{"id":2156661,"date":"2024-01-23T08:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T13:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-kills-bill-helping-trump-day-after-endorsing-former-rival\/"},"modified":"2024-01-23T08:57:27","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T13:57:27","slug":"desantis-kills-bill-helping-trump-day-after-endorsing-former-rival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-kills-bill-helping-trump-day-after-endorsing-former-rival\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis kills bill aiding Trump after endorsing former rival"},"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%2Fdesantis-kills-bill-helping-trump-day-after-endorsing-former-rival%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=2156661&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\u200b Governor Rejects Bill to \u200dFund Trump&#8217;s Legal Expenses<\/h2>\n<p>Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida has dashed hopes for a proposed bill in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-ca-gov-overstepped-his-authority-with-covid-order-issues-permanent-injunction-restraining-newsom-from-further-issuing-unconstitutional-orders\/\" title=\"Judge Rules CA Gov Overstepped His Authority with Covid Order, Issues Permanent Injunction Restraining Newsom From Further Issuing Unconstitutional Orders\">state legislature<\/a> that aimed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-city-approves-first-government-reparations-program-in-us\/\" title=\"Illinois City Approves First Government Reparations Program In US\">allocate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cruz-moves-to-take-taxpayer-money-from-iran-nuclear-deal-and-give-to-military-dogs\/\" title=\"Cruz Moves to Take Taxpayer Money from Iran Nuclear Deal and Give to Military Dogs\">taxpayer funds<\/a><\/a> for former President\u2063 Donald Trump&#8217;s legal\u200c fees. \u2062The bill, titled \u2063&#8221;Grants for Victims of\u200b Political Discrimination,&#8221; was introduced \u200bby Republican state\u200c Senator Ileana Garcia, a staunch\u2064 Trump supporter. It sought to provide up to $5 \u200bmillion in grants to\u200c eligible individuals.<\/p>\n<p>However, DeSantis swiftly dismissed the bill after a report surfaced, highlighting the desire of some Florida Republicans to burden \u2063taxpayers with Trump&#8217;s \u2062legal costs. In response, DeSantis\u200c took to Twitter, asserting his \u2062authority as\u2063 the Republican governor with veto power.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;But not the Florida Republican who wields the veto pen,&#8221; DeSantis \u2064wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Following DeSantis&#8217;s unsupportive stance, which came just a \u2062day after he suspended his\u2062 presidential campaign and endorsed Trump, Senator Garcia indicated \u2062her intention to \u200cwithdraw the bill.<\/p>\n<p>She explained, &#8220;This bill was filed on \u2063January 5th amidst a crowded primary, including two Florida residents. My concern was the political \u2062weaponization against conservative candidates.\u200c While @JimmyPatronis brought me this bill \u200dwhen \u200ball candidates\u200b were committed to campaigning\u200c through the\u2063 primary, \u2064there is now only \u200done frontrunner, and he is more than capable of handling himself. \u2063Therefore, I will be withdrawing the bill.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to\u2064 read more from The\u2063 Washington \u200dExaminer.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why did Senator Garcia\u200d decide to withdraw the bill<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Florida Governor Ron DeSantis \u200bhas rejected a proposed bill in the\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-rep-compares-abortion-pills-to-headache-medication\/\" title=\"Democrat Rep. likens abortion pills to headache meds.\">state \u200clegislature<\/a> that aimed to \u200callocate\u200b taxpayer funds for former President Donald Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-governors-campaign-settles-lawsuit-filed-by-man-who-said-she-groped-his-crotch\/\" title=\"Democrat Governor\u2019s Campaign Settles Lawsuit Filed By Man Who Said She Groped His Crotch\">legal expenses<\/a>. The bill, \u2063titled &#8220;Grants for Victims of Political Discrimination,&#8221;\u200d was \u2064introduced by Republican state Senator Ileana Garcia, a fervent supporter \u200dof Trump. It aimed\u200c to provide up to $5 million\u200c in grants to \u2062eligible individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Upon learning about the bill, DeSantis swiftly \u2063dismissed it after a report emerged highlighting the desire of some Florida\u200c Republicans to burden taxpayers\u200c with\u200d Trump&#8217;s legal costs.\u2064 In response, DeSantis took to Twitter, asserting his authority as the Republican governor with veto \u200dpower.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But not\u200b the Florida\u200b Republican who wields the veto pen,&#8221; DeSantis wrote.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis&#8217;s unsupportive stance came just a\u200c day after he suspended his presidential campaign\u2062 and endorsed Trump. Senator Garcia, in \u200blight of DeSantis&#8217;s rejection\u2064 of the\u2064 bill, indicated her \u2064intention to withdraw it.<\/p>\n<p>She explained, &#8220;This\u2064 bill was filed on \u2064January 5th amidst a\u200b crowded primary, including two Florida residents. \u2064My concern \u200dwas the political weaponization against conservative candidates. While \u2063@JimmyPatronis brought\u2063 me this bill when all\u2064 candidates were\u2064 committed to campaigning through the primary, there is now only one frontrunner, and he is more than\u200d capable of handling himself. Therefore, I will be\u200c withdrawing the bill.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It is evident that\u200c Governor DeSantis is not in favor of using taxpayer funds to \u2063finance Trump&#8217;s legal expenses, \u200ddespite his staunch support for the former President. As a result, Senator Garcia has decided to withdraw the bill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) rejected a bill proposed in Florida that aimed to use taxpayer funds for ex-President Donald Trump&#8217;s legal fees. State Sen. Ileana Garcia, a Republican Trump supporter, introduced the bill called &#8220;Grants for Victims of Political Discrimination,&#8221; seeking to allocate $5 million for this purpose. However, DeSantis dismissed the proposal, dashing hopes for its approval<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2641,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2156661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2156661","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\/2641"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2156661"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2156661\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2156661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2156661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2156661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}