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Signed Letters, Mar-a-Lago Dinners: Trump's Personal Touch in Fighting DeSantis [View all]
The former president has found a way to connect with Florida’s congressional delegation in a way that Gov. Ron DeSantis has not.When Anna Paulina Luna’s father was killed in a car crash in January 2022, she received notes from two prominent Florida Republicans.
One was from former President Donald J. Trump, a condolence letter that he signed, “Donald.”
The second letter came not from Gov. Ron DeSantis, but from his wife, Casey.
The letters meant something to Ms. Luna, who was endorsed by both Mr. Trump and Mr. DeSantis in the House race she won last year. But in the end, she backed Mr. Trump for president in 2024.
“Trump’s operation is personal,” Ms. Luna said in an interview on Capitol Hill, hours before flying to Mar-a-Lago for a dinner with Mr. Trump and the Florida congressional lawmakers who have endorsed him. “You take the time to actually get to know the people you’re going to be working with and that does make a difference.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/20/us/politics/trump-desantis-2024.html
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