{"id":1903361,"date":"2023-03-22T18:14:30","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T22:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-to-speak-at-evangelical-liberty-universitys-convocation-in-april\/"},"modified":"2023-03-22T18:16:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T22:16:49","slug":"desantis-to-speak-at-evangelical-liberty-universitys-convocation-in-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-to-speak-at-evangelical-liberty-universitys-convocation-in-april\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis to speak at evangelical Liberty University&#8217;s convocation in April"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fdesantis-to-speak-at-evangelical-liberty-universitys-convocation-in-april%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=1903361&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-->\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div id=\"Brid_79513411\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:16; height:9;\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n                <meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"'Angry' Trump focused on taking down DeSantis as expected indictment looms\"><br \/>\n                <meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Former President Donald Trump wants to take down Gov. 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The university announced the news on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The convocation, which will be held on April 14 at 10:30 a.m., is an event where prominent leaders address students. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a university that is committed to Training Champions for\u00a0Christ with academic excellence, it is important for our students to hear from some of the nation\u2019s top influential leaders who are committed to the Christian faith while serving in the public square. Gov. DeSantis comes in a long line of notable guests to Convocation. We look forward to hearing him encourage, educate, and inspire our students,\u201d said Interim President Jerry Prevo. <\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<figure class=\"Figure mb-1 mb-sm-3 mb-md-1 article-lead-photo data_invisible\" data-align=\"center\" data-image-size=\"fixed\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"Figure-container\">\n                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"535\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"535\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"645\" height=\"450\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" width=\"645\" height=\"450\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1060\" height=\"740\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\"><source width=\"1060\" height=\"740\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">\n                        Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis greets people in the crowd during an event Friday, March 10, 2023, in Davenport, Iowa. (AP Photo\/Ron Johnson)<br \/>\n                    <\/figcaption><div class=\"Figure-credit\" itemprop=\"author\">\n                        Ron Johnson\/AP\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Other notable leaders who have spoken at the university&#8217;s convocation include former Presidents Donald Trump and Jimmy Carter, 2024 presidential candidate Nikki Haley, former Vice President Mike Pence, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R), former Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R), the late former Sen. John McCain, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. Convocation takes place on Wednesday and Friday and is known to be the world\u2019s largest gathering of Christian students.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the only speaking event that DeSantis has lined up for April. He is also scheduled to deliver a <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/desantis-deliver-keynote-address-heritage-summit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">keynote address<\/a> at the Heritage Foundation\u2019s 50th leadership summit. <\/p>\n<p>Although DeSantis has not officially announced his candidacy for the White House in 2024, he is expected to run.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p> &#8216;Read More From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/desantis-to-speak-at-liberty-university-convocation\">&#8220;DeSantis to speak at evangelical Liberty University&#8217;s convocation in April&#8221;<\/a>&#8216;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) will speak at Liberty University&#8217;s convocation in April, the school announced Wednesday. The Florida governor will address students at the event, which starts at 10:30 a.m. on April 14. 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