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DeSantis Sends Weapons to Israel Ahead of GOP Donors Gathering
The Messenger ^ | 10/26/23 01:53 PM ET|Updated 2 hr ago | Mariana Labbate

Posted on 10/26/2023 1:49:21 PM PDT by conservative98

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday announced that he is sending weapons, ammunition and drones to Israel, just a few days before the GOP presidential hopeful is set to speak at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual leadership meeting, which includes major donors.

The Republican candidate also announced two cargo planes with 85 pallets of donated supplies, as well as sanctions on Iran and "companies boycotting Israel," such as financial services firm Morningstar.

DeSantis is scheduled to speak at the RJC gathering in Las Vegas on Saturday.

The moves from the Florida governor come after he was previously accused by a legislative aide of having a weak response to antisemitism in the state, to which he responded by pointing to the numbers of people rescued from Israel and brought to Florida.

“What other governor has rescued people from Israel?” DeSantis asked. “I marshaled resources."

National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said on Thursday he was not aware of any coordination between the federal government and Florida on this matter.

(Excerpt) Read more at themessenger.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 1desantis2024; bs; damnlies; desantis; desantisairways; donors; fake; fakenews; foreignpolicy; noimpeachments; noindictments; realleadership
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To: napscoordinator
"Old news. What has he done recently?"

He's fighting for his right to survive against a fascist government. How about you? You seem rather ungrateful for the things Trump did when he was in office. Fickle people. Turn on a dime.

61 posted on 10/27/2023 12:12:50 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: mass55th; All

The USA hasn’t won anything since WW2 is the polite way of putting it.

The accurate way of stating it is that the USA hasn’t won anything since the military was integrated.

That was when they started knowingly putting social agendas ahead of military capability.

And they have been doing it ever since with more and more radical measures.


62 posted on 10/27/2023 12:28:05 PM PDT by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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To: Reverend Wright
"The USA hasn’t won anything since WW2 is the polite way of putting it."

Yep. We've been fighting proxy wars with Russia and China since the Korean War, and now Iran. They are never-ending wars, and waged in order to put lots of money in the pockets of the people who instigate, and perpetuate them.

63 posted on 10/27/2023 12:53:20 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: JSM_Liberty

I am thinking the same thing where did he get them?


64 posted on 10/27/2023 4:18:31 PM PDT by DAVEY CROCKETT (Ec 1:2 The rest is, Vanity of vanities..vanity of vanities!All is vanity.)
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To: tsowellfan

There’s a disconnect between the article and what the DeSantis campaign actually said. Possibly a deliberate attempt to mislead on the part of Trump-aligned publications, which tend to traffic in slander as standard operating procedure, like Trump himself.


https://themessenger.com/politics/desantis-sends-weapons-to-israel-ahead-of-gop-donors-gathering
[Florida’s Israel Rescue Operation has completed four rescue flights bringing nearly 700 Americans home from Israel.

Two cargo planes with 85 pallets of donated supplies have also arrived in Israel.

Thanks to all who helped make this happen.]


65 posted on 10/27/2023 5:48:54 PM PDT by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room)
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To: TomServo

Better than Joe daddy or his son has done.


66 posted on 10/27/2023 5:52:58 PM PDT by RetiredArmy (The Bible speaks truth! Don't believe it, you do so at your own peril. You'd better be right!!)
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To: napscoordinator

>>”Old news. What has he done recently?”

He’s been out of office recently. Maybe you didn’t get the memo. When he WAS in office he did a lot more than appropriate state funds for a publicity stunt of questionable legality.


67 posted on 10/27/2023 11:09:48 PM PDT by mbrfl
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To: CodeToad

Florida tax dollars aren’t paying for weapons & ammo.


68 posted on 10/28/2023 7:20:59 AM PDT by DrewsMum
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To: lilypad

There are thousands of Americans/Floridians stranded in Israel.

It’s not a one and done deal.

Some media outlet says Desantis is “sending weapons” and that he announced he was sending weapons and then linked to a tweet of his where he doesn’t even mention weapons.

The only thing his office has said about weapons was that they were helping coordinate the private donors who were sending weapons (only ones I saw for sure were rifle parts) with the israeli embassy in Miami.

Considering Israel buys nearly all of its weaponry from the U.S., I wouldn’t be surprised if a manufacturer themselves were the ones donating. But I don’t know all the details. Just that there are many reasons weapons would be traveling from the u.s. to Israel.


69 posted on 10/28/2023 8:00:27 AM PDT by DrewsMum
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To: buckalfa

See post #58.


70 posted on 10/28/2023 8:01:49 AM PDT by DrewsMum
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To: JayGalt

You mean like lying to the Georgia Senate?

Oh wait. We’re not supposed to talk about that are?

What has Desantis done that is illegal?


71 posted on 10/28/2023 8:11:17 AM PDT by DrewsMum
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To: ncalburt

Thank you for stating what should be obvious for anyone with a working brain.
Analytically speaking, I don’t see a path.
And of the Dems run someone like michelle obama, it’s lights out.
All it’s going to take is ANYONE who is measured, SEEMINGLY moderate (to the independents who dont know any better), young (compared to Biden & Trump) and the least bit charasmatic to build excitement in the Dem party.

Excitement motovates voters


72 posted on 10/28/2023 8:15:48 AM PDT by DrewsMum
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To: tsowellfan

They need his policies more of the others?

Which ones?


73 posted on 10/28/2023 8:19:19 AM PDT by DrewsMum
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To: DrewsMum

What a foolish post. No need to respond to gaslighting. Have a good day.


74 posted on 10/28/2023 8:27:51 AM PDT by JayGalt (A proud slave must be broken before the contagion spreads. Ever was it thus.)
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To: Reverend Wright

Talmudic?

Do you realize that Trump imposed sanctions on Iran and biden let them up (not enforcing) and that is what caused this mess?

So now your nasty vitriol towards jews pops up because Desantis is doing the same thing any conservative leader WITH GUTS would do?


75 posted on 10/28/2023 8:33:34 AM PDT by DrewsMum
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To: The Iceman Cometh

What did he do that is improper user of Tax payer money?


76 posted on 10/28/2023 8:34:39 AM PDT by DrewsMum
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To: mass55th

2016: I’m gonna build the wall and make Mexico pay for it.

2023: I knew that wasn’t possible, any who thought I was gonna make mexico pay for the wall is a lunatic because there wasn’t any legal mechanism for that.

That kind of pandering?


77 posted on 10/28/2023 8:46:04 AM PDT by DrewsMum
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To: samiam5

All drones aren’t weapons.

I’m surprised more people don’t know this.


78 posted on 10/28/2023 8:47:27 AM PDT by DrewsMum
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To: JayGalt

You accuse someone of breaking the law.
I asked what law did they break?

Instead of answering what should be an easy question, you refuse to answer and claim I’m gaslighting you as your excuse to answer.

That’s the funniest thing I’ve seen in awhile.

Dictionaries online are free in case you want to look up what gaslighting actually is.


79 posted on 10/28/2023 9:30:01 AM PDT by DrewsMum
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To: DrewsMum

Foolish x 2. I answered your post. I accused no one of breaking the law. You said if DeSantis sent weapons as was stated in the article it was fine.
I said you were displaying situational ethics because you were blankly approving illegal behavior (the Feds control weapons sent overseas not States) when it was to Israel by a politician you like. My implication is that you would not applaud a decision by another Governor to send weapons to Hamas or Isis.

DeSantis Sends Weapons to Israel Ahead of GOP Donors Gathering
The Messenger ^ | 10/26/23 01:53 PM ET|Updated 2 hr ago | Mariana Labbate
Posted on 10/26/2023, 4:49:21 PM by conservative98

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday announced that he is sending weapons, ammunition and drones to Israel, just a few days before the GOP presidential hopeful is set to speak at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual leadership meeting, which includes major donors.

The Republican candidate also announced two cargo planes with 85 pallets of donated supplies, as well as sanctions on Iran and “companies boycotting Israel,” such as financial services firm Morningstar.

your response:
Exactly.
I swear you can’t please some on our side either. They want a fighter who will get things done, but when they get things done, they’re accused of being political. Well duh! Isn’t he supposed to be representing those who elected him by done things that are popular amongst them?
That’s how he got re-elected with almost 70%.


80 posted on 10/28/2023 9:46:01 AM PDT by JayGalt (A proud slave must be broken before the contagion spreads. Ever was it thus.)
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