Florida governor defends migrant flights to Martha's Vineyard, suggests more to come

[AZLD4Candidate]

Source: AOL News

MARTHA'S VINEYARD, Mass. (Reuters) - Florida's Republican governor on Friday defended his decision to fly dozens of migrants to the wealthy vacation island of Martha's Vineyard from Texas, and said similar actions could follow as a political dispute over border security deepened in the run-up to U.S. elections in November.

DeSantis claimed credit for a pair of chartered flights on Wednesday that carried around 50 migrants to Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, as part of a broader Republican effort to shift responsibility for border crossers to Democratic leaders.

At a news conference in Daytona Beach, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis blamed Democratic President Joe Biden for what he portrayed as a failure to stop migrants from crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, as a record 1.8 million have been arrested this fiscal year.

DeSantis said the Florida Legislature set aside $12 million to transport migrants out of the state and that his government would likely use the funds "to protect Florida."

Read more: https://www.aol.com/news/tears-uncertainty-migrants-depart-marthas-165841680-201548322.html

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History lesson from a history teacher:

To convince Jews to leave the ghetto and get on the trains willingly, the Nazis told them they would be going east to better housing, to bring their tools because they would have jobs, and would have plenty to eat while the worked.

It seems Republicans are following the same playbook, only altered a bit.

[nuxvomica]

1. Arrest him now!

I can't believe any of this is legal.

[GreenWave]

21. If they do it soon,

It would inspire our base.

[CrispyQ]

2. "...as a record 1.8 million have been arrested this fiscal year."

That sounds like Biden's doing his job, to me. ??? What do they want him to do? Stop them from coming? And how would he do that? Turn America into a shithole country like the right wants to do? Ya know, that might work.

JFC, these people.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Republican raging race and class warfare

[Ritabert]

4. Interesting that he couldn't find 50 migrants in Florida

...to send. He claims they're overrun. Instead he sends people to Texas to mislead people into getting on a plane.

[Ray Bruns]

5. As long as the Florida taxpayer is footing the bill, he can ship them to wherever he wants.

Someone needs to make sure that these are not federal funds.

[bronxiteforever]

6. Seize the planes and buses. Arrest the traffickers, drivers and pilots.

Violation of state law against Human trafficking.

[keithbvadu2]

7. Will he be sending them with the same fraudulent documents?

Will he be sending them with the same fraudulent documents?

HEY! Now they're 'documented'.

[RAB910]

8. DeSantis- "If Hitler could do it, why can't I?"

[William Seger]

9. But DeSatan had to import his prop brown people from Texas

... and is now saying that spending the allocated money "to protect Florida" was justified because he's pretty sure they were all headed for Florida!

[jalan48]

10. DeSantis is laughing at us and basically saying, what are you going to do about it libs?

[Traildogbob]

11. Bus GITMO detainees

To DeSatans home. They have been held 20 years without charges, hell being Muslims in Florida is a much worse penalty for them. Fly their families in from their ally country Saudi Arabia. Those max gun laws may backfire.
Obviously not gonna happen. But I would not allow a fucking penny of federal funds to these two dick-tater states when hurricanes trash them this season. They insist on being their own little countries, with pure hate of our federal government and laws, fuck em, cut em lose.

[Scalded Nun]

12. Announce the beginning of planning for base/federal closures in FL and TX.

Why keep so many federal resources in insurrectionist states?

Cut transportation funding as well. They obviously do not need the money since they have so much to squander on these stunts.

[Jughead]

13. Maybe

Maybe he should offer a free ride out of Florida to his poor residents. I’m sure many would like the opportunity to leave his shithole.

[Thunderbeast]

14. Florida has a large population of Cuban refugees

While they have been reliable Republican voters, many of them identify with the plight of their brown-skinned brethren from Venezuela.

This stunt may pay off for Charlie Crist.

[Wingus Dingus]

15. DeSadist needs to answer for fraud RE federal resources to pull off his stunt.

Edit to add: pull federal money from FL. Hurricanes, immigration, whatever it takes--pull it. Make the people of Florida suffer.

[orangecrush]

16. BOYCOTT FLORIDA, ARIZONA AND TEXAS

Full fucking boycott.

[world wide wally]

17. WTF does that have to do with Texas?

Asking for a friend

[AZLD4Candidate]

18. Abbott shipped migrants from TX to FL so DeSantis could do his little Nazi-like PR stunt

[world wide wally]

20. I tought they went straight from San Antonio to MV.

[LeftInTX]

23. Abbott is denying it, but I have my doubts

[mn9driver]

19. A page out of the GQP playbook.

When caught red handed in a crime, double down. The Justice system is toothless, or else will fall all over itself to avoid the appearance of political bias, which is just as good.

And if you’re running for President they will never touch you.

[ificandream]

24. Send planes to Texas and Florida and dump lots of manure on the governors' lawns

[Roy Rolling]

25. Please, please, please

Do it. Challenge the entire U.S. immigration and human trafficking laws.

Do it. Hire a videographer to film your arrest.

Do it. Follow the results as none of your MAGA spawn give a shit.

Do it. Prove to the world you are all hat and no cattle.

[twodogsbarking]

26. Not current but relevant.

https://trac.syr.edu/immigration/reports/637/

[Initech]

27. Why aren't we calling out Fox and talk radio?

Desantis is a boiling, festering piece of shit, but if we don't start holding the source for this cruel and inhumane act accountable, there's going to be more. So let's go after what's enabling this shit - Fox, megachurches, and talk radio.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

28. But how did they end up in Florida Governor?

If they are crossing at the US/Mexican border? I don't think your state borders Mexico, does it?

[Stuart G]

29. K and R...Thanks for posting..

[mackdaddy]

30. One discussion said that the cost of the Charter Flights worked out to $12,000 per person.

Sounds like squandering Florida state resources to fly people from Texas to Florida to the North East.

[Initech]

31. We need to start hammering conservative talk now!

Desantis did this to score points with conservative talk listeners. We need to start calling out these fuckers for egging on these cruel and inhumane acts. Otherwise, nothing will change. Because he'll keep doing this shit until we start attacking the root source of our problems: conservative media.

[sakabatou]

32. Cruelty is the definition of the GOP