‘build The Wall,’ Florida Gubernatorial Candidate Tells His Young Daughter in Campaign Ad

‘Build the wall,’ Florida gubernatorial candidate tells his young daughter in campaign ad Ron DeSantis, Casey DeSantis, Florida, gubernatorial, governor, Tallahassee, Donald Trump Jr, President, Donald, trump, Helsinki, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ****** by Erin B. Logan July 31 at 8:28 AM Email the author A Republican gubernatorial candidate in Florida released a 30-second campaign advertisement Monday, and it’s full of love for President Trump. “Build the wall,” Rep. Ron DeSantis (R) says while playing with toy blocks with his daughter, Madison, nearly 2, in his Florida home. “Then, Mr. Trump said, ‘You’re fired,’ ” he says while holding his infant son, Mason, in one arm and Trump’s book “The Art of the Deal” in his other. “People say Ron’s all Trump. But he is so much more,” his wife, Casey, jokes before the screen flips to a shot of Mason lying in a crib, dressed in a red “Make America Great Again” onesie. “Bigly,” the gubernatorial candidate adds. “So good.” “The ad is just meant to reinforce the fact that the President is endorsing Ron and that Ron has defended the President,” David Vasquez, a spokesman for DeSantis, told The Washington Post in an email. “It’s just a bit of humor.” The tongue-in-cheek ad comes one month before the Florida gubernatorial primary, in which DeSantis is competing against seven other Republicans for a spot on the November ballot. But Trump’s endorsement gives DeSantis an edge over his opponents — and a bump in the latest polls. Will be in Tampa tonight. A big year for @RepDeSantis, who will be a great governor for Florida. Strong on Crime, Borders and our 2nd Amendment. Big help on Tax & Regulation Cuts. Loves our Military & our Vets. Has my Full & Total Endorsement!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 31, 2018 [With Trump in the White House, candidates who sound like him hit the campaign trail] DeSantis, who was elected to the House in 2012 and represents Florida’s 6th Congressional District, in the ad embraces a tactic used recently by some other Republican candidates. Republicans with longer political track records at times avoid obvious signs of kinship with the president. But DeSantis is taking a different approach. He’s letting voters in his state know how similar he and Trump are. The 39-year-old Iraq War veteran talks like Trump. He fancies himself the “No. 1 conservative” in Florida and speaks of “draining the swamp” in his state’s capital. In July, DeSantis was rewarded with a campaign visit from the president’s eldest son. Donald Trump Jr., left, greets Rep. Ron DeSantis at a campaign rally on July 18 in Orlando. (Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel/ AP) “Why am I here in 2,000 percent humidity?” Donald Trump Jr. asked a crowd at an Orlando restaurant. “It’s because Ron DeSantis was there from Day 1. He was with us when it wasn’t exactly cool to be with us . . . when we were at zero percent.” The show of support came amid bipartisan criticism of the president after he cast doubt on U.S. intelligence agencies during his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki. “There’s a reason Donald Trump endorsed me in this race, because he knows I’m a leader,” DeSantis said at the restaurant, according to the Associated Press. DeSantis recently

by Erin B. Logan July 31 at 8:28 AM Email the author A Republican gubernatorial candidate in Florida released a 30-second campaign advertisement Monday, and it’s full of love for President Trump “Build the wall,” Rep. Ron DeSantis (R) says while playing with toy blocks with his daughter, Madison, nearly 2, in his Florida home “Then, Mr. Trump said, ‘You’re fired,’ ” he says while holding his infant son, Mason, in one arm and Trump’s book “The Art of the Deal” in his other “People say Ron’s all Trump. But he is so much more,” his wife, Casey, jokes before the screen flips to a shot of Mason lying in a crib, dressed in a red “Make America Great Again” onesie “Bigly,” the gubernatorial candidate adds. “So good.” “The ad is just meant to reinforce the fact that the President is endorsing Ron and that Ron has defended the President,” David Vasquez, a spokesman for DeSantis, told The Washington Post in an email “It’s just a bit of humor.” The tongue-in-cheek ad comes one month before the Florida gubernatorial primary, in which DeSantis is competing against seven other Republicans for a spot on the November ballot But Trump’s endorsement gives DeSantis an edge over his opponents — and a bump in the latest polls Will be in Tampa tonight. A big year for @RepDeSantis, who will be a great governor for Florida Strong on Crime, Borders and our 2nd Amendment. Big help on Tax & Regulation Cuts Loves our Military & our Vets. Has my Full & Total Endorsement!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 31, 2018 [With Trump in the White House, candidates who sound like him hit the campaign trail] DeSantis, who was elected to the House in 2012 and represents Florida’s 6th Congressional District, in the ad embraces a tactic used recently by some other Republican candidates Republicans with longer political track records at times avoid obvious signs of kinship with the president But DeSantis is taking a different approach. He’s letting voters in his state know how similar he and Trump are The 39-year-old Iraq War veteran talks like Trump. He fancies himself the “No. 1 conservative” in Florida and speaks of “draining the swamp” in his state’s capital In July, DeSantis was rewarded with a campaign visit from the president’s eldest son Donald Trump Jr., left, greets Rep. Ron DeSantis at a campaign rally on July 18 in Orlando (Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel/ AP) “Why am I here in 2,000 percent humidity?” Donald Trump Jr asked a crowd at an Orlando restaurant. “It’s because Ron DeSantis was there from Day 1 He was with us when it wasn’t exactly cool to be with us . . . when we were at zero percent ” The show of support came amid bipartisan criticism of the president after he cast doubt on U S. intelligence agencies during his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki “There’s a reason Donald Trump endorsed me in this race, because he knows I’m a leader,” DeSantis said at the restaurant, according to the Associated Press DeSantis recently made headlines after criticizing Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old who in June unseated a 20-year incumbent in a Democratic congressional primary in New York Ocasio-Cortez draws disapproval from conservatives because of her calls to “abolish the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency” and because she’s running on a democratic socialist platform “You look at this girl, Ocasio-Cortez or whatever she is, I mean, she’s in a totally different universe,” DeSantis said last week at an event captured on video “It’s basically socialism wrapped in ignorance. And it’s problematic,” he said, also criticizing her stance on “Palestine ” “Rep DeSantis, it seems you’re confused as to ‘whatever I am,’ ” Ocasio-Cortez responded in a tweet “I am a Puerto Rican woman. It’s strange you don’t know what that is, given that ~75,000 Puerto Ricans have relocated to Florida in the 10 mos since María ” [The Fix: DeSantis wants to be governor of Florida, which is an odd place to dismiss a young Hispanic woman] “My problem is not with your identity but with your unhinged socialist views,” DeSantis responded in a tweet “Socialism doesn’t work, Israel isn’t occupying ‘Palestine,’ borders matter and the unemployment rate is down because of good policies, not because people are ‘working two jobs ’” “Trust me,” DeSantis added, “socialism wrapped in ignorance is something Floridians from all walks of life reject ” Read more: Trump’s Supreme Court pick makes inroads, wins support of Rand Paul and meets with first Democratic senator FEMA personnel chief harassed women, hired some as possible *** partners for male employees, agency’s leader says Rudy Giuliani just obliterated the goal posts on Trump-Russia collusion Koch group condemns ‘divisiveness’ and ‘lack of leadership’ in Washington New Veterans Affairs chief plans to reassign, sideline Trump loyalists now in power