Pardoned soldiers are Trump's special guests at closed-door fundraiser in Aventura
He also pulled an unusual move, bringing on stage Army 1st Lt. Clint Lorance and Maj. Mathew Golsteyn, who Trump pardoned last month for cases involving war crimes. Lorance was serving a 19-year sentence for ordering his soldiers shoot at unarmed men in Afghanistan, and Golsteyn was to stand trial for the 2010 extrajudicial killing of a suspected bomb maker.
The president spoke for over an hour, doing impressions of Democrats like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and joking about the slim physique of Ohio congressman — and former wrestler — Jim Jordan, who was in attendance. He also introduced his son-in-law and senior advisor, Jared Kushner, and North Florida Congressman Mike Waltz.
Trump spent a large part of the speech, attendees told the Herald, praising Florida Republicans for their work in the state.
At one point he called on stage Attorney General Ashley Moody, Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis and all of the Republican state lawmakers in attendance. He especially praised Gov. Ron DeSantis, who he calls “a good guy.”
“DeSantis is always up in Washington bugging me for federal aid and federal money,” said Trump, speaking during the Statesman’s Dinner, held at the JW Marriott Turnberry Resort and Spa in Aventura. “He is unabashed in making asks for Florida.”
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