{"id":1528220,"date":"2022-06-24T17:05:04","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T21:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1528220"},"modified":"2022-06-24T17:05:20","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T21:05:20","slug":"gov-desantis-jabs-at-media-for-exalting-andrew-gillum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-desantis-jabs-at-media-for-exalting-andrew-gillum\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Desantis jabs at media for exalting Andrew Gillum"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fgov-desantis-jabs-at-media-for-exalting-andrew-gillum%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=1528220&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 id=\"attachment_2723047\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2723047\" class=\"wp-image-2723047 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/AP22167759756466-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis attends a media event regarding the 2022 Florida Python Challenge, Thursday, June 16, 2022, in Miami. Florida is the only state that hasn&#039;t preordered COVID-19 vaccines for toddlers in anticipation of their final approval by the federal government. DeSantis said Thursday that his administration won&#039;t facilitate their distribution, though he said they&#039;ll be available to those who want them. (AP Photo\/Lynne Sladky)\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2723047\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis attends a media event regarding the 2022 Florida Python Challenge, Thursday, June 16, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo\/Lynne Sladky)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN NEWSROOM<br \/>UPDATED 12:47 PM PT \u2013 Friday, June 24, 2022<\/h5>\n<p>Governor Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) forced the media to eat crow after his former opponent was indicted on federal charges. The DOJ charged Democrat Andrew Gillum with 21 counts on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, DeSantis was asked if he felt vindicated after being called a liar and a racist for bringing up the FBI probe into Gillum during the 2018 gubernatorial race. DeSantis responded by asking the media if they had any type of \u201cmea culpa\u201d for glorifying Gillum.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cThere were clearly a lot of issues there,\u201d DeSantis voiced. \u201cIf you looked under the hood you saw it. What was presented to the public was that this guy was like the second coming. Never has a candidate been elevated that way by media outlets. Certainly not in the last 10 years or so. I can tell you if I had not won in 2018, this state would be in much worse shape and that\u2019s not even a question.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office of the Northern District of Florida, Gillum is facing charges of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and making false statements to the FBI. Gillum served as mayor between 2014 and 2018. The 21 count indictment alleges that the crimes took place between 2016 and 2019, which covers most of the time Gillum was in office.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cI have spent the last 20 years of my life in public service and continue to fight for the people,\u201d Gillum said in a statement. \u201cEvery campaign I\u2019ve run has been done with integrity. Make no mistake that this case is not legal, it is political. Throughout my career I have always stood up for the people of Florida and have spoken truth to power. There\u2019s been a target on my back ever since I was the mayor of Tallahassee. They found nothing then, and I have full confidence that my legal team will prove my innocence now.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Andrew Gillum was indicted for stealing huge amounts of campaign money. This self-serving corruption is what campaign finance laws were passed to stop. I was prosecuted for giving away too much of my own money. Yet the leftists who shriek at me for this are silent about Gillum<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dinesh D&#8217;Souza (@DineshDSouza) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DineshDSouza\/status\/1539962714260389891?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Gillum entered rehab in 2020 after police found him in a Miami Beach Hotel with a male prostitute overdosing on drugs. An initial appearance is scheduled for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the U.S. Courthouse in Tallahassee.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/can-we-blame-airline-chaos-on-the-biden-administration\/\">Can We Blame Airline Chaos On The Biden Administration?<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis attends a media event regarding the 2022 Florida Python Challenge, Thursday, June 16, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo\/Lynne Sladky) OAN NEWSROOMUPDATED 12:47 PM PT \u2013 Friday, June 24, 2022 Governor Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) forced the media to eat crow after his former opponent was indicted on federal charges. 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