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Ron DeSantis may have endorsed Donald Trump, but he recently condemned an effort led by a Republican Sen. Ileana Garcia, who tried to allocate funds to pay Trump’s legal bills. The Florida Governor announced on Monday, January 22, 2024, that he’s dropping out of the 2024 presidential race.
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Reacting to a Politico article titled: Some Florida Republicans want taxpayers to pay Trump’s legal bills, on X, formerly Twitter, DeSantis shunned Garcia’s attempt to ask Florida taxpayers to arrange up to $5 million for Trump’s legal fees. The 45-year-old wrote, “But not the Florida Republican who wields the veto pen…”
The Sunshine State Governor challenged Sen. Garcia’s attempt and threatened to veto the legislation. She has been favoring Trump’s re-election in the upcoming 2024 presidential bid and filed a bill for the legislative session to ease the GOP front-runner’s financial burden amid the ongoing legal battles.
Garcia’s bill has already been favored by Jimmy Patronis, Florida’s Republican chief financial officer, asking the taxpayers to fund Trump. However, the Sen. announced she’d withdraw her legislative bill, and her decision came within two hours after DeSantis disapproved it on the social platform.
