Tag: The Congressman

Republican U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis is putting all his chips on President Donald Trump in the race for governor. Not only did Trump have a campaign rally with DeSantis this week, but DeSantis released a television ad reinforcing the president's endorsement of his campaign over that of Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam. The congressman is shown holding a Trump campaign sign and pointing at each word as he tells his daughter, "Make America Great Again." Casey says, "People say Ron's all Trump, but he is so much more." The next seen shows Ron DeSantis standing over a crib and watching his son in a "Make America Great Again" onesie. The ad that is being paid by Putnam's political committee contends that "D.C. DeSantis" is "part of the Washington swamp." Florida's "stand your ground" law is once again becoming a political issue, with Democratic candidate for governor Andrew Gillum saying the Republican Gov. "What the stand your ground law does is it took castle doctrine out into the streets," said Gillum. Gillum, who is black, said the law is disproportionately applied in a way that keeps white people from being charged for killing minorities. "At first, these fake calls were frustrating.