The former president is trying to entice state officials ahead of a GOP summit.
Donald Trump’s team in recent days has been trying to shore up support among the Sunshine State’s key Republicans. | Evan Vucci/APFormer President Donald Trump is wooing Florida Republicans before and after this weekend’s big Republican gathering in Central Florida — his latest move to undercut Ron DeSantis in the governor’s own state.
Trump’s team in recent days has been trying to shore up support among the Sunshine State’s key Republicans. He sent invitations to local party leaders to join him at a rally in Hialeah scheduled for Nov. 8 — the same day as the Republican debate next week in Miami that he refused to attend. Then, the evening after the GOP debate, Trump is hosting Republican leaders from Florida’s 66 counties at Mar-a-Lago. He’s invited at least 200 party officials — each with a guest — to his resort for a “meet-and-greet opportunity.” Light food and drinks are expected to be served, and Trump is scheduled to speak, said three Republican invitees to the event who plan to attend. They were granted anonymity to speak freely about the situation.
While Trump has the backing of most of Florida’s GOP congressional delegation, DeSantis has more support from Republican members of the state Legislature. But even that could change.that Trump’s allies are actively trying to convince Republican legislators who endorsed DeSantis to withdraw their support and back Trump.Yesterday, Sen.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Will the courts do the Republicans a favor and dump Trump?There's a big debate in legal circles over the question of whether the courts can use the 14th Amendment to take Donald Trump off the 2024 ballot; one legal expert says that's a lot more likely if The Donald is convicted in one of the cases against...
Weiterlesen »
Florida judge to hold hearing over scheduling in Trump classified docs trialThe classified documents trial is currently set to begin on May 20.
Weiterlesen »
Trump’s Florida case timeline may need to be pushed back, Cannon says“I’m having a hard time seeing how this work can be accomplished in this compressed time frame,” Judge Aileen Cannon said at one point during a hearing.
Weiterlesen »
Trump is gunning to take over Ron DeSantis' base of power in the Florida GOPMatt Dixon is a senior national politics reporter for NBC News, based in Florida.
Weiterlesen »
Florida Judge Might Delay Trump Classified Docs CaseA federal judge in Miami, Florida, has signaled that she may delay the start of former President Donald Trump's trial in the case surrounding his harboring of classified files. In a Wednesday hearing, the judge acknowledged concerns from Trump's legal team that the current...
Weiterlesen »
Florida Sen. Rick Scott endorses Trump over DeSantis for 2024Julia Johnson is a politics reporter at the Washington Examiner, where she also worked as a trending news editor. She was born and raised in New Jersey before earning her bachelor's in political science in 2021 from the University of South Carolina, with a minor in mass communications.
Weiterlesen »