Published 2 years ago

DeSantis gave GOP donors a glimpse of plans for migrant flights

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Gov. Ron DeSantis defended Florida's participation in a pair of flights carrying about 50 migrants, including children, that landed Wednesday. The governor's office claimed credit for the controversial relocation effort. Details remained scant Thursday about Florida's involvement and the people now receiving care from Massachusetts residents and officials.

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DeSantis makes appeal to GOP base with migrant move as he faces reelection and eyes 2024

By arranging to fly two planes of migrants onto the tony island of Martha's Vineyard on Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis has thrust Florida into an escalating battle between red state leaders and the Biden administration over the US-Mexico border and once again put himself at the forefront of a political cause that is animating Republican voters two months before the midterm elections.

2 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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The Washington Post

DeSantis gave GOP donors a glimpse of plans for migrant flights

The Florida governor told applauding supporters that he might send immigrants "to Chicago, Hollywood, Martha’s Vineyard. Who knows?”

2 years ago

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KRDO

DeSantis makes appeal to GOP base with migrant move as he faces reelection and eyes 2024

By Steve Contorno, CNNBy arranging to fly two planes of migrants onto the tony island of Martha’s Vineyard on Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis has thrust Florida into an escalating battle between red state leaders and the Biden administration over the US-Mexico border and once again put himself at the forefront of a political cause that is animating Republican voters two months before the midterm elections.For months, DeSantis has been plotting out …

2 years ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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KVIA

DeSantis makes appeal to GOP base with migrant move as he faces reelection and eyes 2024

2 years ago·Panama City, United States

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The Hill

DeSantis migrant flights come with political risks

Ron DeSantis’s decision to fly dozens of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard marked the latest — and one of the most dramatic — efforts by the Florida governor to court conservatives at home and nationally as he positions himself for a 2024 presidential run.

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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Political Wire

DeSantis Told GOP Donors of Plans for Migrant Flights

“Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told the Republican Party’s top donors last weekend he was considering transporting migrants to places like Martha’s Vineyard — just days before he secretly started the flights to the Massachusetts island,” the Washington Post reports.“The 51-minute speech

2 years ago·New York, United States

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