Posted on 01/05/2024 11:58:43 AM PST by Red Badger
CUMMING, Iowa — Florida is exploring whether it can remove President Joe Biden from its primary ballot for his response to the migration crisis after Maine's secretary of state took action against former President Donald Trump over the Jan. 6 riot at the United States Capitol, according to Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL).
"To have one election official decide that somebody is guilty of, quote, 'insurrection,' when there has not been a criminal conviction of anybody, much less the candidate himself, that opens up Pandora's box," DeSantis told reporters Friday in Cumming, Iowa. "I'm actually looking at this in Florida now. Could we make a credible case that Biden [should be removed] because of the invasion of 8 million [migrants]?"
DeSantis underscored that he was against "tit-for-tat" political reactions but that he was also against "fighting with one hand tied behind your back" after the Colorado Supreme Court removed Trump from its state's primary ballot.
"Whatever the rules are applied to us, we're going to fight back and apply the rules the other way," he said. "I do think the U.S. Supreme Court is going to have to take the case. I do think they're going to have to rein this in because I just think, if you look at it, it just becomes too different."
When asked by reporters what he would have done differently on Jan. 6, 2021, DeSantis joked that he would "have won the election, and it would never been an issue." He argued Trump exacerbated the problem by supporting the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, which, in part, helped people vote by mail.
"Republican voters should think about this," the governor said. "I know it's a big issue that the media likes to talk about; the Left likes to talk about it: [If] Trump's the candidate, 2024 is going to focus on his legal issues, criminal trials, Jan. 6, and really all these things from the past, and that's going to subsume everything."
"That is not the way Republicans drive a good message to be able to get a majority of the Electoral College, win the Congress, and then win the Senate," he added. "Trump would be spiking the football if someone else got taken off the ballot; Trump would be willing to use this lawfare against other people. That's just a fact."
Voters additionally asked DeSantis questions about Jan. 6 before this Saturday's third anniversary, with the governor describing it as a Trump-encouraged demonstration that "devolved into a riot." He told the crowd that the former president's allies tried to weaponize the government against him by filing "a bogus ethics complaint with the Florida Election Commission."
"They actually asked to have me removed from office as governor," he said. "So, if any of his competitors had been taken off the ballot, Trump would be spiking the football; let's just be clear about this."
DeSwamptus would appear a great deal stronger to be vocally opposed to ME/CO’s antics with Trump, but no, he appears to be more interested in tit-for-tat, which if both sides continue the path, exacerbates the resulting Constitutional Crisis we have (unfolding anyways).
Also, related, the gov has been lukewarm at best with the fact that 2020 was stolen.
good.
hope that Ron finds a way forward with ‘lawfare’ against Biden in this, just like he took down the dem golden boy, Gavin (what a name. who names a kid that anyway?).
Oh yeah, it's the GOP. Helping dems is what they do.
His parents must have been fans of The Love Boat.................
There is usually a time cut-off date for being on a ballot since it takes time to have them printed..............
oh yeah. that’s where they got it from. lol.
now you’ve done it. that damn song. running through my head.
.... or the Mary Tyler Moore Show.................
Trump would “appear” stronger if he actually won elections like Reagan did instead of blaming DeSantis. Reagan won 44 to 6 states, then 49 to 1 state. Reagan also gained control of the Senate and diminished the Dems power in the House. Trump not so much. Then while he keeps McDaniels and gets advice from Dick Morris he starts shooting within the Republican tent - something Reagan didn’t do, well Reagan was an actually leader. Now he goes after Roy and Massie. Too coward to debate.
Typical RINO response...talk, talk, talk.
Just once I wish they would do, do, do.
Do it and watch how fast it gets to the Supreme Court. Roberts has to protect his masters.
:). yeah. on second thought don’t think it works, though. he was born in ‘67 according to the internet. is there an earlier show?
Gavin McLeod was one of McHale’s Navy crewmen, 62-64........
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin_MacLeod
right. didn’t he play sort of a smarmy, smug lefty on MTM?
Michael Savage made a good point a few shows ago.
He explained how he got on Trumps bad side. He met with Trumps people (he has met with Trump as he was one of the first to publicly endorse him on talk radio and ALSO one of the first to forecast his win in 2016) not long after after Trump announced his candidacy for 2024.
Anyway he asked them to pass his question on why Trump had to attack DeSantis so virulently and more importantly sic his faithful on Desantis. He explained Desantis is a solid conservative and a good 2nd choice to Trump. That it isn’t good for the party to destroy him. I agree.
Honestly you see it here. A handful of people don’t even post unless it’s attacking Desantis. They seem to hate him worse than Biden, with little evidence beyond name calling either.
Anyway Savage is non-gratis to Trump now supposedly, even though he helped him immensely in 2015. One doesn’t question a Demi-god I suppose,
Panderer-in-Chief.
I really don’t know, I was in the Marines for most of that show’s time............
Meaningless gesture. Biden has no meaningful primary opponents.
thank you for your service!
well. according to wiki, it’s a Scottish name derived from the Knight Gawain. guess it’s legit in some circles going way back. ranked about #1200 in ‘67 for popular names so that’s why i’ve never encountered it among friends or relatives. says it means ‘white hawk.’
will look into the “Gavin” thing more on my own time. best to know your enemy right. thx and God bless!
Agreed. It’s an echo chamber of like 5 people who are obsessed with attacking DeSantis.
On X, formerly Twitter, up to 40% of Trump supporters are bots. They are the ones that keep posting screenshots of online polls, and are more prevalent on paid Trump influencer x accounts like Poso and Tim Poole.
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