{"id":2439575,"date":"2025-05-27T17:37:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T21:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-slams-congressional-republicans-for-betrayal-of-the-voters-who-elected-them\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T17:39:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T21:39:49","slug":"ron-desantis-slams-congressional-republicans-for-betrayal-of-the-voters-who-elected-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-slams-congressional-republicans-for-betrayal-of-the-voters-who-elected-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Ron DeSantis Slams Congressional Republicans for &#8216;Betrayal of the Voters Who Elected Them&#8217;"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fron-desantis-slams-congressional-republicans-for-betrayal-of-the-voters-who-elected-them%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=2439575&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--><p>In a recent commentary, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis expressed his frustration with fellow Republicans for their lack of fiscal conservatism amidst a growing national deficit. Taking to social media, he critiqued his colleagues for failing to support the efforts of Elon Musk, who leads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). DeSantis highlighted the challenges Musk faced, including personal attacks from the media, while trying to implement government spending reductions. He echoed sentiments of disillusionment shared by conservative commentator Matt Van Swol, who called for urgent action on DOGE cuts, emphasizing that the initiative has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-citizens-consider-approving-conservative-secession-plan-to-flee-liberal-led-state\/\" title=\"Oregon residents contemplate endorsing conservative secession proposal to escape liberal-controlled environment\">significant public support<\/a>. Both desantis and Van Swol lamented the Republican party&#8217;s inaction in this regard, hinting at a sense of betrayal towards voters. Musk, feeling the weight of the situation, offered a subdued response, suggesting he might retreat from the political arena altogether.this exchange reflects tensions within the GOP regarding fiscal accountability and alignment with voter expectations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Republicans in name only&rdquo; is as damning an insult as one GOP member can give another.<\/p>\n<p>And while Republican Florida Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gov-desantis-announces-ban-fluoride-additives-public-water\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ron DeSantis<\/a> stopped just short of calling some of his peers RINOs, the conservative firebrand didn&rsquo;t pull his punches beyond that in a blistering X post.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ron-desantis-conservatives-call-troubling-green-new-deal-provision-house-reconciliation-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">no stranger<\/a> to fighting against his own party when the need arises &mdash; took to social media Tuesday morning to call out a number of his colleagues for not being fiscally conservative enough (or at all) while the country grapples with an insane deficit.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, DeSantis lamented the lack of support that Department of Government Efficiency head Elon Musk was getting from congressional lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;[Musk] took <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-slams-congressional-republicans-betrayal-for-not-implementing-doge-cuts\/\" title=\"... slams congressional ...\u2019 \u2018betrayal\u2019 for not implementing ...\">massive incoming &#038;mdash<\/a>; including attacks on his companies as well as personal smears &mdash; to lead the effort on [DOGE],&rdquo; DeSantis posted to X, before noting just how heavy that toll would become for the tech mogul.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\")); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He became public enemy #1 of legacy media around the world,&rdquo; DeSantis continued, before getting to the heart of his criticism.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To see Republicans in Congress cast aside any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-adds-to-house-headache-with-promise-to-rework-trump-megabill-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Senate adds to House headache with promise to rework Trump megabill - Washington Examiner\">meaningful spending reductions<\/a> (and, in fact, fully fund things like USAID) is demoralizing and represents a betrayal of the voters who elected them,&rdquo; he posted.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis was responding to conservative personality Matt Van Swol, who began his Tuesday with a threatening good morning for the GOP:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">GOOD MORNING GOP!!!<\/p>\n<p>TODAY WOULD BE A GREAT DAY TO PASS THE DOGE CUTS&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&hellip;OR ANY DAY IN THE LAST 4 MONTHS FOR THAT MATTER!!!<\/p>\n<p>PASS. THE. DAMN. DOGE. CUTS!!!!!!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Van Swol (@matt_vanswol) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/matt_vanswol\/status\/1927310156200566912?\">May 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Later, when it became clear that the GOP would not &ldquo;codify&rdquo; DOGE cuts (which, in fairness, may not even be possible, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/must-read-stephen-miller-obliterates-3-gigantic-lies-big-beautiful-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to Trump advisor Stephen Miller), Van Swol took to X again, in the post that was eventually picked up by DeSantis.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">DOGE is literally one of the most popular government initiatives in history.<\/p>\n<p>73% of Americans say they <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >support cutting government waste<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump brought in the smartest man on earth to do it&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&hellip;the Left destroyed Elon for it<\/p>\n<p>&hellip;the GOP won&rsquo;t vote on it<\/p>\n<p>I can&rsquo;t believe this.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Van Swol (@matt_vanswol) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/matt_vanswol\/status\/1927005368112058488?\">May 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;DOGE is literally one of the most popular government initiatives in history,&rdquo; Van Swol&nbsp; posted.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;&hellip; the GOP won&rsquo;t vote on it,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t believe this.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Adding to the dour mood of this entire social media exchange, Musk himself chimed in, and it was a far cry from the tech mogul&rsquo;s usual, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/unprecedented-elons-chainsaw-digs-irs-least-113-offices-closing-almost-every-soft-term-lease-nuked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bombastic<\/a> self.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thank you for everything.<\/p>\n<p>I guess it&rsquo;s time to go to Mars.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Van Swol (@matt_vanswol) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/matt_vanswol\/status\/1927057780030001415?\">May 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Did my best,&rdquo; Musk wrote in a muted post.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thank you for everything,&rdquo; Van Swol responded. &ldquo;I guess it&rsquo;s time to go to Mars.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>If that ends up being the case, it&rsquo;s pretty clear that there are at least some Republicans that DeSantis, Van Swol, and perhaps even Musk himself, would like to leave back on Earth.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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