{"id":1509400,"date":"2022-06-09T12:36:03","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T16:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1509400"},"modified":"2022-06-09T12:36:12","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T16:36:12","slug":"i-am-not-deterred-desantis-blasts-washington-post-over-smear-piece-about-press-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-am-not-deterred-desantis-blasts-washington-post-over-smear-piece-about-press-secretary\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I Am Not Deterred\u2019: DeSantis Blasts Washington Post Over \u2018Smear Piece\u2019 About Press Secretary"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Fi-am-not-deterred-desantis-blasts-washington-post-over-smear-piece-about-press-secretary%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=1509400&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--><p>Florida Republican Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/ron-desantis\">Ron DeSantis<\/a> blasted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/washington-post\">The Washington Post<\/a> and other \u201clegacy media outlets\u201d over a report that his press secretary registered as a foreign agent due to her previous work for a former president of the nation of Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis shared his thoughts during a press conference in Florida on Wednesday in response to a reporter\u2019s question about his press secretary, Christina Pushaw.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not deterred by any smear piece from these legacy media outlets,\u201d DeSantis said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfla.com\/news\/florida\/desantis-responds-after-spokeswoman-retroactively-registers-as-foreign-agent\/\">according<\/a> to\u00a0WFLA. \u201cThe only reason they\u2019re attacking her is because she does a great job and she\u2019s effective at calling out their lies and their phony narratives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would be much more concerned with my secretary if the Washington Post was writing puff pieces about her. Then I would think something is wrong,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>He also called the effort a \u201cridiculous attempt at smear,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/politics-news\/desantis-spokeswoman-retroactively-registers-foreign-agent-rcna32494\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to NBC News.<\/p>\n<p>Pushaw\u2019s attorney Michael Sherwin addressed the recent registration in a statement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2022\/06\/08\/christina-pushaw-desantis-foreign-agent-saakashvili\/\">published<\/a> by The Washington Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer efforts included writing op-eds, reaching out to supporters and officials, and advocating on his behalf in Georgia and in the United States,\u201d Sherwin said. \u201cThe work ended in 2020. Ms. Pushaw was notified recently by the DOJ that her work on behalf of Mr. Saakashvilli likely required FARA registration. Ms. Pushaw filed for the registration retroactively as soon as she was made aware.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Saakashvili has been a close ally of Ukrainian President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/volodymyr-zelensky\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a>, with Pushaw\u2019s work focusing on the need for free and fair elections in the country of Georgia, according to her attorney.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Foreign Agents Registration Act\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/nsd-fara\/frequently-asked-questions#2\">requires<\/a> that any person who works on behalf of a foreign government, political party, or entity register as a foreign agent.<\/p>\n<p>Its purpose is \u201cto promote transparency with respect to foreign influence within the United States by ensuring that the United States government and the public know the source of certain information from foreign agents intended to influence American public opinion, policy, and laws, thereby facilitating informed evaluation of that information,\u201d the Department of Justice states.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis blasted The Washington Post and other \u201clegacy media outlets\u201d over a report that his press secretary registered as a foreign agent due to her previous work for a former president of the nation of Georgia. 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