Posted on Jan 21, 2024
Ron DeSantis ends presidential campaign before New Hampshire primary
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One more 2024 candidate is dropping out of the race to election…
Ron DeSantis ends presidential campaign before New Hampshire primary
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If you live in Florida you totally understand why this is good for the nation.
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SGT John Schmelzkopf
SGT (Join to see) - As with Registered "Marxist" Billary Clinton's "Deplorables", MAGA POS is just a sign of how Scared you are, Love and Kisses your way sweety
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SGT John Schmelzkopf
Sorry, should have gone to "If you live in Florida you totally understand why this is good for the nation." comment. Although I did not like Desantis disloyalty, he seems to be doing a good job in Florida and would have been on the VP list, but not now after his comments about President Trump
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CPL LaForest Gray
1A.) Turmoil in Florida’s New State Guard, as Some Recruits Quit
Some who volunteered for the force commissioned by Gov. Ron DeSantis said the group, billed as a natural disaster relief organization, had become too militarized.
But the deployment this spring has been mired in internal turmoil, with some recruits complaining that what was supposed to be a civilian disaster response organization had become heavily militarized, requiring volunteers to participate in marching drills and military-style training sessions on weapons and hand-to-hand combat.
At least 20 percent of the 150 people initially accepted into the program dropped out or were dismissed, state officials acknowledged, including a retired Marine captain who filed a false imprisonment complaint against Guard sergeants with the local sheriff after he got into a dispute with instructors and was forcibly escorted off the site.
Several of those who left and spoke to The New York Times said they objected to the direction the organization was taking and either quit or were fired when they tried to voice their concerns.
Mr. DeSantis, to whom the new State Guard reports directly, has suggested that concerns over the organization’s future role are unwarranted.
“If you turned on NBC, it was ‘DeSantis is raising an army, and he’s going to raze the planet,’” Mr. DeSantis told reporters last year. “But, you know, the response from people was ‘Oh, hell, he’s raising an army? I want to join! Let’s do it.’”
SOURCE : https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/15/us/florida-state-guard-desantis.html
Some who volunteered for the force commissioned by Gov. Ron DeSantis said the group, billed as a natural disaster relief organization, had become too militarized.
But the deployment this spring has been mired in internal turmoil, with some recruits complaining that what was supposed to be a civilian disaster response organization had become heavily militarized, requiring volunteers to participate in marching drills and military-style training sessions on weapons and hand-to-hand combat.
At least 20 percent of the 150 people initially accepted into the program dropped out or were dismissed, state officials acknowledged, including a retired Marine captain who filed a false imprisonment complaint against Guard sergeants with the local sheriff after he got into a dispute with instructors and was forcibly escorted off the site.
Several of those who left and spoke to The New York Times said they objected to the direction the organization was taking and either quit or were fired when they tried to voice their concerns.
Mr. DeSantis, to whom the new State Guard reports directly, has suggested that concerns over the organization’s future role are unwarranted.
“If you turned on NBC, it was ‘DeSantis is raising an army, and he’s going to raze the planet,’” Mr. DeSantis told reporters last year. “But, you know, the response from people was ‘Oh, hell, he’s raising an army? I want to join! Let’s do it.’”
SOURCE : https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/15/us/florida-state-guard-desantis.html
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DeSantis is a great Governor. He was smart to exit with grace and support the overwhelmingly popular Republican candidate, Donald Trump, and also gain kudos from that candidate. For the immediate future, the Governor can keep safeguarding and prospering Florida, while also being open to a possible position in the Trump presidency. Or running in 2028. Good tactical move.
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LTC Trent Klug
He ran into the irresistible force that is Trump right now. Look to 2028 and learn from this Governor.
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