Donald Trump may be totally petty and completely inept, but it’s important to remember that his allies are, too.
Seriously, you have to be totally petty and completely inept to be so willing to beclown yourself and keep going back for more the way they’re doing over Ron DeSantis.
Like, look at this:
EXCLUSIVE from @Mdixon55 — MAGA Inc., the primary pro-Trump super PAC, has filed an ethics complaint against Ron DeSantis for his "shadow presidential campaign," formally accusing him of violating FL ethics and election laws https://t.co/AXHYmAXoI7
— Amanda Terkel (@aterkel) March 15, 2023
Make America Great Again Inc. is filing a 15-page complaint Wednesday with the Florida Commission on Ethics, a draft of which was obtained exclusively by NBC News.
It asks the commission to probe whether pro-DeSantis super PACs, his “personally lucrative book tour” and a continued wave of state-level campaign contributions, among other things, “are unlawful because they serve his personal political objectives, are in furtherance of his personal financial gain at the expense of Florida taxpayers, and are intended to influence his official decision to resign from office.”
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DeSantis is widely expected to run for president but has not yet formally announced. The complaint alleges, however, that he has already checked all the boxes for someone considering a run for the White House, including making stops in early primary states; writing a book (his is titled “The Courage to Be Free”); raising tens of millions of dollars to go into a state-level committee that could be transferred to a federal super PAC; and watching a constellation of supporter-led super PACs and an outside nonprofit group pop up, some with the stated intention of getting DeSantis to run for president.
The pro-Trump super PAC says those steps, when taken together, violate a handful of Florida laws about officeholders’ accepting illegal gifts.
“This letter provides ample evidence to support a finding of probable cause by the Florida Commission on Ethics that Governor DeSantis, in concert with certain associated political committees, political consultants and a 501(c)(4) organization, has solicited and received millions of dollars’ worth of illegal gifts in violation of Florida State ethics laws and the Florida Constitution,” the draft complaint reads.
How many muscles to you think Make America Again Inc. pulled with all those reaches? At least as many as these clowns did:
The Make America Great Again movement was birthed to stop career politicians who use public service to amass personal wealth and power. An investigation by the Florida Ethics Commission must occur as soon as possible. https://t.co/eF30wZbIt6
— MAGA War Room (@MAGAIncWarRoom) March 15, 2023
I tried to warn Team DeSantis that Ron was breaking Florida Law by campaigning for President without resigning as Governor.
The punishment for breaking this law is a small fine, as well as being INELIGIBLE to run for President this time around.
Good luck in 2028! pic.twitter.com/bYBQbcBrmK
— Alex Sheppard 🇺🇸 (@NotAlexSheppard) March 15, 2023
Ron DeSantis wants to be Brutus.
He envies Donald Trump.
How funny is it that on the Ides of March, President Trump’s Super PAC filed an ETHICS COMPLAINT against @GovRonDeSantis for his Shadow Presidential Campaign intended to kill off MAGA?
Et tu, Brute? @RonDeSantisFL
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) March 15, 2023
LOLaura LOLoomer. That’s who’s getting behind the ethics complaint. Very Serious People.
For what it’s worth, here’s how Team DeSantis has responded to the ethics complaint:
DeSantis team responds to the @Mdixon55 scoop on the MAGA Inc. ethics complaint https://t.co/AXHYmAXoI7 pic.twitter.com/CZj4NKze3R
— Amanda Terkel (@aterkel) March 15, 2023
Heh.
Declared candidates like Donald Trump don’t file ethics complaints against undeclared candidates like @RonDeSantisFL unless they are scared of them.
— Cryptid Politics 🇺🇸 (@CryptidPolitics) March 15, 2023
It’s true.
And based on what we’ve all seen from Team Trump’s campaign against Ron DeSantis so far, there’s really no conclusion to draw other than that Trump is downright terrified of Ron DeSantis.
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