{"id":1401023,"date":"2022-03-25T18:59:41","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T22:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1401023"},"modified":"2022-03-25T18:59:46","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T22:59:46","slug":"media-claim-desantis-dropped-from-conference-over-anti-immigrant-views-gov-organizers-call-fake-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-claim-desantis-dropped-from-conference-over-anti-immigrant-views-gov-organizers-call-fake-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Claim DeSantis Dropped From Conference Over \u2018Anti-Immigrant\u2019 Views. Gov, Organizers Call Fake News"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmedia-claim-desantis-dropped-from-conference-over-anti-immigrant-views-gov-organizers-call-fake-news%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1401023&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/03\/Ron-DeSantis-1.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The Miami Herald is under fire after publishing a report stating that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was disinvited from an event over his \u201canti-immigrant\u201d views despite statements from DeSantis\u2019 office and event organizers saying there were no plans for the governor to attend.<\/p>\n<p>The Herald published a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/politics-government\/state-politics\/article259722675.html\">report<\/a>\u00a0on Thursday, titled \u201cInvestment and immigration conference cancels DeSantis\u2019 speech after objections raised.\u201d The article stated that EB-5 Investors magazine disinvited DeSantis from giving the event\u2019s keynote address and speaking on a panel \u201cafter some participants and sponsors objected to his immigration policies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The basis for the article came from an email sent by Ira Kurzban, a prominent Miami immigration lawyer and invited speaker to the conference. Kurzban told the organizers that he would be rescinding his acceptance to attend the conference in protest of the governor\u2019s attendance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was seriously considering your kind invitation until I was informed that you have decided to ask Ron DeSantis to be the keynote speaker at the conference,\u201d Kurzban told EB-5 in an email he shared with the Herald. \u201cMr. DeSantis, also known as a mini-me for his Trump-like tactics, has engaged in the most virulent anti-immigrant conduct we have ever seen by a public official in this state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Neither DeSantis\u2019 office nor EB-5 corroborated Kurzban\u2019s claim. DeSantis Press Secretary Christina Pushaw later flatly denied the article\u2019s claim and tweeted a statement from the magazine also denying that DeSantis had ever been scheduled to speak at the conference. The magazine blamed a \u201cstaff error,\u201d though was not specific as to how such an error contributed to the Herald\u2019s story.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEb5investors.com is excited to host a conference in the great state of Florida. The Governor was never confirmed to participate, nor was he uninvited. We made a staff error and are regretful. It\u2019s unfortunate that our event was used by media for political gain,\u201d EB-5 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChristinaPushaw\/status\/1507149693477961733\">said<\/a> in an email posted to Twitter by Pushaw.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[S]top spreading disinformation. Have you received any official confirmation, evidence or even a comment on record from EB5 organizers that Governor DeSantis was ever scheduled to speak at the conference? No. You have not. Delete &#038; retract,\u201d Pushaw <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChristinaPushaw\/status\/1507127513197297675\">said<\/a> in a tweet responding to the Herald journalist who wrote the story.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Herald, while DeSantis\u2019 team and EB-5 have both denied the story, a Wednesday email to conference attendees says that the event organizers disinvited DeSantis after pushback.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a bipartisan organization, the keynote was simply chosen as the highest figure in the state of our event, and we have historically had keynotes from both sides of the aisle,\u201d the email says, according to the Herald. \u201cWith that, a decision has been made to reconsider DeSantis. He will not be joining our event in Miami.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Herald has yet to update or retract its story, and the article has been spread on other outlets and shared by other reporters. After a reporter for Politico tweeted out the story, Pushaw slammed the outlet for sharing debunked news.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolitico now spreading the debunked falsehood. Incredible how journalists in the Florida Capitol press corps trip over themselves to defend shoddy \u2018journalism.\u2019 [The Herald\u2019s reporter] never verified her story; it is inaccurate, Gov. DeSantis was never scheduled to speak so how could it be canceled?\u201d Pushaw <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChristinaPushaw\/status\/1507343837928337415\">asked<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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