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Your support makes all the difference.Ron DeSantis was in a car crash while on his way to a fundraiser in Tennessee.
The Florida governor and 2024 presidential candidate was uninjured in the Tuesday morning incident.
“We appreciate the prayers and well wishes of the nation for his continued protection while on the campaign trail,” spokesperson Bryan Griffin said in a statement.
Mr DeSantis was set to attend fundraisers in Chattanooga, Knoxville, and Nashville on Tuesday as his campaign is reported to be floundering both in terms of funding and poll numbers.
Meanwhile, the governor’s presidential campaign continues to suffer internal turmoil.
A staffer was recently fired for posting a video using Nazi imagery superimposed on Mr DeSantis’s face.
Ron DeSantis in car crash as he heads to Tennessee campaign event
Ron DeSantis was in a car crash while on his way to a campaign event in Tennessee.
The Florida governor and 2024 presidential candidate was uninjured in the Tuesday morning incident.
“This morning, the governor was in a car accident while traveling to an event in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He and his team are uninjured. We appreciate the prayers and well wishes of the nation for his continued protection while on the campaign trail,” spokesperson Bryan Griffin said in a statement, according to CNN.
Mr DeSantis was set to attend fundraisers in Chattanooga, Knoxville, and Nashville on Tuesday as his campaign is reported to be floundering both in terms of funding and poll numbers.
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Ron DeSantis in car crash as he heads to Tennessee campaign event
Ron DeSantis was in a car crash while on his way to a campaign event in Tennessee.
VIDEO: CCTV shows emergency services attending car crash scene
Ron DeSantis: CCTV shows emergency services attending scene of presidential hopeful’s car crash
CCTV footage shows emergency services attending the scene of a car crash involving Ron DeSantis in Tennessee on Tuesday, 25 July.
The Republican presidential nominee was involved in a collision while travelling to an event in Chattanooga but was uninjured, his spokesperson Bryan Griffin said.
“We appreciate the prayers and well wishes of the nation for his continued protection while on the campaign trail,” Mr Griffin added.
Mr DeSantis, 44, had been scheduled to hold events in the state on Tuesday.
Ron DeSantis: CCTV shows emergency services attending car crash scene
CCTV footage shows emergency services attending the scene of a car crash involving Ron DeSantis in Tennessee on Tuesday, 25 July. The Republican presidential nominee was involved in a collision while travelling to an event in Chattanooga but was uninjured, his spokesperson Bryan Griffin said. “We appreciate the prayers and well wishes of the nation for his continued protection while on the campaign trail,” Mr Griffin added. Mr DeSantis, 44, had been scheduled to hold events in the state on Tuesday.
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Fox Business surveyed 806 Iowa Caucus goers between 15 July and 19 July with a margin of error of 3.5 per centage points. It also surveyed 808 South Carolina Republican primary voters within the same time frame with the same margin of error as the Iowa survey.
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Four cars in DeSantis motorcade collided with each other as traffic slowed, police say
Mr DeSantis was set to attend fundraisers in Chattanooga, Knoxville, and Nashville on Tuesday as his campaign is reported to be floundering both in terms of funding and poll numbers.
The crash took place on I-75 South close to the 2.8-mile marker, south of the 153 exit, according to News Channel 9.
Chattanooga Police told News Channel 9 that it was a minor crash and as traffic slowed down, four cars in the motorcade transporting Mr DeSantis collided with each other. Law enforcement said one of the staffers suffered a minor injury. Mr DeSantis and his staff continued their journey to the fundraisers.
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DeSantis defends Florida curriculum that suggests slaves benefited from forced labour
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis defended a hard-right school curriculum that went into effect in his state this week while on the campaign trail for the Republican presidential nomination.
At an event in Utah, Governor DeSantis defended how slavery will now be taught in Florida middle schools. Children will now be taught that enslaved persons picked up skills that they later “parlayed” into profitable crafts after slavery was abolished.
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DeSantis defends Florida curriculum that suggests slaves benefited from forced labour
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Challenge to Florida drag shows law won't go to trial until next spring
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A filing posted in federal court in Tallahassee late last week shows that the trial won’t start until the beginning of June 2024. It is scheduled to last two days and will be decided by a judge instead of a jury.
The law, championed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, is on hold for now. A federal judge last month issued a temporary injunction preventing it from being enforced until the trial is held. The state of Florida has appealed that decision.
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Challenge to Florida drag shows law won't go to trial until next spring
A trial to determine if a new Florida law targeting drag shows is constitutional won’t start until next spring
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While the delegate count won’t begin taking shape until voting begins next January, Trump’s edge in the race to win their votes is years in the making. Many state Republican parties made changes to their rules ahead of the 2020 election by adding more winner-take-all contests and requiring candidates to earn higher percentages of the vote to claim any delegates. Those changes all benefit a frontrunner, a position Trump has held despite his mounting legal peril, blame for his party’s lackluster performance in the 2022 elections and the turbulent years of his presidency.
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