Instead of campaigning in New Hampshire or South Carolina, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis should return to the Sunshine State and “do the job the people of Florida elected him to do,” said Republican Greg Steube. Florida) spoke to Breitbart News on Tuesday in response to former President Donald Trump's historic policies. Win the Iowa caucuses.
“This race is over before it even begins,” Steube said in an exclusive statement to Breitbart News. “The Republican Party firmly supports President Trump, the leader of our party.”
Greg Steube (R-Florida) speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Saturday, July 10, 2021 in Dallas, Texas, USA. (Dylan Hollingsworth/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“Instead of flying to South Carolina or New Hampshire while the Florida Legislature is in session, the governor should return to Tallahassee and do the job Floridians elected him to do,” Steube added.
His remarks followed Trump's extraordinary performance in Iowa on Monday night. sweep The Iowa caucuses were the biggest victory in history. Trump won 51% of the vote, nearly 30 points ahead of DeSantis, who had an approval rating of 21.2%. That's more than 30,000 more votes than his closest rival in Trump's column.
Nevertheless, the DeSantis campaign and its allies launched accusations of “election interference” after the media pointed out that there was an inevitable 30 minutes left until the race started.
It is completely outrageous that the media would call a campaign and participate in election interference before tens of thousands of Iowans have cast their votes. The media is pro-Trump and this is the worst example ever.
— Andrew Romeo (@andrewromeo33) January 16, 2024
The district I'm in hasn't even voted yet, yet the media is trying to make the election Trump.
— Jeremy Redfern (@JeremyRedfernFL) January 16, 2024
When Fox sent out this “breaking news,” people in the precinct I was watching in Des Moines were still speaking, and not even voting. Corporate media interference in elections. https://t.co/0SpmGfojsq
— Christina Pushaw 🐊 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) January 16, 2024
Mr. DeSantis finished a distant second despite making 99 county tours, spending millions of dollars and receiving several endorsements from the Hawkeye State's top leaders.
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Mr. Steube is one of several Republicans in Congress to fully support Mr. Trump early last year.
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“I am pleased and honored to support Donald J. Trump as a candidate for president in 2024,” the Florida congressman told Newsmax's Rob Schmidt in April 2023.
“He is the only one who can reverse all these disastrous policies of the Biden administration from day one,” Steube continued.
“We need to right all the wrongs that happened under this administration, right what's happening in Afghanistan, support our military and veterans, and do what the America First Agenda stands for. . That's one person: Donald Trump,''' Steube continued, adding that Trump is “widely popular in my district” and across Florida as well.
“I am honored to add my support to President Trump's long list of endorsements,” he added.
Breaking news: Florida state legislators @gregsteube I support Donald Trump as a presidential candidate!
He joins other America First Patriots from Florida including: @mattgaetz, @ByronDonald, @CoryMillsFL and @realannapaulina as a team #Maga. pic.twitter.com/HeiwWYF8sS
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) April 18, 2023
Steube also celebrated Trump's historic victory on social media Monday night.
“Congratulations President @realDonaldTrump on your big win in Iowa! MAGA,” he wrote.
Congratulations, Mr. President. @realDonaldTrump About the big win in Iowa! Maga🇺🇸
— Greg Steube (@gregsteube) January 16, 2024
