQ.
ScienceBLVR
June 10, 2025 at 1:07 pm
And, Soros is turning 95 this year and still wielding that kind of power and influence sans chainsaw? I’m hoping to still be having regular bowel movements at 95 if I make it that far…
Michael K
June 10, 2025 at 1:53 pm
Our current governor should take a look at what the Open Society Foundation does worldwide to support civic engagement, peace, social justice, independent media, and democracy. Of course, these principles are antithetical to authoritarianism, which is perhaps why DeSantis has “issues” with a Hungarian Jew who survived Nazi occupation and comunist oppression.