Donald Trump’s Claims of Contributions to Ron DeSantis’ Win in 2018 Election Debunked

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has made another false claim involving Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. The former president earlier asserted in November that he sent in agents and U.S. attorneys to prevent an alleged "ballot theft" during the 2018 election in Florida.

However, the Federal Bureau of Investigation sent a letter to NBC News dated March 6 that it had searched its Central Records System but was "unable to identify records" related to Trump's claims.

It was in response to a reporter's Freedom of Information Act request.

On November 10, Trump claimed that he delivered a 2018 election win to DeSantis by having FBI agents intervene to stop election fraud in Broward County.

Trump said on his social media platform Truth Social that the alleged ballot theft immediately stopped when he sent FBI and U.S. attorneys. He added that he stopped DeSantis's election "from being stolen."

The former president did not offer any supporting evidence to back up his claims.

Donald Trump's Claims Debunked

The former president claimed that the Republican governor would be working at a "law firm" or maybe "Pizza Hut" had he not intervened to endorse him in the gubernatorial primary, as reported by Raw Story.

The Washington Post noted that 2018 was a good year for Democrats, except for Florida. DeSantis won by about 30,000 votes, while Rick Scott won the election to the Senate by about 10,000.

Meanwhile, DeSantis' gubernatorial race had already been called, with the Associated Press declaring DeSantis the winner of the gubernatorial race around two days before.

The vote counting continued; there were not enough outstanding votes to possibly alter the outcome.

The media outlet earlier reported that there was no evidence that Trump shut down the alleged "election fraud" and called FBI agents to do so.

Donald Trump Vs. Ron DeSantis

Trump told the crowd in Davenport, Iowa that they have to remember that DeSantis was a disciple of Paul Ryan, "who is a RINO loser." RINO is an abbreviation for Republican in Name Only.

He added that he is also not a fan of Mitt Romney, citing that the Republican lawmaker "lost his election."

Trump went on to say that DeSantis reminds him a lot of Romney, according to ABC News Go.

DeSantis has yet to declare his candidacy for a White House run. He is being slated to go against Trump for the Republican Party's presidential nominations.

Despite his lack of official filing, he has privately indicated to allies that he plans to launch his candidacy in May or June, according to sources familiar with his political plans.

The Florida governor did not directly comment on Trump's attack but addressed it in a tweet disavowing "political indoctrination" in universities.

Trump then focused on DeSantis's track record while he was a member of Congress while addressing the governor's stance on certain matters, such as DeSantis's support of a bill that would end the Renewable Fuel Standard.

He then said he regretted endorsing DeSantis for governor in 2018, saying that DeSantis "was dead as a doornail."

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Written by: Mary Webber

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