On Friday, former president Barack Obama released a video supporting Charlie Crist’s gubernatorial run against incumbent Ron DeSantis. Obama’s sly digs against DeSantis may be seen in the film (D).
When asked for a response, a representative from that group said, “As you can see, Florida is packed with exciting activities. Supposing you’re ready for a governor who listens to constituents instead of intimidating them, who fights for things like equal voting rights and a woman’s right to choose, who understands the struggles you face every day and who works to alleviate them, then you’re in luck. In light of this, supporting Charlie Crist’s candidacy is a must.” Obama’s bid for kingship has been announced.
Given Crist’s history of vicious attacks on DeSantis, including dubbing him “DeSatan” and other slurs, Obama’s remarks are funny.
Support for DeSantis was announced on the same day by several groups. The Florida NFIB PAC, the Florida Trucking Association PAC, the Florida Home Builders Association PAC, and the Florida Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors PAC all contributed.
DeSantis said it was unprecedented to gather that many endorsements in one place. State-by-state unemployment rates should be presented, she said. The jobless rate in Florida is now at 2.5%, up from 2.2%.
According to DeSantis, the Florida Trucking Association’s PAC has never endorsed a candidate in its 88 years.
In 2018, Obama backed DeSantis’ Democratic opponent, Andrew Gillum, who has since been humiliated.
In 2020, a married father of two children, Gillum, was discovered in a hotel room with an escort and, likely, crystal meth packets.
Twenty-one criminal charges were brought against Gillum this summer in federal court due to his unsuccessful 2018 campaign for governor of Florida.
A federal grand jury has indicted Andrew Demetric Gillum, age 42, and Sharon Janet Lettman-Hicks, age 53, both of Tallahassee, on twenty-one charges, according to a statement provided by the United States Attorney for Florida’s Northern District.
“Defendants Gillum and Lettman-Hicks conspired to conduct wire fraud by illegally soliciting and collecting contributions from different businesses and persons by making false and fraudulent claims that the funds would be utilized for a legitimate purpose” between 2016 and 2019, the indictment said. “Defendants hired other parties to transmit a portion of the earnings to a corporation owned by Lettman-Hicks, who after that unlawfully provided the cash, disguised as payroll payments, to Gillum for his use,” the lawsuit states.
The two individuals are facing twenty-nine wire fraud charges, as stated in the announcement. The FBI has allegedly accused Gillum of lying to them, as stated in the story.
Gillum may face a forty-year jail term if proven guilty (20 years for wire fraud plus 20 years for perjury).