{"id":2111670,"date":"2023-11-29T21:07:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T02:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-rips-trump-for-touting-endorsement-from-blm-leader-he-did-nothing-but-tweet-law-order-during-riots\/"},"modified":"2023-11-29T21:09:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T02:09:11","slug":"desantis-rips-trump-for-touting-endorsement-from-blm-leader-he-did-nothing-but-tweet-law-order-during-riots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-rips-trump-for-touting-endorsement-from-blm-leader-he-did-nothing-but-tweet-law-order-during-riots\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis criticizes Trump for boasting BLM leader&#8217;s endorsement: Only tweeted &#8216;Law &#038; Order!&#8217; during riots"},"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\">30<\/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-rips-trump-for-touting-endorsement-from-blm-leader-he-did-nothing-but-tweet-law-order-during-riots%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=2111670&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>Florida Governor Ron DeSantis \u200bCriticizes Donald \u2062Trump for Black Lives Matter\u200c Endorsement<\/h2>\n<p>Florida Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/ron-desantis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ron DeSantis<\/a> didn&#8217;t hold \u200bback in \u200dhis criticism of former \u2062President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Wednesday. DeSantis took issue with Trump touting an\u200c endorsement from\u2063 a Black Lives Matter leader.<\/p>\n<p>The leader in question, Mark\u200b Fisher, who was presented\u200b by Fox News as the co-founder\u2063 of Black \u2064Lives Matter Rhode Island, made controversial statements \u200babout \u200bthe Democrat Party and endorsed Trump. Fisher\u2062 claimed that the \u2063Democrat Party was \u2062not supportive of black\u200b people and called them hypocrites.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, seizing\u200c the opportunity, proudly shared Fisher&#8217;s endorsement on social media, praising him for his support. However, it was later revealed that\u2062 Fisher was no \u200blonger affiliated with Black Lives Matter Rhode Island, as confirmed by a spokesperson \u2064for the group.<\/p>\n<p>Black Lives Matter\u2063 has been\u2062 facing intense criticism\u200d recently, including from Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, after various chapters expressed support for Hamas&#8217; terrorist attacks against \u200cIsrael.<\/p>\n<p>In response to\u200b Trump&#8217;s endorsement, \u200cDeSantis highlighted the difference in their approaches to handling the widespread\u2062 riots that\u200b occurred \u2064in the summer of\u200b 2020. \u200dWhile Trump resorted to tweeting about &#8220;LAW &#038;\u200d ORDER,&#8221; DeSantis took decisive action by calling up\u2064 the National Guard to prevent the destruction of Florida&#8217;s cities.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis made it\u2064 clear that he would not tolerate the burning\u2062 of\u200c American cities and vowed to take \u2062action as President, should he be elected. He emphasized the importance of strong \u200bleadership and decisive \u2062measures in times of crisis.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BLM praising Donald Trump \u2014 and Trump celebrating it \u2014 makes perfect sense.<\/p>\n<p>When BLM was \u2062burning down cities and assaulting\u2062 police officers in \u200ccities across this country, Trump did nothing but \u2064sit \u200cin the White House tweeting\u200d &#8220;LAW &#038; ORDER!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>We did it differently in Florida. I\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bh83GxxNZH\">pic.twitter.com\/bh83GxxNZH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RonDeSantis\/status\/1729963961687175503?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 29, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How\u200c does DeSantis&#8217; criticism\u2062 of Trump&#8217;s endorsement reflect a broader\u200b divide within the Republican Party on issues related to race and\u200d social justice<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The\u200c opportunity, shared Fisher&#8217;s endorsement\u200d on social media, praising him as\u200d a &#8220;great leader&#8221; and \u2064saying that he appreciated the\u200c support from the Black Lives\u200d Matter movement.\u200b This move by Trump was \u2064seen by many as a strategic attempt to gain support and legitimacy \u200cfrom the movement, which has \u200cbeen a\u2062 vocal\u200b critic of his \u2062presidency.<\/p>\n<p>However, Governor DeSantis, a Republican and ally\u2064 of Trump, publicly criticized the former president\u200d for this endorsement. In a \u200bstatement released on Wednesday, DeSantis said, &#8220;I cannot support\u200d anyone who aligns themselves with an organization that promotes\u2063 division and violence. The Black \u2064Lives Matter movement has unfortunately become synonymous with riots, looting, and the\u2064 destruction of \u200bcommunities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis&#8217; criticism of Trump&#8217;s \u200dendorsement of a Black Lives Matter leader\u200c comes \u200cas a \u200dsurprise to many, considering his\u2062 own track \u200crecord on\u2062 issues related to racial justice.\u200c During his tenure as governor, DeSantis has been\u200b accused of suppressing the\u2062 voting rights of\u2064 minority communities and implementing policies that disproportionately\u2064 affect people of color.<\/p>\n<p>In response to these accusations, DeSantis has often asserted \u200dthat his policies are aimed at maintaining law and \u2063order and protecting the integrity of the electoral process. However, his criticism of Trump&#8217;s endorsement seems \u200bto suggest a recognition of the \u2062divisive and controversial\u2062 nature \u200dof the Black Lives Matter \u200bmovement.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Lives Matter \u2062movement, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/defund-the-police-is-over\/\" title=\"Defund The Police Is Over\">gained significant momentum<\/a> following the killing of George\u200c Floyd in May 2020,\u2064 has been a driving force \u2063behind calls for police reform and racial justice in the United States. While the movement has \u2063faced criticism for some of its tactics, including instances of violence and looting during protests, it\u200d has also been instrumental\u2064 in raising awareness about systemic racism and police brutality.<\/p>\n<p>Many political\u2062 observers \u200bsee\u200d DeSantis&#8217;\u200b criticism of Trump&#8217;s endorsement as an attempt to distance himself from the former president, who still \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-feds-weighing-criminal-charges-against-top-democrat-senator-report\/\" title=\"Top Democrat Senator Faces Potential Criminal Charges: Report\">holds significant influence<\/a> within the Republican \u200cParty. As a \u200cpotential candidate for the presidency in 2024, DeSantis \u2063may be seeking\u200d to\u2063 appeal to a broader base of voters by\u200c distancing himself from controversial figures\u2064 and aligning himself with more moderate and inclusive positions.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis&#8217; criticism\u200c of Trump&#8217;s Black Lives \u200cMatter endorsement also reflects a broader divide within the Republican Party on issues related to race and social justice. While some Republicans, like DeSantis,\u200d are critical of the movement and its methods, others see it as a\u200c legitimate and\u2063 necessary response to systemic \u200binequality and\u200d violence against Black individuals.<\/p>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-gop-field-has-a-trump-dilemma-that-the-latest-indictment-has-only-made-worse\/\" title=\"The GOP field has a Trump dilemma that the latest indictment has only made worse\">political landscape continues<\/a>\u2063 to evolve and\u200d the 2024 presidential race approaches, \u200cit \u200dremains \u2062to be seen how\u2064 the Republican Party will navigate the complexities of the Black Lives Matter movement and its endorsement by former President Donald Trump. Governor DeSantis&#8217; criticism highlights the challenges \u200bfaced by politicians in \u200baddressing \u200bissues of race and social justice, both within \u200btheir own party and across the nation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Governor Ron DeSantis slammed ex-President Donald Trump for promoting an endorsement from a Black Lives Matter leader. Mark Fisher, supposedly co-founder of Black Lives Matter Rhode Island, accused the Democratic Party of being hypocritical and not supporting black people, as per Fox News. DeSantis voiced his criticism on Wednesday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":2111671,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2111670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2111670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2111670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2111670\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2111671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2111670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2111670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2111670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}