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Ron DeSantis Turns 'Drain the Swamp' on Its Head in His Response to Trump's Call to Keep the FBI in DC
RedState ^ | Dec. 31, 2023 | Jennifer Oliver O'Connell

Posted on 12/31/2023 3:15:46 PM PST by chickenlips

In a Saturday Town Hall in Laconia, New Hampshire, Florida Governor and presidential candidate Ron DeSantis called out former President Donald J. Trump for his post on Truth Social saying the FBI should stay in D.C. and be given a "new and spectacular building."

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It appears that DeSantis is intent on bringing the necessary fire to his opponents ahead of the January 23 primary in the state. DeSantis was joined by Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, who introduced him and gave his reasons why he endorses DeSantis for President. The rest of the Town Hall and the governor's response to questions are worth a listen as he defines what leadership looks like.

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DeSantis took to X and posted this to reinforce his salvo:

Donald Trump failed to drain the swamp so perhaps it is not surprising that he is seeking to deepen the swamp by building a massive new FBI building in DC.

Actually draining swamp requires taking power out of DC, not cementing power inside DC. https://t.co/Hu136bU5MI

— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) December 30, 2023

He's not wrong. It's possible Trump is simply flame-throwing and attempting to use sarcasm to reinforce the point that the FBI needs to concentrate on actual crime. But advocating to leave the headquarters in D.C. and give them a new building, comes off as short-sighted and a bit tone-deaf; especially in light of Trump's own troubles with the federal law enforcement agency. A decentralized FBI would probably not have implemented the orders to raid Mar-a-Lago over the supposed misuse of classified documents. Too much political power and influence is deeply embedded in an agency that is supposed to be the law enforcement arm of the United States and separate from any political influence.

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To: chickenlips

Ron’s right on this one - but I’m still voting for him.


41 posted on 12/31/2023 6:12:37 PM PST by Baldwin77 (Be not deceived, God is not mocked)
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To: joesbucks
Charles Grassley told him/Us what would be. Keep on sleeping on..
42 posted on 12/31/2023 6:17:31 PM PST by Just mythoughts (Psalm 2. Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?)
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To: joesbucks

You can have the last word. đź’¤ on..


43 posted on 12/31/2023 6:18:41 PM PST by Just mythoughts (Psalm 2. Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?)
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To: Bookshelf; All

I read the PDJT post...not seeing the sarcasm:

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/111670965436830340

Also there is some D.C./”Trump nepotism” involved...here is the link for the new FBI building/“Vornado Realty Trust”/Jared Kushner/“swampiness”:

https://apnews.com/article/0b8ee973efe047e4ac0f6cb966799bb6


44 posted on 12/31/2023 6:19:01 PM PST by Drago
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To: RoosterRedux

This.


45 posted on 12/31/2023 6:23:50 PM PST by mbrfl
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To: Wuli
Sadly its true, as someone who contributed $s and campaigned for him I get almost daily texts from Trump or his campaign asking for more $s, usually for his defense fund and never does he discuss two things (never disusses smaller govt or solving election fraud) lots of attacking GOP rivals and name calling though-I've written him to knock off the name caling if he wants to win independent women but as you can see on this board, he and some of his supporters think it must help-it doesn't-
46 posted on 12/31/2023 6:31:45 PM PST by TECTopcat
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To: Just mythoughts

I’ll take that. Grassley only threatened to hold up anAG replacement for Sessions. In other cases, Republicans were quickly approving nominees. Those poor choices were Trump.(Esau).


47 posted on 12/31/2023 7:32:03 PM PST by joesbucks (It's called love-bombing. Claiming he's saving the world. This is a cult. Just back away. )
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To: joesbucks

“So how do YOU know when he’s being serious and when he’s throwing his enemies off base?”

You need a secret decoder ring. Failing that, a tinfoil hat will do.


48 posted on 12/31/2023 8:17:18 PM PST by randita (I will support Ron DeSantis in the primary.)
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To: Alvin Diogenes

Completely agree that we need an American Milei, not an American Pinochet as some on here have been arguing for. You don’t obtain liberty by expanding government but by shrinking it.

The less is controlled by government the less incentive various special interests have to bribe politicians.


49 posted on 12/31/2023 8:25:16 PM PST by FormerFRLurker ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities"-Voltaire)
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To: chickenlips

Make American Swamps Strong Again

MASSA...that would drive the libs crazy!


50 posted on 12/31/2023 8:32:46 PM PST by shotgun
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To: chickenlips

I really wanted Ron to win this thing. Now I wish he would go away. He’s clearly not ready for prime time.


51 posted on 12/31/2023 8:34:18 PM PST by Gary from Dayton (Army Vet 1986-1991)
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To: chickenlips

More I think about it, FBI and other agencies need to get new HQs outside the area. More stable people will fill those jobs outside the swamp,


52 posted on 12/31/2023 8:41:49 PM PST by KC_Conspirator
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To: Sarah Barracuda

I think Trump was being sarcastic..the best thing for the UN and the FBI building is for both to be burned to the ground

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I think this is the only logical conclusion to make. Sarcasm.

But even many Angry Trumpers see it differently and believe Trump truly wants a nice new building for the FIBbers.

So the takeaway here is for Trump to stop his childish posts and start acting like an adult.


53 posted on 12/31/2023 9:57:14 PM PST by Responsibility2nd (A truth that’s told with bad intent, Beats all the lies you can invent ~ Wm. Blake)
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To: chickenlips

Another stupid action by Trump. Why won’t he think?


54 posted on 12/31/2023 9:57:42 PM PST by Sequoyah101 (Procrastination is just a form of defiance)
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To: chickenlips

Who cares, Ron? Your campaign is over. Go home and govern the state you were elected to govern.


55 posted on 01/01/2024 12:29:53 AM PST by Trump_Triumphant ("Our hearts are restless, Oh Lord, until they rest in thee"- St. Augustine)
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To: chickenlips

Who cares, Ron? Your campaign is over. Go home and govern the state you were elected to govern.


56 posted on 01/01/2024 12:42:57 AM PST by Trump_Triumphant ("Our hearts are restless, Oh Lord, until they rest in thee"- St. Augustine)
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To: Sequoyah101

Why won’t Trumpers think? You see all the comments, ‘he can kill a puppy on 5th Avenue and they do not care’ is Truth.


57 posted on 01/01/2024 1:30:51 AM PST by ShawnShawntheLeprecaun
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To: chickenlips
Don't forget Governor DeSantis was then Congressman DeSantis. What did Congressman DeSantis do about all that Hillary/Obama crap from 2012 thru 2018? FYI, DeSantis chaired the Subcommittee on National Security (Remember the illegal unsecured home server while she was Secretary of State?) and served on the Foreign Affairs (Hello Benghazi!) and Judiciary Committees (the deletion of 30,000 emails). To date DeSantis has not explained to Americans how he is going to decriminalize the out of control FBI, DOJ and DHS.
58 posted on 01/01/2024 4:26:19 AM PST by Chgogal (Welcome to Fuhrer Biden's Weaponized Fascist Banana Republic! It's the road to hell)
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To: chickenlips

Maybe Ronnie should try addressing what this Biden regime has done to us instead of just attacking President Trump all the time. I find him to be pathetic and I was liking him though I wasn’t going to vote for him. Now I don’t think I ever will. He sounds just like the leftist. Trump, Trump, Trump. blaaa You are just an agitator. Go vote for who you want and leave the rest of us alone. K thanks


59 posted on 01/01/2024 5:08:19 AM PST by alaskamomma
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To: navymom1

Yep. A party that has become nearly indistinguishable from democrats. Two sides of the same coin.

We need the courage and resolve of outsider Donald Trump in the White House more than ever. Governor DeSantis hasn’t the experience nor skill set to do what will be necessary to achieve in the next administration; massive executive branch reform. President Trump has been tested under fire and has demonstrated he can take it.


60 posted on 01/01/2024 6:21:17 AM PST by aligncare ( Make America America Again…Trump 2024)
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