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With one tweet, Trump inserts himself into Florida's GOP gubernatorial primary
Source: Washington Post
With one tweet, Trump inserts himself into Florida’s GOP gubernatorial primary
By John Wagner and Josh Dawsey December 22 at 5:31 PM
President Trump on Friday unexpectedly weighed in on the 2018 governor’s race in Florida, talking up the potential candidacy of U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.), a tea-party conservative and an outspoken critic of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation into ties between Russia and the Trump campaign.
DeSantis, who recently introduced Trump at a campaign-style rally in Pensacola, is poised to join a competitive Republican field in the race to succeed Gov. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), who is term-limited.
If he runs, DeSantis would likely join two hopefuls with closer ties to the Republican establishment: Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, who previously served a decade in Congress, and Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran.
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It appears the tweet was prompted by a Fox News segment featuring DeSantis that was playing on televisions in the cabin of Air Force One toward the end of the flight.
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By John Wagner and Josh Dawsey December 22 at 5:31 PM
President Trump on Friday unexpectedly weighed in on the 2018 governor’s race in Florida, talking up the potential candidacy of U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.), a tea-party conservative and an outspoken critic of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation into ties between Russia and the Trump campaign.
DeSantis, who recently introduced Trump at a campaign-style rally in Pensacola, is poised to join a competitive Republican field in the race to succeed Gov. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), who is term-limited.
If he runs, DeSantis would likely join two hopefuls with closer ties to the Republican establishment: Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, who previously served a decade in Congress, and Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran.
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It appears the tweet was prompted by a Fox News segment featuring DeSantis that was playing on televisions in the cabin of Air Force One toward the end of the flight.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/with-one-tweet--trump-inserts-himself-into-floridas-gop-gubernatorial-primary/2017/12/22/41a92d3c-e749-11e7-ab50-621fe0588340_story.html
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