These vetoes demonstrate DeSantis’ 'vindictiveness': columnist
Florida governor and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis has implemented a blizzard of right-wing laws since he was first elected in 2018. But according to columnist Peter Schorsch of The Daily Beast, there are seven vetoes by DeSantis that demonstrate his "vindictiveness."
For instance, "DeSantis vetoed $100 million the state uses to pay farmers who agree to preserve their land from development, and he eliminated nearly $30 million for energy programs Simpson oversees," Schorch wrote.
Another example cited by Schorch is how DeSantis "axed" programs that benefited the city of Sarasota because its incumbent GOP state senator Joe Gruters is a "close ally" of former President Donald Trump, with whom DeSantis no longer gets along.
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Additionally, Schorch continued, DeSantis "signed a bill that removes Florida's current requirement for gun owners to obtain a concealed firearm license" and "nixed two requests from GOP state Sen. Alexis Calatayud that would have provided a combined $3.9 million to the Miami-Dade County Community Violence Intervention Initiative, to provide emotional and mental health support, resources, and interventions in communities most impacted by violence, specifically gun violence."
Schorch also blasted DeSantis for vetoing "a $5 million line item to fund a connector road" from the Moffitt Cancer Center to its Life Sciences campus in Pasco County.
"It's a weird veto considering DeSantis' wife, Casey DeSantis, survived breast cancer thanks to treatment she received…at Moffitt Cancer Center," Schorch said.
"What kind of guy snubs the place that may very well have saved his wife's life?" Schorch thusly retorted. "Governor Prick, that's who."
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Schorch's full list is available at this link (subscription required).
