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TexasTowelie

(111,931 posts)
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 05:58 AM Mar 2021

Exiled to Mar-a-Lago, Trump and his grievances drive Florida Legislature's agenda

As they start their two-month session, Republicans in the Florida Legislature are seeking to address some of Donald Trump’s biggest grievances, showcasing that the former president’s political clout remains immense in his home state.

Trump’s favorite targets — Big Tech, China, Antifa and election fraud — are also at the top of the agenda for the GOP-controlled Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis.

State lawmakers will consider bills imposing new regulations on social media companies, cracking down on rioting, targeting Chinese espionage and responding to Trump’s myth that voting shenanigans cost him the election.

Trump has inspired a new generation of Republican politicians who are looking to make their mark and boost their status with conservative voters, said state Rep. Evan Jenne, co-leader of House Democrats.

Read more: https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/fl-ne-trump-legislative-session-20210302-mqhaqdyqh5emfox3ogvtb4kx44-story.html
(South Florida Sun-Sentinel)

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Exiled to Mar-a-Lago, Trump and his grievances drive Florida Legislature's agenda (Original Post) TexasTowelie Mar 2021 OP
FL is his home state..... secondwind Mar 2021 #1
um.. nothing about the pandemic, nor about climate change as Florida sinks. just riversedge Mar 2021 #2
I guess when the op mentions "conservative voters" it really means the far-right nazi abqtommy Mar 2021 #3
I cringe every time Dreampuff Mar 2021 #4

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)
3. I guess when the op mentions "conservative voters" it really means the far-right nazi
Wed Mar 3, 2021, 07:42 AM
Mar 2021

fascists that think it's their right to be treasonous traitorous insurrectionists that are
literally poisoning the village well. Conservative they ain't!

Dreampuff

(778 posts)
4. I cringe every time
Mon Mar 8, 2021, 11:57 AM
Mar 2021

It's mentioned that Florida is his home state. Isn't there an island somewhere in the middle of no-man's-land that he could buy and be his own little ruler?

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