{"id":2009310,"date":"2023-08-23T13:01:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T17:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-desantis-super-pac-x-account-briefly-suspended-on-day-of-debate\/"},"modified":"2023-08-23T13:01:31","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T17:01:31","slug":"republican-debate-desantis-super-pac-x-account-briefly-suspended-on-day-of-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-desantis-super-pac-x-account-briefly-suspended-on-day-of-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis super PAC X briefly suspended on debate day."},"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%2Frepublican-debate-desantis-super-pac-x-account-briefly-suspended-on-day-of-debate%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=2009310&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--><h2>A Super\u2062 PAC Supporting Gov.\u200c Ron DeSantis&#8217;s Presidential Bid Temporarily Suspended on X<\/h2>\n<p>A super PAC \u200cbacking\u200c Gov. Ron DeSantis&#8217;s (R-FL) run for \u200cpresident faced a\u2062 brief suspension\u200d on X, the \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-director-christopher-wray-testifies-before-house-judiciary-committee\/\" title=\"FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before House Judiciary Committee\">popular social media platform<\/a> formerly known as Twitter. The suspension occurred just hours before the Republican National Committee&#8217;s\u2062 primary \u200bdebate.<\/p>\n<p>The account \u200dhas since been restored, but a spokesperson for the PAC \u2063revealed that X claimed it was a mistake \u2063by their automated\u2063 systems, which mistakenly flagged it\u2064 as &#8220;spam.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Republican Debate: Can the Debates Help Winnow the GOP Field?<\/h3>\n<p>Shortly after the suspension, \u2064the PAC&#8217;s Strategic Communications Director, Matt Wolking, pointed out that\u200d the \u2064account \u2063had posted several criticisms of former President Donald Trump \u2062earlier that day. Wolking \u2062also highlighted that Trump supporters on the platform were celebrating the suspension, raising concerns about potential manipulation of\u2062 X&#8217;s\u2062 rules.<\/p>\n<p>The PAC has \u2063been highly \u2063active in its\u2064 efforts to promote DeSantis, particularly in early caucus\u200c and primary\u2064 states\u200d such as Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, and South Carolina. Never Back Down, the name of the\u200c PAC, has already organized\u2064 a\u200b bus tour in Iowa featuring \u200cDeSantis as a special guest and\u200c plans to hold a similar event in New\u2062 Hampshire.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, \u200cthe\u200d group\u200d has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-desantis-super-pac-x-account-briefly-suspended-on-day-of-debate\/\" title=\"DeSantis super PAC X briefly suspended on debate day.\">organized extensive doorknocking campaigns<\/a> and\u200d established student-led pro-DeSantis \u200dgroups on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-backed-student-group-weaponizes-wokeness-to-attack-regime-critics\/\" title=\"China-Backed Student Group Weaponizes Wokeness To Attack Regime Critics\">college campuses nationwide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u2062 the PAC&#8217;s \u200dsignificant activity and close association with DeSantis\u200c have drawn\u200b criticism, with \u2064some questioning\u2064 whether it \u2063violates election laws.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a> \u2063to read more\u2063 from The\u200b Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A pro-DeSantis super PAC was temporarily suspended on X (formerly Twitter) before the RNC debate. 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