{"id":1025089,"date":"2023-08-07T16:40:57","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T16:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1025089"},"modified":"2023-08-07T16:40:57","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T16:40:57","slug":"reminder-ron-desantis-is-a-repeat-election-denier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/reminder-ron-desantis-is-a-repeat-election-denier\/","title":{"rendered":"REMINDER: Ron DeSantis Is a Repeat Election Denier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As Ron DeSantis attempts to reboot his disaster of a campaign, he\u2019s now trying to spin his yearslong record of supporting election conspiracy theories and January 6 insurrectionists\u2026 but has Ron DeSantis met Ron DeSantis?
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DeSantis has said he\u2019d consider pardoning some January 6 insurrectionists \u2014 including rioters and people charged with assaulting law enforcement. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hill<\/a>: \u201cDeSantis says he\u2019ll consider pardoning Jan. 6 defendants, including Trump\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Independent<\/a>: \u201cFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday said he would \u2018aggressively\u2019 use presidential pardons to free people who\u2019ve been charged or convicted of crimes \u2013 including former President Donald Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hill<\/a>: \u201c\u2018I\u2019m going to do on day one, I will have folks that will get together and look at all these cases, who people are victims of weaponization or political targeting, and we will be aggressive in issuing pardons,\u2019 DeSantis said on \u2018The Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show\u2019 podcast when asked about whether he will consider pardoning Jan. 6 defendants, including Trump, who is currently facing a federal investigation over his role on Jan. 6.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DeSantis has a long history of downplaying the violence from the January 6 insurrection \u2014 and it was as recent as this summer that DeSantis publicly refused to admit Trump lost the 2020 election.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rolling Stone<\/a>: \u201cRon DeSantis Still Can\u2019t Bring Himself to Admit Trump Lost in 2020\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WFLA<\/a>: \u201cGov. Ron DeSantis still wouldn\u2019t say if he believes President Joe Biden was \u2018duly and legally elected\u2019 in 2020. \u2026 Although DeSantis has been asked the question before, 8 On Your Side found no record of him actually answering it, in print or on-air.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cGov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday condemned the commemoration of the violent Jan. 6 Capitol riots as a way for Democrats and the news media to \u2018smear\u2019 supporters of former President Donald Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tampa Bay Times<\/a>: \u201cOn Jan. 6 anniversary, DeSantis disputes that Capitol attack was an \u2018insurrection\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DeSantis has even used his power in office to support election deniers and insurrectionists.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

USA Today<\/a>: \u201cShe stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6. Then Gov. Ron DeSantis made her a state regulator\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN<\/a>: \u201cDeSantis recently embarked on a national tour to boost the campaigns of some of the most fervent election deniers nominated by his party this cycle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

HuffPost<\/a>: \u201cDeSantis Gives Interview To Jan. 6 Attendee Wearing \u2018Three Percenters\u2019 Militia Insignia\u201d
NPR<\/a>: \u201cFlorida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, recently tapped one of his allies in the Florida House to become the new secretary of state. The new elections chief, Cord Byrd, has a history of sparring with Democrats and, when asked, he has refused to say Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As Ron DeSantis attempts to reboot his disaster of a campaign, he\u2019s now trying to spin his yearslong record of supporting election conspiracy theories and January 6 insurrectionists\u2026 but has Ron DeSantis met Ron DeSantis? DeSantis has said he\u2019d consider pardoning some January 6 insurrectionists \u2014 including rioters and people charged with assaulting law enforcement.  […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1025089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nREMINDER: Ron DeSantis Is a Repeat Election Denier - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/reminder-ron-desantis-is-a-repeat-election-denier\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-08-07T16:40:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/reminder-ron-desantis-is-a-repeat-election-denier\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/reminder-ron-desantis-is-a-repeat-election-denier\/\",\"name\":\"REMINDER: Ron DeSantis Is a Repeat Election Denier - 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