'We Have to Deal with It': Donalds Defends Trump’s Gas Prices, Makes Big 20% Insurance Cut Promise
Vance backed Byron Donalds and Ashley Moody while pitching lower insurance premiums, tougher immigration enforcement and government fraud investigations.
- On Thursday, Vice President J.D. Vance rallied Florida Republicans at Lakeland Linder International Airport, urging support for gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds and U.S. Senate candidate Ashley Moody ahead of the midterm elections.
- Republicans face tougher midterm races than anticipated, prompting Vance to visit competitive regions to bolster enthusiasm where GOP candidates now face significant electoral pressure.
- During the Lakeland event, Vance attacked the candidacies of Democrat David Jolly and U.S. Senate candidate Angie Nixon, claiming "Florida is facing one of easiest choices in politics I've ever seen."
- Following the rally, Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon rebuked Vance after he told the crowd she did not "belong in America," writing that he should take his "intrusive agenda somewhere else."
- With 33 days remaining until the midterm elections, polling shows the gubernatorial race between Donalds and Jolly in a dead heat at 44% and 43% respectively, while vote-by-mail ballots are being sent to Floridians.
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The Economic Times
Times of India'We have to deal with it': Donalds defends Trump’s gas prices, makes big 20% insurance cut promise
Republican Florida gubernatorial nominee Byron Donalds delivered remarks at a MAGA rally in Lakeland, where he focused on affordability and his campaign promise to reduce insurance premiums. Donalds said his plan would lower insurance premiums by 20%, a pledge he has repeatedly made as insurance costs remain a major issue for Florida voters.
Sun-Sentinel
Orlando SentinelAngie Nixon slams JD Vance after VP says she doesn’t ‘belong in America’
Vice President JD Vance told a Lakeland crowd Thursday that state Rep. Angie Nixon doesn't "belong in America," drawing a sharp rebuke from the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate.
In Lakeland, JD Vance Says Florida Senate Candidate Angie Nixon ‘Doesn’t Belong in America’
"Get the hell out of here. You don’t belong in America," J.D. Vance said of Florida Senate candidate Angie Nixon as he was campaigning for her opponent and for Byron Donalds against David Jolly in Lakeland Thursday.
JD Vance Lobs Racist Lie-Filled Attack On Angie Nixon
Vice President JD Vance campaigned in Lakeland, Florida Thursday and spewed out a lie-filled racist attack on Democratic Senate nominee Angie Nixon as if he wore a white hood. During a long speech, Vance finally got to Nixon. "You've got some real choice Democrats running in the state of Florida," Vance said. "Look no further than Angie Nixon, the self-described, it's almost too easy to make fun of her, the self-described socialist that the Demo…
Vance speaks at a Republican rally in Florida
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance both hit the campaign trail on Thursday, but headed to heavily Republican areas to shore up lagging enthusiasm in their party ahead of next month’s midterm elections.
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