DeSantis Positions As New Trump At CPAC, Welcomes Attendees To FL’s “Oasis Of Freedom” From Lockdowns

The Hill reports:

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis rallied a crowd at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) to fight the “failed Republican establishment,” highlighting the ongoing battle over the direction of the GOP in the wake of former President Trump’s electoral defeat.

In opening remarks on the second day of CPAC, DeSantis cast himself as an acolyte of Trump and his brand of conservative populism, echoing the former president’s attacks on “open borders,” foreign labor and “military adventurism.”

In doing so, DeSantis previewed a fight to prevent the resurgence of the so-called establishment Republicans, who have challenged Trump’s vision for the party.

Fox News reports:



Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, R., kicked off the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) this year with a roaring speech that paid tribute to his “friend,” the late conservative talk radio icon Rush Limbaugh.

“Rush displayed the courage of his convictions time and time again,” DeSantis said. “Rush was one of the first to fight and win against cancel culture. Rush showed that fighting the left requires strength and that conservatism devoid of backbone is doomed to fail.”

DeSantis, who has been widely named as a potential 2024 presidential hopeful, welcomed out-of-state attendees to Florida’s “oasis of freedom” and celebrated the Sunshine State for steering clear of “oppressive lockdowns.”