Ron DeSantis starts to hit back at Trump saying he is now a ‘different guy’ to 2016 and slamming his Covid response
Ron DeSantis has slammed his 2024 Republican Rival Donald Trump, claiming he “is a different guy” than when he first ran for president. The former president is leading all other Republican candidates for the party’s presidential nomination, with Mr DeSantis running in second place, according to polls. The Florida governor officially launched his own bid earlier this week in a chaotic Twitter Spaces event with billionaire Elon Musk. And Mr DeSantis told radio host Matt Murphy that he was running to the right of Mr Trump and portrayed himself as more conservative, according to USA Today. “It seems like he’s running to the left and I have always been somebody that’s just been moored in conservative principles,” said Mr DeSantis. “So these will be interesting debates to have, but I can tell you, you don’t win nationally by moving to the left, you win nationally by standing for bold policy. We showed that in Florida. I never watered down anything I did.” And Mr DeSantis claimed that Mr Trump is not the same person who first ran for office. “I don’t know what happened to Donald Trump; this is a different guy today than when he was running in 2015 and 2016 and I think the direction that he’s going with his campaign is the wrong direction,” Mr DeSantis said. And he attacked Mr Trump over his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic while in office. “I think [Trump] did great for three years, but when he turned the country over to Fauci in March of 2020 that destroyed millions of people’s lives,” Mr DeSantis said on a podcast. “And in Florida, we were one of the few that stood up, cut against the grain, took incoming fire from media, bureaucracy, the left, even a lot of Republicans, had school open, preserved businesses.” Read More Ron DeSantis news — live: DeSantis Jan 6 pardon remark rebuked as Disney slams bid to disqualify lawsuit judge DeSantis signed bill shielding SpaceX and other companies from liability day after Elon Musk 2024 launch Trump news – latest: Mar-a-Lago worker makes shock claim about classified papers as Fox announces town hall Disney opposes DeSantis request to disqualify judge in free speech lawsuit DeSantis dismisses climate change, calling it ‘politicisation of weather’
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Actor Danny Masterson's rape retrial sees deliberations drag on again
Jurors have been deliberating for nearly seven days without reaching a verdict in the rape retrial of “That ’70s Show” star Danny Masterson
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Cairo masterplan threatens ancient City of the Dead
Bodies are exhumed and burial sites are razed to make way for roads and bridges.
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JPMorgan’s Dimon Finishes Deposition in Epstein Lawsuit
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US charges two in Beijing-directed targeting of Falun Gong
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EU official says Twitter abandons bloc's voluntary pact against disinformation
A top European Union official says Twitter has dropped out of the bloc's voluntary agreement to combat online disinformation
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A recent high school graduate is missing after going overboard a boat in the Bahamas during a celebration trip
An 18-year-old who just graduated high school in Louisiana has been missing for two days after going overboard a boat in the Bahamas during a graduation celebration, school officials said.
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Pentagon increases security screenings following leak of classified documents
The Pentagon has increased its security screenings following a massive leak of classified documents allegedly by a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard that exposed sensitive information online, according to a Defense Department spokeswoman.
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Bride, 19, dies in house fire on her wedding day
A Wisconsin bride unexpectedly died as a result of a fire on the very day of her wedding. Paige Ruddy suffered a fatal brain haemorrhage caused by smoke inhalation following a fire in a Reedsburg home on Tuesday (23 May). The 19-year-old, who was planning to get married on the day of the tragedy, died at the hospital the next day. “She was just a precious human. There was nothing about her that you couldn’t like,” Ruddy’s aunt told NBC affiliate WMTV. “She was this presence you never knew you needed in your life, but always did.” Family members had prepared to attend Ruddy and her fiancée’s Logan Mitchell-Carter ceremony at Sauk County Courthouse but instead received news of her sudden death. A funeral will take place next week, Ruddy’s aunt told the network. Ruddy, who had graduated last summer, was planning to attend a vet tech program at Madison Area Technical College this upcoming fall. A preliminary investigation into the fire and Ruddy’s death is underway, according to Sauk County authorities. Her grieving family has created a GoFundMe to cover funeral costs. “There are enough good qualities about Paige to fill up a room. Since she was a toddler Paige was full of life, ready to help anyone with anything, and an absolute joy to be around,” the description of the fundraiser read. “She was kind, fun, and according to her family had lots of spunk. Paige always worked hard at everything she did.” Read More Videos, 911 calls capture frantic response to deadly New Mexico rampage Ex Met-police officer gets ‘hundreds of hate messages’ over Couzens probe Three Black men convicted of murder launch legal appeal claiming ‘institutional racism’
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WestJet, pilots in tentative deal for 24% hourly raise over 4 years, document shows
By Allison Lampert MONTREAL WestJet Airlines pilots will get a 24% hourly raise over four years, plus other
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Manhattan DA's office must turn over documents related to former JPMorgan exec in bank lawsuit over Jeffrey Epstein connections
A federal judge ruled Friday that the Manhattan District Attorney's Office must turn over documents related to former JPMorgan Chase executive James "Jes" Staley in response to a subpoena from the bank in ongoing federal lawsuits that allege JPMorgan enabled and benefited from longtime banking-client Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking crimes.
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Brazil: UN regional group has endorsed Amazon city to host 2025 climate conference
Brazil’s government has announced that a U.N. Latin America regional group has endorsed a Brazilian city in the Amazon region to host the 2025 U.N. climate change conference, though the world body has not yet publicly confirmed the venue
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