Posted on 10/17/2023 3:49:08 PM PDT by NautiNurse
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis cut through the red tape to rescue Floridians stranded in Israel. What we didn’t know is that he’s also planning to pick up non-Floridian Americans, as well as those Joe Biden dumped in Greece.
“We knew there’d be people that wanted to get back, many hundreds, maybe even more than 1,000. And they were not getting any luck with the State Department or with the embassy. So I did an executive order last week, activating Florida emergency response to be able to bring planes in there and take people back home.”
“I had mothers that were stranded with three or four kids. I had one family with ten kids that they were trying to get back to Florida.”
He explained that the rescue flights were not limited to Floridians: “If there are people that are struggling to get to Georgia or New York or whatever, we’re all Americans, and we want to help people, but it is limited to Americans.”
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So we have more flights coming. The next one will be [Tuesday] morning. We are taking people from Israel, but we’re also going to stop in Athens, Greece, to pick up people that the federal government may have stranded...”
“You can come across the southern border, and the federal government will fly you all across the country, free of charge. They’ll put you up in nice hotels at taxpayer expense. They’re not charging the illegal aliens.”
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“We, of course, do have an interest in recovering the hostages that are American citizens… But ultimately, it’s Israel’s war. We should support them, but it’s not something we should get enmeshed in with our own ground troops.”
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I think this shows that the guy has some real ability and organizational leadership qualities.
But he is terrible as a Presidential candidate.
But he is terrible as a Presidential candidate.
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You think so? What did Donald Trump do for the hundreds of Americans stuck in Israel?
NOOO... Haven’t you heard, he is a DEEP STATE RINO, a Meatball! lol Oh, BTW, I don’t think that America deserves him.....
Pedo Joe will put a screeching halt on this in a heartbeat- If illegal aliens aren’t allowed to come in on this flight.
Yep, he does. But he still needs to bow out of the presidential race.
<< “And they were not getting any luck with the State Department” >>
Foggy Bottom is filled with Arabists.
Please provide explanation for all topics removed from this thread. Yet the Florida sidebar gets month-old articles spamming the topic. Bias?
The real shame is that he let himself be co-opted by the plaid-pants country club wing of the Republican party. Had he not done so, he might have overcome his lack of "U-Toob Charisma".
No ..
We Desantis a actual self made man and Military man or the VA Governor .
Men of action .
We don’t need selfish whiney Trump .
Trump was actually complimenting the blood terrorist group Hezbollah
while they were attacking Israel from S Lebanon .
Trump never compliments a Fellow Gop like Desantis .
He viciously attacks him .
Trump has been the victim of the worst lawlessness and disorder in American history.
Law and order=conservative.
What is this alternative movement called besides Never Trumpism?
Did he activate the Florida air national guard to do these flights? Or just charter DHL to go pick them up? Good move... Either way. Shows some leadership.
Partnered with Project Dynamo, who was already operating with assets in Israel.
Why?
Yep. Should have been doing this stuff all along.
BTW, back in about 2011 or so I was at Andrew Breitbart’s house and he was in the middle of organizing a massive cargo plane load of relief to some earthquake victims. Himself.
Trump is exactly who we need.
Trump was actually complimenting the blood terrorist group Hezbollah
No he wasn't. He did recognize that they are smart (cleaver) and shouldn't be underestimated. Why do you lie?
What does “partnered with” mean?
What did Donald Trump do for the hundreds of Americans stuck in Israel?
Well, Pres Trump is a private citizen who has zero responsibility for getting anyone out of anything.
However, I believe there was a U.S. Marine that was taken Jin to custody by Mexican authorities back in the day. I also believe that, at the time, DeSantis was a member of congress. What did DeSantis do to secure the release of that guy? Did DeSantis reach out to the family in any way?
Questions….
Are these Florida Air National Guard planes that are flying across the ocean?
If not, are they chartered passenger planes?
Who is paying the bills? Are the people of Florida paying for the planes, fuel, flight crews and pilots?
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