Trump blows off DeSantis's 'direct plea' to cancel Florida rally in wake of condo collapse https://www.rawstory.com/ron-desantis-2653604235/ Former President Donald Trump is reportedly blowing off a request from a longtime ally to cancel his planned Florida rally. The Washington Examiner reports that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made a "direct plea" to Trump to at least postpone a planned rally in the wake of the collapse of a condominium in the town of Surfside. One Florida Republican tells the Examiner that Trump needs to "read the room" and understand that now is not the appropriate time for a campaign rally while Floridians are grieving for friends and family members who died in the collapsed building. However, so far these pleas are falling on deaf ears. "Nobody wants to cancel," one source described as "close to Trump" tells the publication. One problem is that Trump's political operation is being led by Susie Wiles, who had a falling out with DeSantis after working on his successful 2018 gubernatorial campaign. "Because Ron DeSantis doesn't want it, she's gonna make sure it happens," one GOP operative tells the Examiner. "The governor supports the president, but something awful just happened in his state."
In other related news.... all across Florida we are seeing other Condo structures being declared as unsafe over the past few days. Did local governments in Florida even attempt to enforce standard construction specifications over the past decades? Were they all bribed to ignore the flaws? Just one example... Florida condo units declared unsafe amid new building scrutiny https://nypost.com/2021/06/30/72-florida-condo-units-declared-unsafe-amid-new-building-scrutiny/ Residents of a Florida condo were told they should leave their homes Wednesday after local officials declared parts of the property “unsafe,” a report said. Walkways could crumble at the three-building complex in Kissimmee, outside of Orlando, the Osceola County Building Department warned 72 residents on Wednesday, Fox 35 Orlando reported. The alert came after an engineering report and amid heightened scrutiny across the country over potential hazards of deteriorating infrastructure sparked by the deadly condo collapse in Surfside, Fla. “Osceola County acted quickly in the best interest of public safety by declaring the structures unsafe on Wednesday morning, which was an immediate action after it learned of the engineering report performed on behalf of the Condominium Association/management company,” county spokesman Mark Pino told the TV station. The inspection was initiated prior to the Surfside tragedy and the integrity of the building itself isn’t in question, Pino said, according to the station. The spokesman didn’t immediately respond to an email from The Post late Wednesday. The collapse of the 12-story Champlain Tower South last Thursday after a litany of structural problems noted over the years has many municipal officials scrambling to avoid a repeat. Audits of older buildings have been ordered in municipalities, including in Miami-Dade County, where Surfside is located. Miami-Dade County’s Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that she is hoping the collapse is an anomaly although sinking buildings are an issue in that part of the state. The reason for the building collapse hasn’t been determined. There are 18 people confirmed dead and 145 people still missing as rescue and recovery efforts continue.
If you believe it is fake news -- then go contact the many reporters in multiple news outlets who pushed it... and explain to them why it is fake news and they should retract the story. In the meantime we will just be aghast at tone-deaf Trump holding a rally in Florida in the middle of a state of emergency with a large casualty crisis event.
Gov. Ron DeSantis Cancels Appearance At Trump Rally As DeSantis focuses on rescue efforts at a South FL condo collapse, he won't appear at Donald Trump's Sarasota rally Saturday, reports said. https://patch.com/florida/sarasota/gov-ron-desantis-cancels-appearance-trump-rally-report
There would be no reason to do that when I can easily determine what news is real and what's fake-----to a tune of 99 percent accuracy.
It's the embellishments by the media and leakers to sensationalize that are disgusting. Sometimes there will be a grain of truth, but the media, and leaker, embellishments make the entire article fake news.