Ron DeSantis’s claim he sent military equipment to Israel unravels
Ron DeSantis is receiving pushback from Israeli diplomats, Florida Democrats and the White House after he falsely claimed credit for a gun-running operation to assist Israel’s military operations in Gaza.
The Florida governor and 2024 presidential hopeful declared on Thursday that he had worked with Israel’s consul general in Miami to send military equipment, including drones, body armor and helmets.
His office, according to Reuters, said it had worked to “get weapons and ammunition to Israel through private parties” as part of his high-profile “rescue operation”. The operation involved sending humanitarian supplies on chartered planes and returning from Israel hundreds of US citizens who wanted to come home following the Hamas attacks.
His boast, however, started to unravel when Maor Elbaz-Starinsky, Israel’s consul general, told the news agency he had not asked for DeSantis’s help, and that the governor’s involvement was limited to smoothing paperwork requirements for a previously arranged shipment of “rifle parts” ordered by his government.
DeSantis claims to have violated the United States Constitution.
Article I, Section 10, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution:
He’s not poor enough for consequences though. 🤷🏼♂️
And/or the Logan Act.
Ain't nobody got time for acts!
Everyone knows the US Constitution consists only of the Second Amendment which shall always be interpreted in the most maximalist way possible.
Only the second half of the Second Amendment.
He’s done that, too. Just violating that article with abandon lately.
Slow down there turbo. The Constitution isn't meant to be actually read... The plebs must stay ignorant.
Booo!!!
DeSantis: I helped do a genocide!
Genociders: no you the fuck did not
What's more sad than arming genocidal extremists? Lying about it for clout
Of course it does - otherwise it would be arms trafficking. It was absurd the moment he said it.
Ron: "Please! I'm relevant!"
Ron is not relevant. He’s DeShitStain left behind by the orange turd
DeSantis in customs at the Hague begging the international criminal court to convict him of abetting war crimes but they keep just shaking their heads behind the security gate and telling him "maybe next time"
Bro, you're losing to fat oaf criminal. All you're able to do is hate on gay and trans people. Give it up.
Why does the governor of Florida have a stockpile of weapons? Why can a governor send shipments of weapons to another country without going through the federal government? This guy may have just outed himself as violating serious laws.
Understanding any response would be extremely complex it's clear there are some states that are actively flaunting disobedience to the clearly defined lines separating federal and state mandates.
The feds need to ratchet down on this shit but at the same time when the Republicans win the presidency or Senate again it will simply embolden them further where new precedents have been set.
Don't worry about it, he just needs to get his quota of lying in to be eligible for the nomination....
Fuck did he send, gators? Fuck outta here.
Ron wanting to play big man as only a short man can.
What a dumb comment.
It's not true of all short guys my man.
It's just a dumb comment. Short and tall people can just as easily be the same way. Base your opinions on what a person does, not on their body. It's wild that i even have to say that. Black people aren't X, fat people aren't Y, short people aren't Z.
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