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DeSantis IMPLODES In Shameless Stunt Budget Plot
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5:49Now PlayingFlorida Governor, Ron DeSantis, has requested millions from the government to pay for his migrant transport stunts from anywhere in the country for his political budget instead of using that money to help the state of Florida. John Iadarola and Jayar Jackson break it down on The Damage Report.
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Ron DeSantis Wants $12 Million To Transport Migrants 'From Any Point' in the U.S.
"Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made waves in September for a costly (and legally questionable) anti-immigrant stunt that saw nearly 50 migrants flown from San Antonio, Texas, to Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. DeSantis and other Florida officials have defended the flights on two main grounds: first, as an opportunity to expose liberal hypocrisy, and second, as a step in "protecting the people of the state of Florida."
The liberal hypocrisy didn't quite materialize; Martha's Vineyard residents quickly volunteered as translators, coordinated shelter, and prepared food for the migrants before they continued on to other destinations. The claim about protecting Floridians also rested on shaky ground. The flights targeted migrants who weren't even in Florida to begin with. (DeSantis claimed that "most of them [were] intending to come to Florida.")
Those problems haven't discouraged DeSantis. In his 2023–24 budget, announced on Wednesday, the governor requested $12 million to continue his "initiative to protect Floridians against the harms resulting from illegal immigration by facilitating the transport of unauthorized aliens." The $12 million would be used "to cover all costs associated with facilitating the transport of inspected unauthorized aliens, including, but not limited to the costs of litigation.""
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