The beef between ex-President Donald Trump and his apparent nemesis, Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis is about to get so deep they’ll both need boots before it’s all said and done.
According to new report from Politico, Florida’s controversial Trump-wannabe governor is raking in some pretty fat cash these days, as he gears up for what will likely shake out to be a 2024 presidential run, regardless of whether or not he ends up running against the one-term, twice-impeached former guy. Now, the fact that Desantis would even dare dream of challenging him is enough to send Donald Trump into a manic tailspin fit for ages. However, Donnie’s stack is sure to officially blow to pieces when he finds out where a lot of that big money going into DeSantis’ pocket is actually coming from.
Politico’s newest analysis of campaign finance data has determined “DeSantis has attracted the attention of some of the nation’s wealthiest Republican donors, including many who were key financiers of Trump’s reelection bid or backers of high profile Republican candidates and causes.”
The bombshell, brutal report reads:
A DeSantis-aligned political committee, Friends of Ron DeSantis, has received $3.4 million this election cycle from 10 donors who collectively spent $24 million on Trump’s reelection bid. Most of the high-dollar donors had never given contributions in state-level Florida elections, while those who have previously provided funds have significantly increased their spending for DeSantis during the 2022 midterms.
Though many donors are focused on November, when the governor is up for reelection, DeSantis’ fundraising signals that he is both a viable 2024 candidate who may not need the former president’s backing and one who is sapping some financial support from Trump.”
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Politico goes on to reveal, “Major Trump donors contributing to DeSantis since his 2018 campaign for governor includes William Buckley, a retired venture capitalist with a home in Lost Tree Village — a wealthy Palm Beach County enclave that’s home to some of the nation’s largest political donors. Buckley gave $1 million. Major GOP donor Richard Uihlein, an Illinois-based businessman who supported DeSantis in 2018, contributed $700,000 to the governor four years ago. He and his wife, Elizabeth, have given $1.2 million in 2022.”
“Las Vegas Casino mogul and Trump friend Phil Ruffin has also given DeSantis $100,000 this cycle, double what he gave the governor four years ago.”
It’s almost assured at this point that DeSantis is coming for that 2024 Republican presidential nomination, Donald Trump be damned. And it looks like he’s going to do it with a war chest full of Donnie’s peoples’ money.
Read the full report from Politico here.
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