Florida Lawmaker Withdrawing Bill Making Citizens Pay for Trump’s Legal Bills
DeSantis saying he would veto the bill caused a total meltdown on social media.
Republican state Sen. Ileana Garcia will withdraw her bill that would have made taxpayers pay for former Donald Trump’s legal bills because…of a crowded GOP presidential primary?
Garcia said she would withdraw the bill supposedly because the primary is no longer crowded.
But the decision came after backlash and Gov. Ron DeSantis saying he would veto the bill.
“This bill was filed on January 5th amidst a crowded primary, including two Florida residents,” Garcia wrote on X. “My concern was the political weaponization against conservative candidates, and while Jimmy Patronis [Florida’s Chief Financial Officer & State Fire Marshal] brought me this bill at a time when all candidates were committing to campaign through the primary, one frontrunner now remains, and he can handle himself. I will be withdrawing the bill. SB 1740.”
This bill was filed on January 5th amidst a crowded primary, including two Florida residents.
My concern was the political weaponization against conservative candidates, and while @JimmyPatronis brought me this bill at a time when all candidates were committing to campaign… https://t.co/wieqYQ8Woq
— Ileana Garcia (@IleanaGarciaUSA) January 23, 2024
S.B. 1740 “would provide up to $5 million in financial support to Florida residents running for President who face legal, partisan, political attacks by the Department of Justice or State Attorneys,” according to a press release from Patronis.
“We need this Freedom Fighters Fund because as the Free State of Florida, we’re facing an onslaught of attacks from the federal government against the Sunshine State,” stated Patronis. “If we can help and support a Florida candidate for the White House, that’s just good from a dollars and cents perspective. From all the decisions the federal government makes with regard to military installations, to roads, to disaster aid – it’s in Florida’s best interest to make sure their champion for the President is allowed a fair shot at the White House without being taken down by some fake witch-hunt.”
The $5 million would come from the Public Campaign Finance – Matching Fund’s Program. Voluntary donations from driver’s license registrations would fund any backfill.
There were people who expressed anger at DeSantis.
I don’t know why. I don’t want to pay for anyone’s legal bills, especially those who can easily afford them.
Very on brand for the Governor of the state with the highest number of J6 defendants and a President whose home was raided by the FBI.
Fuck you, @RonDeSantis.
We don’t want you. https://t.co/b7TBZGnZE1
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) January 23, 2024
Little boy got told he isn’t going to be VP either
Got dogwalked all the way back to Tallahassee
Good, he can stay there https://t.co/4XoSoFwxfI
— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) January 23, 2024
“Wahh wahhh the voters didn’t pick me 😢 😢 😢”
This passive aggressive cuck behavior fully encapsulates the failed $200million presidential campaign. https://t.co/jllb0kaUUS
— BowTiedRanger (@BowTiedRanger) January 23, 2024
Well @RonDeSantis didn’t last a day with the whole unity thing. First, Trump didn’t ask for this so why did he feel the need to grab a headline somewhere so he could make this particular jab? Second, His 2028 chances are finished. Who would want this guy in their corner?… https://t.co/dUmgOCR6wT
— Tiffany 𝕏 (@tiffanylloree) January 23, 2024
Well here’s your “unity” folks. Good luck with trying to unite with this.
Anyone who suggested or entertained this man for Trump’s VP or admin should never be taken seriously again.
DeSantis is a political leper now, no one should want to touch him with a ten foot pole. https://t.co/K9C2WN76vk
— Ms. Pickles (@MsPicklesP) January 23, 2024
Wow! you’ve turned into Little Adam Kinzinger
MAGA nation will not forget this D-Bag. The internet is forever— Vince Langman (@LangmanVince) January 23, 2024
Wow – you really are a sore loser, Ron.
Not that you’re wrong – Florida shouldn’t pay for Trump’s legal bills – but the way you say it…OY!
No wonder you lost Iowa by 30 points! Tone deaf doesn’t begin to describe it.
— Dale (@DBCopa) January 23, 2024
Looks like someone went to the beach and got sand in his vagina
— Merissa Hansen (@merissahansen17) January 23, 2024
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Comments
More evidence of a Trump/DeSantis ticket driving the nuts crazy…if that is possible.
This proposal is absolutely asinine. Anyone who wishes to contribute to DJT’s legal fees can certainly do so without using the power of the State (aka force) to compel others to do so.
Besides, he has all of those campaign contributions he doesn’t have to spend on campaigning.
DeSantis could have just said “no”, people can donate, but paying legal bills of politicians, no matter the injustice, is not a good decision as to how to spend tax payers money.
Of course we all know Congress has that slush fund to layoff all the escorts who threaten to squeal.
But that’s just America
I don’t think DeSantis was expecting a VP spot, these people like Loomer , just looking for publicity
A veto is essentially a no…other than that, we actually agree on something for once.
A broken Clock is right twice a day
Guess I have not been paying attention to what a wack job Loomer is.
What is happening to Trump is a travesty but people should not be forced to pay someone elses legal bills. The way to solve this is judicial reform
what on Earth would “judicial reform” do to stop unwarranted prosecutions, especially when the judges are as corrupt as the prosecutors?
What’s your solution then?
Ummm, “judicial reform” would, by definition, effect the corrupt judges. (If not a scam or something.)
“Prosecutorial reform” would effect the prosecutors.
Sadly, the public is forced to pay for the persecution side of the equation, and at unlimited levels.
She’s twitter loony if that ups it an echelon in your mind.
He needs to dump Loony Loomer psychotic ass
From all the decisions the federal government makes with regard to military installations, to roads, to disaster aid – it’s in Florida’s best interest to make sure their champion for the President
Wow. That makes it seem like this woman thinks a President from Florida would be the same as a Representative or Senator from Florida. It also looks very much like a state bribe. She should probably go back and take some more Prager U civics courses.
Apparently Trump thinks the government response to COVID was fantastic. That’s a great campaign theme. He should run with it. lol
This is an absolutely stupid bill, and everyone here knows I’m a Trump supporter.
Stop taking taxpayers’ money and transferring it to other people!
Davy Crockett objected to using tax money to relieve widows and orphans. I don’t feel in the least ashamed to object to using tax money to relieve a millionaire.
This is more stupid than one could imagine…then again it is a politician suggesting others pay for someone’s legal bills that NEVER should have been needed in the first place. Fix the Democrat Lawfare against THE political opponent to their Nefarious Club and this goes away going forward. Morons and thieves, the lot of them.
I think this is just people, including here, just digging crap up , stirring the kettle cause they dislike President Trump and want to keep the drama going
This is not really
Newsworthy
And yet a very real stupid Florida Republican authored a very real bill to waste tax money like a Democrat.