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DEMS: “Amateur Hour,” “Horrendous,” “Disastrous”: The DeSantis 2024 Launch in Headlines

Published

3 years ago

May 25, 2023

Governor Ron DeSantis has fun with the audience at during his speech on opening day of CPAC 2022 at the Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando Thursday, February 24, 2022. (J. Willie David III/Florida National News photo)

We’ll let the headlines speak for themselves.

Washington Post: Twitter repeatedly crashes as DeSantis tries to make presidential announcement
New York Times: DeSantis Stumbles Out of the Gate With a Twitter Meltdown
New York Times: Elon Musk’s Event With Ron DeSantis Exposes Twitter’s Weaknesses
CNBC: Twitter glitches plague Ron DeSantis’ much-hyped presidential announcement with Elon Musk
NBC News: Start of Ron DeSantis presidential campaign melts down in Twitter problems
Sarasota Herald-Tribune: DeSantis’s presidential announcement on Twitter plagued by technical problems
POLITICO: DeSantis’ launch marked by horrendous tech failures
The Hill: Biden trolls DeSantis over glitchy 2024 launch on Twitter Spaces
USA Today: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential announcement on Twitter plagued by technical problems
Business Insider: DeSantis’ 2024 Twitter launch off to disastrous start
FOX News: AMATEUR HOUR: Much-hyped Ron DeSantis presidential announcement a disaster on Twitter

FOX News: Twitter Spaces crashes repeatedly during DeSantis 2024 announcement
CNN: The DeSantis-Musk alliance was a year in the making
CBS News: Ron DeSantis’ 2024 presidential launch plagued by technical problems
Washington Post: Can Ron DeSantis emerge from Trump’s shadow?
Independent: Ron DeSantis news – live: Elon Musk’s Twitter Spaces crashes ruining Florida governor’s 2024 campaign launch
The Verge: Elon Musk fails to launch Ron DeSantis in disastrous Twitter Space
TMZ: RON DESANTIS TWITTER CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCEMENT A MESS … Disaster Unfolds As Servers Overload
Daily Mail: ‘I’m running for president to lead our Great American Comeback’: Ron DeSantis 2024 run starts in utter chaos as Twitter event with Elon Musk CRASHES multiple times (but at least he shared his video asking for ‘sanity’ back in society’)

Daily Mail: ‘Biggest fail in campaign launches in history’: Ron DeSantis is mocked for shambolic Twitter room presidential announcement with Elon Musk that crashes five times and leaves users bamboozled
US News: DeSantis Campaign Announcement on Twitter Stumbles, Sputters and Dies
Newsweek: Ron DeSantis ‘Disastrous’ 2024 Launch Marred by Twitter Glitches
Tallahassee Democrat: Live updates: DeSantis attempts to announce presidential candidacy amid Twitter Spaces failure
Daily Beast: Very Online and Very Glitchy: DeSantis Announces for President
Florida Politics: ‘In loving memory’: Lincoln Project eulogizes Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign upon launch
Financial Times: Ron DeSantis struggles for lift-off as campaign launch nears
The Independent: Ron DeSantis 2024 launch with Elon Musk derailed by tech issues amid awkward jokes about ‘melting servers’
Business Insider: DeSantis’ campaign launch on Twitter with Elon Musk off to a disastrous start as the site repeatedly crashes
Daily Caller: Elon Musk’s Twitter Space For Ron DeSantis Fails, Glitches On First Try
The Messenger: Elon Musk and Ron DeSantis Campaign Launch Interview on Twitter Plagued by Tech Issues
AL.com: Joe Biden, Donald Trump Jr. mock glitchy Ron DeSantis campaign launch on Twitter Spaces?
Washington Examiner: Biden capitalizes on DeSantis Twitter Spaces failure
Daily Mail: ’This link works’: Biden mocks Ron DeSantis’ shambolic Twitter Spaces 2024 launch by sharing a tweet to donate to his campaign
Reuters: Twitter crashes during Ron DeSantis US presidential run announcement
Miami Herald: Technical problems mar DeSantis’ presidential announcement on Twitter with Elon Musk

Politics

State Rep. Angie Nixon Condemns Deadly ICE Shooting, Calls for Independent Investigation

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4 days ago

July 10, 2026

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (FNN NEWS) — Following the fatal shooting of 52-year-old father and construction worker Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Houston, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and Florida State Representative Angie Nixon released the following statement:

Statement from Rep. Angie Nixon

“Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was a father who spent decades building homes and providing for his family. He was fatally shot in the street by an ICE agent operating from an unmarked vehicle. My heart breaks for his wife and three sons.

“Our nation faces a moral choice. We must stop investing billions of taxpayer dollars in an agency that, in my view, terrorizes communities, operates with too little accountability, and often conducts enforcement actions without body cameras or clear identification. Those resources should instead be invested in strengthening our communities and helping families meet their basic needs. I believe ICE should be abolished.

“I stand in full solidarity with Lorenzo’s family in calling for a fully independent and transparent investigation into his death. I also call for the immediate release of his brother and the other individuals who were detained during this incident if they are being held without legal justification.”

Key Points

Rep. Angie Nixon expressed condolences to the family of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.
She called for a fully independent and transparent investigation into the fatal shooting.
Nixon criticized ICE’s enforcement practices and renewed her call to abolish the agency.
She urged the release of Lorenzo’s brother and others detained during the incident if their continued detention is not legally justified.

US NATIONAL NEWS

U.S. Expands Sanctions Targeting Iran’s Financial Networks and Regime Financiers

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4 days ago

July 10, 2026

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WASHINGTON (FNN NEWS) — The Trump administration announced a new round of sanctions Friday targeting individuals and businesses accused of helping finance Iran’s ruling elite and facilitating international financial transactions on behalf of the Iranian regime.

The sanctions, announced by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, target a global financial network that U.S. officials say supports Iran’s Supreme Leader and other senior regime officials.

Global Financial Network Targeted

According to the administration, the sanctions focus on Ali Ansari, a Dubai-based Iranian national accused of managing an extensive network of real estate and commercial holdings across multiple countries on behalf of Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of Iran’s Supreme Leader, and other regime insiders.

U.S. officials said the network includes assets and business interests in:

Germany
United Kingdom
Spain
Cyprus
United Arab Emirates
Other international jurisdictions

The administration alleges the network has been used to help Iranian regime officials maintain access to international financial markets.

Currency Exchange Houses Sanctioned

The Treasury Department also imposed sanctions on three Iran-based currency exchange firms and their associated leadership:

Mohammad Darbani and Partners
Lavasani and Partners
Mohsen Khandan and Partners

The sanctions also extend to the firms’ managing partners and affiliated front companies.

According to the administration, these entities allegedly enabled Iran to obtain foreign currency and conduct international financial transactions despite existing U.S. sanctions.

Administration Cites Maximum Pressure Campaign

The White House said the latest designations are part of President Donald Trump’s broader strategy to increase economic pressure on Iran.

Administration officials said they will continue targeting individuals, businesses and financial institutions—including foreign entities—that facilitate illicit Iranian commerce or assist the regime in evading U.S. sanctions.

The administration maintains that the sanctions are intended to pressure Iran to end what it describes as destabilizing activities in the region and to hold accountable those who enable corruption within the Iranian government.

Authorities Used for Sanctions

The sanctions were imposed under multiple executive authorities, including:

Executive Order 13902, targeting Iran’s financial and petroleum sectors.
Executive Order 13876, focusing on Iran’s Supreme Leader and affiliated individuals.
Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886, which provides counterterrorism sanctions authority.

Treasury officials said the latest designations build upon previous actions by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) targeting Iran’s shadow banking system and currency exchange networks.

US NATIONAL NEWS

White House: Trump Administration Deports Convicted Child Sex Offender After Minnesota Pardon

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4 days ago

July 10, 2026

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WASHINGTON (FNN NEWS) — The White House announced Friday that the Trump administration deported a Laotian national convicted of sexually abusing a child after Minnesota officials granted him a pardon.

Conviction and Deportation

According to the White House, Tou Lue Vang, a Laotian national, was convicted in Minnesota of repeatedly sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl. An immigration judge ordered his removal from the United States in 2006.

The White House said Secretary of State Marco Rubio terminated Vang’s legal status, allowing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to carry out his deportation.

White House Criticizes Minnesota Leaders

The administration sharply criticized Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison, alleging they attempted to prevent Vang’s deportation by granting him a pardon.

In a statement, the White House accused the two Democratic leaders of placing the interests of a convicted child sex offender ahead of public safety and federal immigration enforcement.

The administration argued the deportation demonstrates President Donald Trump’s commitment to removing noncitizens convicted of serious crimes from the United States.

Administration Statement

The White House said the case underscores the administration’s immigration enforcement priorities.

“Under President Trump, criminal illegal aliens who rape children will be found, arrested, and removed,” the White House said.

The administration also asserted that state actions would not prevent federal immigration authorities from enforcing U.S. immigration law.

Political Dispute

The case has become part of the broader national debate over immigration enforcement and the relationship between state criminal justice decisions and federal immigration authority.

Minnesota officials have not been included in the White House announcement, and any response from Gov. Walz, Attorney General Ellison or their offices was not immediately available.