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Trump and DeSantis meet in Miami for first conversation since Florida governor dropped out of GOP primary
CNN ^ | Updated 5:35 PM EDT, Sun April 28, 2024 | Kristen Holmes, CNN 2 minute read

Posted on 04/28/2024 3:00:42 PM PDT by conservative98

nald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Getty Images CNN — Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met for several hours in Miami on Sunday, according to a source close to Trump.

The meeting — their first conversation since DeSantis dropped out of the GOP primary in January — was arranged through Steve Witkoff, Trump’s longtime friend and luxury real estate developer, at the request of DeSantis, according to the source.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: angrydesimps; clintonh8rtroll; desantis; fudgepackerc; trump; trump2024
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To: gcparent

She can surf.


101 posted on 04/28/2024 8:53:40 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: conservative98

I’m glad Ron and Donald are rebuilding their relationship, because Let’s Talk Elections said Biden will win Florid, of course, LTE is a LIBERAL you tuber and I’d rather see CNN than watch the LTE YouTube channel.


102 posted on 04/28/2024 9:08:31 PM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Guns don't kill people, LIBERALS DO!! Support the Second Amendment...)
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To: gcparent

My question too. Granted its purely theoretical, but there doednt seem to be a “natural born” quibble in this.

I dont see how the Hindu vegan stuff hurts Trump, anyone who would object for that reason are irreversibly committed to him already. It could possibly help among the sandals and tie-die crowd.

I doubt it would help much, for which reason I’m skeptical about Tulsi, but there we are.


103 posted on 04/29/2024 12:04:20 AM PDT by buwaya (Strategic imperatives )
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To: enumerated

Agree


104 posted on 04/29/2024 12:14:24 AM PDT by antceecee
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To: dragnet2

You specialize in tired cliches. Ron DeSantis is a leader with a capital L, which he has more than proven as Governor of Florida. The only way to deny it is to close your eyes and mumble tired cliches.


105 posted on 04/29/2024 2:15:27 AM PDT by devere
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To: devere

bttt


106 posted on 04/29/2024 2:19:12 AM PDT by linMcHlp
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To: conservative98

I never had any ill feelings towards DeSantis. I like him, but felt it wasn’t his time. Never said anything bad about him and won’t. I hope he and Trump can work together to hold Florida and America strong and firmly together against the real enemies to this country - Democrats.


107 posted on 04/29/2024 2:19:22 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: SharpRightTurn

Of course a rational factual statement like this will be dismissed

Personally, I think with RDS on his side and hopefully managing much of the administrative crap these two combined could change things for a long time

RDS may not be that charming but he is ruthless and efficient


108 posted on 04/29/2024 7:28:32 AM PDT by Manuel OKelley
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To: Reno89519
I am continually surprised at the people in these threads suggesting the VP nominee be from the same state as the presumed presidential nominee.

I'm amazed when somebody brings this point up but doesn't realize that Trump is "from" the state of NJ during the summer and he could easily stay there through November.

109 posted on 04/29/2024 7:31:01 AM PDT by FreeReign
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To: conservative98

VP pick.


110 posted on 04/29/2024 7:32:58 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: mbrfl

US Constitution has no mention of “parents”.
Both parents requiring to be NBC is invention of biased people. Obama is living proof, all one needs to be NBC is to possess a birth certificate showing birthplace in United States.


111 posted on 04/29/2024 7:46:45 AM PDT by Bobbyvotes (I will be voting for Trump/whoever in November. If he loses in 2024, country is toast.)
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To: Bobbyvotes

Natural born citizenship had a particular meaning at the time the phrase was used in the Constitution. It had a meaning that was not dependent on any future legislation that might be written. In general terms, it was understood to refer to someone whose citizenship was self-evidently American. If there were competing claims of citizenship that could reasonably be made, such as would arise if one or both parents were foreign citizens at the time of birth, then one was not considered to be a natural born citizen.


112 posted on 04/29/2024 9:34:14 AM PDT by mbrfl
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To: FreeReign

He is registered to vote in Florida. Since he is already running, can he change his state of residency?


113 posted on 04/29/2024 9:38:03 AM PDT by Reno89519 (If Biden is mentally unfit to stand trial, he is mentally unfit to be president. He needs to resign.)
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To: Reno89519
He is registered to vote in Florida. Since he is already running, can he change his state of residency?

That's a good question. Since the Constitution doesn't define what residency means, I would think that it goes by state statutes. I believe many states use the "183-Day" rule to determine residency.

114 posted on 04/29/2024 11:34:24 AM PDT by FreeReign
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To: FreeReign

Dick Cheney changed his residence on July 21, 2000.

SCOTUS considers 30 days as ample to establish residency for voting.


115 posted on 04/29/2024 11:46:50 AM PDT by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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To: mbrfl

I can’t argue about any of that. Main point remains, born in United States to residents of USA makes one NBC.
Parents citizenship is never mentioned in the Constitution.
Biden, Pelosi, Schumer, etc all had American parents. Vivek Ramaswamy’s parents were not yet citizens.

I prefer a person like Vivek 1000 times more than Biden, Pelosi or Schumer.


116 posted on 04/29/2024 1:35:17 PM PDT by Bobbyvotes (I will be voting for Trump/whoever in November. If he loses in 2024, country is toast.)
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To: Bobbyvotes

There are a lot of things in the Constitution that are implied but not explicitly stated. For example, the dates on which the President and Congress are to be sworn in are specified in the Constitution. But no mention of whether the Julian calendar or the Gregorian calendar (or for the matter, the Jewish or Islamic calendars) were being referenced. It was understood that the calendar in common use at the time was being referenced. Likewise, explicit mention of parents was not necessary when using a concept that people of the time were familiar with.

You’re arguing that, because no mention of parents is made, that a person’s parentage was considered to be irrelevant. But we know that’s not true, because for most of our nation’s history, simply being born here was not sufficient to grant a person citizenship, let alone natural born citizenship. The idea that being born here from illegal alien parents automatically made one a citizen, was an idea that was foreign to the framers. In other words, parentage effected someone’s citizenship status and was always understood to be relevant, regardless of whether it was explicitly stated or not. It was understood that parentage effected whether or not someone born on U.S. soil was a natural born citizen because that was part of its definition.


117 posted on 04/29/2024 4:58:55 PM PDT by mbrfl
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To: Manuel OKelley

“Personally, I think with RDS on his side and hopefully managing much of the administrative crap these two combined could change things for a long time RDS may not be that charming but he is ruthless and efficient”

I agree 100%.


118 posted on 04/29/2024 5:42:16 PM PDT by SharpRightTurn (“Giving money & power to government is like giving whiskey & car keys to teenage boys” P.J. O’Rourke)
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To: mbrfl

President Obama wining TWO terms has conclusively disproved your theory. As a lifelong engineer, I learned early to rely on actual results than opinions or theory. In case you are not aware, Both Obama’s fathers, natural and adopted, were never US citizens. Which means the powers that be did not agree with your opinions about parents of presidential candidates.

Again, I prefer candidates who are real conservatives, intelligent, have great verbal skills, than people like Pelosi & Biden who have many generations of US citizenships. I could not care less if parents were citizens at the time of birth of the candidate. I only care about quality of the candidate herself or himself.


119 posted on 04/29/2024 7:33:28 PM PDT by Bobbyvotes (I will be voting for Trump/whoever in November. If he loses in 2024, country is toast.)
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To: Bobbyvotes

>>”President Obama wining TWO terms has conclusively disproved your theory.”

Nonsense. My theory is that Obama’s presidency was unconstitutional, not that it didn’t happen. I suppose the “right to privacy” that was used to protect abortions was constitutional for 50 years until it became extra-constitutional again with the recent Dobbs decision?

>>”I could not care less if parents were citizens at the time of birth of the candidate.”

That’s your prerogative. That doesn’t make it constitutional. There are a lot of people who think the 2nd Amendment is unnecessary and should be ignored. Tough luck.


120 posted on 04/29/2024 7:52:45 PM PDT by mbrfl
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