- President Donald Trump claimed that “Florida will become Venezuela” if Mayor Andrew Gillum of Tallahassee, the Democratic candidate running in Florida’s gubernatorial election, is elected over Republican Rep. Ron DeSantis.
- Trump alluded to Venezuela’s hyperinflation crisis, which has spurred riots, and caused power, food, and medicine shortages.
- Trump gave DeSantis, a vocal supporter of Trump, a glowing endorsement.
President Donald Trump claimed that “Florida will become Venezuela” if Mayor Andrew Gillum of Tallahassee, the Democratic candidate running in Florida’s gubernatorial election, is elected over Republican Rep. Ron DeSantis.
Trump, without any evidence of a crime, accused Gillum of being a “thief” during a Fox News interview that aired Monday. He called Tallahassee, where Gillum has served as mayor since 2014, a “corrupt” town.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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