The story of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis flying a whopping 50 Venezuelan migrants to Martha’s Vineyard broke Wednesday night; it’s now Saturday afternoon and it’s still dominating the news cycle (and the Twitter outrage cycle). Within 24 hours, all of the migrants who were putting a huge strain on the island’s infrastructure were on buses to (a military base on) Cape Cod. As we reported, California Gov. Gavin Newsom wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland asking the DOJ to investigate Govs. DeSantis and Greg Abbott for kidnapping, alleging that the migrants were lied to or otherwise coerced in order to get them on those planes and buses. And Hawaii’s second-dumbest senator, Brian Schatz, also posted part of the Federal Kidnapping Statute.
Timothy Noah of the New Republic seems to think that being under investigation by the Justice Department is a prerequisite for being a presidential hopeful in 2024. Keep in mind that DeSantis is only under investigation in liberals’ dreams, though.
The more we learn about DeSantis’s Martha’s Vineyard stunt, the more likely the number of Republican presidential hopefuls under investigation by the Justice Department will rise to two. You’re nothing in this primary fight if you aren’t under indictment.
— Timothy Noah (@TimothyNoah1) September 17, 2022
The real stunt is leaving the damn border wide open for a political party’s benefit.
— ⚡️Erick Brockway⚡️ (@erickbrockway) September 17, 2022
"No, really, Trump committed a very serious crime and we totally aren't opening the door to criminalizing the other party."
— AmishDude (@TheAmishDude) September 17, 2022
"The more you embarrass us, the more we'll use the levers of government to harass and and criminalize you" https://t.co/HKBd8oagPB
— Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) September 17, 2022
Progressives will be very upset if any future Republican presidential nominee is not under DOJ investigation under a Democratic president. https://t.co/G6RaEFy01d
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) September 17, 2022
The Trump fan wank clearly isn't doing it for these folks anymore so now breaking out fresh material in the form of DeSantis fan wank. https://t.co/eHWJp6MZpW
— Varad Mehta (@varadmehta) September 17, 2022
Well, on that note, hopefully Biden will be under investigation for dereliction of duty at the border.
It's only fun if both sides participate.— ArcadiaX65 (@ArcadiaX1013) September 17, 2022
@BadLegalTakes thumbs must be exhausted at this point.
— Negative Nelly 🏴☠️💀🔥 (@TryingToSmile3) September 17, 2022
He needs to remember to stretch and hydrate.
— ColoradoAlexReborn (@ColoradoAlexCon) September 17, 2022
I’m not a lawyer, but I know that Indictment=an accusation of a crime. What crime?
— FLHeartDoc (@jaschmd) September 17, 2022
— 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸Nondy🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@NondyR) September 17, 2022
The more you leverage the FBI/DOJ to suppress your political opponents, the clearer it becomes you have no claim to legitimacy.
— Not that frog (@Frog_O_War) September 17, 2022
For real, now I have major doubts about the 2020 election
— Jason S (@jasonS_913) September 17, 2022
The DOJ and FBI certainly have given plenty of reasons to reconsider that election.
— Barbara Matthews 🇺🇸 (@barbarapagem) September 17, 2022
Shut up you ridiculous being https://t.co/tXJOBw0ovd
— Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) September 17, 2022
MSNBC Boomer Brain. Degenerative condition. No treatment. Many such cases. Sad. https://t.co/fo14szV8iF
— Peter Spiliakos (@petespiliakos) September 17, 2022
DeSantis committed the ultimate crime in the eyes of the progressive left, he both embarrassed them and made a very effective political point. Their response is that they need to give him the Trump Treatment. https://t.co/NRvtEzJ4c3
— Carolina Lion (@CarolinaLion2) September 17, 2022
The media is doing its best to demonstrate that the good white liberals of Martha’s Vineyard fed, clothed, and bathed the migrants for one whole day before they shipped them off to a military base for processing by immigration attorneys.
Related:
‘These clowns are desperate’: Dem Sen. Brian Schatz shares part of the Federal Kidnapping Statute https://t.co/EH4c1DnuW7
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 17, 2022