Hear, hear: Woe betide any Republican who opposes Donald Trump and his second-term agenda.
This is a message being heard thunderous and clear from the MAGA wing of the Republican Party, with influential people like Charlie Kirk promising to bring to the primary any GOPer — particularly those from deep red states — who is not on the president-elect’s side stands .
.@charliekirk11 says he has a criterion by which Republicans should mount a earnest primary challenge.
1) They represent a “deep, deep red state”
2) A pattern of not listening to voters on key issues
3) They don’t support Trump’s Cabinet nominees pic.twitter.com/IRXDBua9bM– Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) December 30, 2024
Some Republicans in Donald Trump’s home state of Florida could find themselves on the receiving end of MAGA’s wrath, not to mention the wrath of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ supporters, as they push back against the governor’s call for a special session of the legislature to move quickly List of issues, most notably Trump’s immigration agenda.
DeSantis made the special session notice Monday morning:
Today I called a special session of the Florida Legislature the week of January 27th to prepare Florida to manage the Trump Administration’s deportation program. We will provide resources and ensure that state and local officials in Florida support these efforts.
We don’t have time to waste. Florida must lead.
While we are in a special session, we should also address vital issues facing our state: ballot initiative integrity, disaster relief and condo regulations.
Despite previous clashes with Trump, DeSantis indicated that this was the case committed to work with the administration and quickly implement the president-elect’s ambitious plan to seal the southern border and begin mass deportations.
“State and local officials in Florida must help the Trump administration enforce our nation’s immigration laws,” DeSantis said. “To do this effectively, we need legislation that imposes additional duties on local officials and provides them with resources.”
As expected, Florida Democrats pushed back against DeSantis, including Orlando state Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith, proverb“This is about the governor drawing attention to himself for political reasons after the inauguration.”
Another Democrat, Orlando state Rep. Anna Eskamani, criticized the governor for moving quickly on the issue of illegal immigration reform, complaining, “It’s a waste of taxpayer money.” It’s another attempt by the governor DeSantis to stage a political spectacle designed to divide us rather than bring us together.”
Somewhat less predictably, Senate President Ben Albritton and House Speaker Daniel Perez, both Republicans, also balked at a Jan. 27 meeting to move forward on immigration reform, saying they would decide “when and what laws we pass.” “take into consideration”.
— Daniel Perez (@Daniel_PerezFL) January 13, 2025
Albritton and Perez claimed they were “strong supporters of President Trump and are ready to follow his lead,” but insisted that it was “totally irresponsible” for DeSantis to preempt “any announcements” from the Trump administration.
Undaunted by the setback from his own party, DeSantis reiterated that the special session would indeed take place on January 27th.
President-elect Trump was elected on a mission to stop illegal immigration and deport illegal immigrants already in our country.
State and local officials in Florida will actively support the Trump administration’s actions against illegal immigration, and to achieve that, we must… pic.twitter.com/PHvNYvjAH6
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) January 13, 2025
President-elect Trump was elected on a mission to stop illegal immigration and deport illegal immigrants already in our country.
State and local officials in Florida will actively support the Trump Administration’s actions against illegal immigration, and to achieve this we must immediately provide and authorize the necessary funding and resources.
As part of the special session I have called for January 27, a week after President Trump’s inauguration, I am calling on the Legislature to provide funding for incarceration, relocation, transportation infrastructure, support for local law enforcement, and everything else Florida needs required to complete this mission.
Trump and his fresh border czar, Tom Homan, have made it clear that managing the border and initiating mass deportations, starting with the criminal elements, is a top priority for the fresh administration, with actions expected to begin on day one of Trump 2.0.
Florida Republicans like Albritton and Perez should also make it clear that they agree with this plan by calling DeSantis’ special session for January 27th. MAGA will watch.
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