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{{Infobox politician|name=Ron DeSantis|image_size=200|birth_date= | {{Infobox politician|name=Ron DeSantis|image_size=200|birth_date={{birth date and age|1978|9|14}}|birth_place=Jacksonville, [[Florida]], [[United States of America|United States]]|nationality=Statesian|political_orientation=[[Conservatism]]<br>[[Racism]]<br>[[Imperialism]]|political_party=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]|image=Ron DeSantis.png}} | ||
'''Ronald Dion DeSantis''' is a [[United States of America|Statesian]] politician and governor of [[State of Florida|Florida]] since 2019. While in the [[United States Navy|Navy]], he tortured dissidents at [[Guantánamo Bay detention camp|Guantanamo Bay]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=Eyes Left Podcast|newspaper=[[Al Mayadeen]]|title="I was screaming and he was smiling": DeSantis ran Guantanamo torture|date=2022-11-21|url=https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/i-was-screaming-and-he-was-smiling:-desantis-ran-guantanamo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125172907/https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/i-was-screaming-and-he-was-smiling:-desantis-ran-guantanamo|archive-date=2022-11-25|retrieved=2022-11-27}}</ref> In 2023 he ran against [[Donald Trump]] for the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] ticket of the 2024 U.S. presidential election before dropping out in early 2024.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=David Smith|newspaper=The Guardian|title=Ron DeSantis put nearly all his eggs in the basket of a ‘war on woke’|date=2024-01-22|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/21/ron-desantis-republican-presidential-candidate-dropped-out-analysis}}</ref> | '''Ronald Dion DeSantis''' (born September 14, 1978) is a [[United States of America|Statesian]] politician and attorney who has served as governor of [[State of Florida|Florida]] since 2019. While in the [[United States Navy|Navy]], he tortured dissidents at [[Guantánamo Bay detention camp|Guantanamo Bay]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=Eyes Left Podcast|newspaper=[[Al Mayadeen]]|title="I was screaming and he was smiling": DeSantis ran Guantanamo torture|date=2022-11-21|url=https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/i-was-screaming-and-he-was-smiling:-desantis-ran-guantanamo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125172907/https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/i-was-screaming-and-he-was-smiling:-desantis-ran-guantanamo|archive-date=2022-11-25|retrieved=2022-11-27}}</ref> In 2023 he ran against [[Donald Trump]] for the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] ticket of the 2024 U.S. presidential election before dropping out in early 2024.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=David Smith|newspaper=The Guardian|title=Ron DeSantis put nearly all his eggs in the basket of a ‘war on woke’|date=2024-01-22|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/21/ron-desantis-republican-presidential-candidate-dropped-out-analysis}}</ref> | ||
== Military career == | == Military career == | ||
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== Governor of Florida == | == Governor of Florida == | ||
DeSantis introduced a bill in Florida charging [[Black Lives Matter|BLM]] protestors with felonies and preventing them from voting or having guns.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Devonte Sullivan|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=St. Pete protests Desantis’ draconian anti-BLM protester bill|date=2021-01-27|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/st-pete-protests-desantis-draconian-anti-blm-protester-bill/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129013947/https://www.liberationnews.org/st-pete-protests-desantis-draconian-anti-blm-protester-bill/|archive-date=2021-01-29|retrieved=2022-11-27}}</ref> | In 2021, DeSantis introduced a bill in Florida charging [[Black Lives Matter|BLM]] protestors with felonies and preventing them from voting or having guns.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Devonte Sullivan|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=St. Pete protests Desantis’ draconian anti-BLM protester bill|date=2021-01-27|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/st-pete-protests-desantis-draconian-anti-blm-protester-bill/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129013947/https://www.liberationnews.org/st-pete-protests-desantis-draconian-anti-blm-protester-bill/|archive-date=2021-01-29|retrieved=2022-11-27}}</ref> This bill was heavily supported by [[Fascism|fascist]] blowhard Polk County sheriff Grady Judd.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Rudy Takala|newspaper=Mediaite|title=Florida Sheriff Joins DeSantis at Anti-Riot Bill Signing, Tells New Residents: Don’t ‘Vote the Stupid Way You Did Up North’|date=2021-04-19|url=https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/florida-sheriff-joins-desantis-at-anti-riot-bill-signing-tells-new-residents-dont-vote-the-stupid-way-you-did-up-north/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260317062345/https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/florida-sheriff-joins-desantis-at-anti-riot-bill-signing-tells-new-residents-dont-vote-the-stupid-way-you-did-up-north/|archive-date=2026-03-17}}</ref> | ||
In 2022, DeSantis signed the [[reactionary]] "Stop the Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees Act," also known as the "Stop WOKE Act," a law that prevented Florida's elementary schools from teaching students about the history of [[Racism|racial]] and sexual discrimination.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Alex Johnson|newspaper=World Socialist Web Site|title=Florida Governor signs bill banning classroom instruction and employee training on race, sexuality and nationality|date=2022-04-25|url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/04/26/bfnd-a26.html}}</ref> | |||
In keeping with his radical "tough on crime" racist agenda, DeSantis massively expanded the use of capital punishment in Florida.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Ed Pilkington|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|title=Florida’s revival of death penalty fuels rise in US executions in 2023|date=2023-12-1|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/01/florida-death-penalty-desantis-election|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260113081542/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/01/florida-death-penalty-desantis-election|archive-date=2026-01-13}}</ref> A staunch [[climate change]] denier, DeSantis also made Florida the first state to criminalise the production and sale of environmentally sustainable synthetic meat.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Craig Pittman|newspaper=[[The Nation]]|title=Florida Lawmakers’ Climate Denialism Is Pure, Unadulterated Lunacy|date=2024-10-14|url=https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/florida-lawmakerss-climate-denialism-is-pure-unadulterated-lunacy/tnamp/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251017090159/https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/florida-lawmakerss-climate-denialism-is-pure-unadulterated-lunacy/tnamp/|archive-date=2025-10-17}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=[[CBS News]]|title=Florida's ban on lab-grown meat upheld by federal appeals court in "another loss for Frankenmeat"|date=2026-03-24|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/federal-appeals-court-upholds-floridas-ban-on-lab-grown-meat-protecting-states-real-food-law/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260614122833/https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/federal-appeals-court-upholds-floridas-ban-on-lab-grown-meat-protecting-states-real-food-law/|archive-date=2026-06-14}}</ref> | |||
=== 2024 Presidential campaign === | === 2024 Presidential campaign === | ||
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Ronald Dion DeSantis (born September 14, 1978) is a Statesian politician and attorney who has served as governor of Florida since 2019. While in the Navy, he tortured dissidents at Guantanamo Bay.[1] In 2023 he ran against Donald Trump for the Republican ticket of the 2024 U.S. presidential election before dropping out in early 2024.[2]
Military career[edit | edit source]
Between March 2006 and January 2007 DeSantis was stationed at Guantánamo Bay where he took part in the torture of inmates by advising the use of force feeding during hunger strikes. Since leaving the concentration camp DeSantis has consistently advocated for it to remain open.[3]
Governor of Florida[edit | edit source]
In 2021, DeSantis introduced a bill in Florida charging BLM protestors with felonies and preventing them from voting or having guns.[4] This bill was heavily supported by fascist blowhard Polk County sheriff Grady Judd.[5]
In 2022, DeSantis signed the reactionary "Stop the Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees Act," also known as the "Stop WOKE Act," a law that prevented Florida's elementary schools from teaching students about the history of racial and sexual discrimination.[6]
In keeping with his radical "tough on crime" racist agenda, DeSantis massively expanded the use of capital punishment in Florida.[7] A staunch climate change denier, DeSantis also made Florida the first state to criminalise the production and sale of environmentally sustainable synthetic meat.[8][9]
2024 Presidential campaign[edit | edit source]
In May 2023 DeSantis announced his run for President during a conversation with Elon Musk on Twitter, in a broadcast beset with technical difficulties. His campaign was centered around culture wars; attacking trans rights, abortion bans, and book banning.[2]
On January 21 2024, he announced he was pulling out of the race for President after an electoral defeat in Iowa, endorsing Trump for President[10]. In his announcement DeSantis misquoted British Imperialist, Winston Churchill, saying “Success is not final, failure is not fatal – it is the courage to continue that counts.”[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Eyes Left Podcast (2022-11-21). ""I was screaming and he was smiling": DeSantis ran Guantanamo torture" Al Mayadeen. Archived from the original on 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 David Smith (2024-01-22). "Ron DeSantis put nearly all his eggs in the basket of a ‘war on woke’" The Guardian.
- ↑ Richard Hall (2023-03-17). "Former Guantanamo prisoner: Ron DeSantis watched me being tortured" The Independant. Archived from the original.
- ↑ Devonte Sullivan (2021-01-27). "St. Pete protests Desantis’ draconian anti-BLM protester bill" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2021-01-29. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
- ↑ Rudy Takala (2021-04-19). "Florida Sheriff Joins DeSantis at Anti-Riot Bill Signing, Tells New Residents: Don’t ‘Vote the Stupid Way You Did Up North’" Mediaite. Archived from the original on 2026-03-17.
- ↑ Alex Johnson (2022-04-25). "Florida Governor signs bill banning classroom instruction and employee training on race, sexuality and nationality" World Socialist Web Site.
- ↑ Ed Pilkington (2023-12-1). "Florida’s revival of death penalty fuels rise in US executions in 2023" The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2026-01-13.
- ↑ Craig Pittman (2024-10-14). "Florida Lawmakers’ Climate Denialism Is Pure, Unadulterated Lunacy" The Nation. Archived from the original on 2025-10-17.
- ↑ "Florida's ban on lab-grown meat upheld by federal appeals court in "another loss for Frankenmeat"" (2026-03-24). CBS News. Archived from the original on 2026-06-14.
- ↑ "Ron DeSantis suspends his presidential bid and endorses Trump" (2024-01-21). NBC News.