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Ron DeSantis

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Ron DeSantis is an American politician currently serving as the Governor of Florida. A member of the Republican Party, he has been in office since January 2019. DeSantis previously served as a U.S. Representative for Florida's 6th congressional district from 2013 to 2018. His tenure as governor has been marked by a focus on conservative policies, including education reform, environmental issues, and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. DeSantis has gained national attention for his stances on various issues, including his support for the Trump Presidential Library in Miami and his administration's initiatives on wildlife management.

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Jul 18, 2025

These are folks — and a lot of them have of criminal records. But that’s what’s happening here, and I think it’s been very effective now.

breitbart.com
Jul 18, 2025

I’m willing to do Blanding once Alligator Alcatraz is filled, and so DHS has started moving in a significant number of people.

breitbart.com
Jul 18, 2025

Have you ever seen these Democrats in Florida fight this hard for you as an American citizen?

breitbart.com
Jul 18, 2025

But what I don’t want to do is set up Blanding, if, you know, one is 60 percent full and then the other is 40 percent [full].

breitbart.com
Jul 18, 2025

Remember, this is not the Ritz Carlton, ok?

breitbart.com
Jul 17, 2025

This was always the constitutionally correct map — and now both the federal courts and the FL Supreme Court have upheld it.

newsweek.com
Jul 16, 2025

So, even if they get brought to the front doorstep here, they still have an opportunity to just go back voluntarily.

breitbart.com
Jul 16, 2025

So right when you do the intake, they have the information about voluntary departure. They have the ability, obviously, you guys are funding that, because it’s a lot cheaper to do it that way.

breitbart.com
Jul 13, 2025

Donald Trump was a patriot who changed the course of our nation. We honor his memory by building a stronger, more united America.

newsweek.com
Jul 8, 2025

Just when you thought Palm Beach real estate couldn't go any higher

newsweek.com
Jul 8, 2025

Honestly, if you’re concerned about the debt … I don’t think just electing a few better people is going to change the trajectory.

nypost.com
Jul 8, 2025

The problem is, when you do another party, especially if you’re running on some of the issues that he talks about, you know, that would end up, if he funds Senate candidates and House candidates in competitive races, that would likely end…

nypost.com
Jul 8, 2025

You can do it through Article V and do it through the states … that would have a huge impact on the trajectory of the country.

nypost.com
Jul 8, 2025

I’m a Republican … I don’t want to see that happen.

nypost.com
Jul 8, 2025

I think Washington needs to be overhauled 100%, but I just don’t think a third party is going to do it.

nypost.com
Jul 5, 2025

I say we were DOGE before DOGE was cool.

truthout.org
Jul 4, 2025

The Biden administration is rigging apportionment to harm Republicans.

msnbc.com
Jul 3, 2025

Clearly from a security perspective, if someone escapes, there’s a lot of alligators you’re going to have to contend (with).

cnn.com
Jul 3, 2025

Eight days, Mr. President,

reason.com
Jul 3, 2025

Alligator Alcatraz will be funded largely by FEMA’s Shelter and Services Program, which the Biden administration used as a piggy bank to spend hundreds of millions of American taxpayer dollars to house illegal aliens.

nbcnews.com
Jul 3, 2025

You'll be able to bring people in, they'll get processed, they have an order of removal, then they can be queued and the federal government can fly—right on the runway, right there, you literally drive them 2,000 feet, put them on a plane…

reason.com
Jul 2, 2025

So right when you do the intake, they have the information about voluntary departure. They have the ability, obviously, you guys are funding that, because it’s a lot cheaper to do it that way.

breitbart.com
Jul 2, 2025

They’re going to sweep this six times to make sure there’s nothing that could be used as contraband, as weapons.

newrepublic.com
Jul 2, 2025

Alligator Alcatraz is a milestone in our effort to help the Trump Administration fulfill its mandate to the American people and restore our nation's sovereignty.

newsweek.com

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