DeSantis’ Florida book signing event turns ugly when security guard is ordered to throw Trumpers out
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A group of Donald Trump supporters have been kicked out of a Ron DeSantis book signing event after he allegedly ordered security to throw out fans of the former president.
The Florida governor was at a Books-a-Million store in Leesburg, Florida, on Tuesday when Trump supporters tried to get in on the event.
However, the group was not allowed in, with video of the incident showing a security guard telling them: “I was told to say that anyone wearing Trump has to leave right now.”
The group then boos the order, calling out DeSantis for not supporting “free speech” as tensions rise between Trump and the governor, who is leading the latest Republican poll for a potential Republican presidential nominee.
Supporters of Donald Trump have been told by a security guard that they were not allowed to attend a book signing event for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
It’s the latest friction between allies-turned-rivals Donald Trump (left) and Ron DeSantis (right)
The video, which was shared by conservative Laura Loomer, shows outraged Trump supporters frustrated by the security officer who told them they could not enter.
“DeSantis’s people are there and he made me come out to tell them not to be here while he’s here signing books,” the officer told the group, who was wearing Trump T-shirts and signs.
When the group reiterated that DeSantis does not allow them to demonstrate, they criticized him for being against free speech.
The upset guard then says, ‘Ok. Now you sound like CNN.
After the incident, Loomer said the daily beast: ‘The police showed up and told us we were going to be cited and arrested for trespassing if we didn’t come out because DeSantis didn’t want us inside. That shows that he is a tyrant.
The Leesburg Police Department did not immediately respond to DailyMail.com’s request for comment.
The incident was the latest spat between Trump supporters and DeSantis as the two men are touted as the GOP’s potential pick for the president to take on Joe Biden.
Trump has continued to criticize DeSantis on a regular basis, with the former president recently accusing his former ally of being backed by a “kinky” organization and being a “RINO in disguise.”
The post on Trump’s social media website, Truth Social, came nearly 24 hours after he vowed not to embarrass DeSantis following reports that he privately referred to the Republican governor as “Meatball Ron.”
‘Ron DeSanctimonious wants to cut his Social Security and Medicare, shut down Florida and its beaches, loves RINOS Paul Ryan, Jeb Bush and Karl Rove (disasters ALL!), is backed by Globalist’s Club for NO Growth, Lincoln Pervert Project, & Koch ‘uninspired’: and it only gets worse from there,’ Trump wrote.
It’s a RINO in disguise! he lamented, ‘whose poll numbers are dropping like a rock. Good luck Ron!
Ron DeSantis handing out books at the signing event
Trump supporters, waving flags and signs, called the governor ‘anti-free speech’
The latest slur came after Trump said in a Truth Social post on Saturday that he will not call DeSantis by the nickname ‘Meatball Ron’ because it would be ‘inappropriate’
The floodgates opened against DeSantis when Trump launched the campaign trail late last month. He told reporters on his plane between events in New Hampshire and South Carolina that it would be very “disloyal” if DeSantis launched a 2024 primary ticket against him.
Despite the former president’s attacks, a poll of 1,000 Republicans shows voters’ preference in the 2024 primary is increasingly for DeSantis to be the Republican nominee, even as he faces eight other candidates.
The results of a WPA Intelligence poll conducted February 13-16 and shared with DailyMail.com ahead of publication reveals that DeSantis would also win a head-to-head with Trump by 24 percent.
In the nine-way primary, DeSantis would win overwhelmingly with 40 percent of the Republican vote. This includes candidates who have already been announced and some of the big-name politicians who are likely to join the race in the coming months.
Trump is second in the hypothetical race with 31 percent support, 9 percent behind the Florida governor who, according to several recent polls, is holding steady as the most popular Republican candidate for 2024.
WPA Intelligence director Amanda Iovino said in a statement to DailyMail.com that polls have consistently shown that while concerns are growing about Trump’s ability to be the “face” of the Republican Party, DeSantis’ landslide victory in 2022 in Florida he has continued his momentum as a rising star. from the party.
Former President Donald Trump is in second place with 31%, according to the WPA Intelligence poll shared with DailyMail.com
A hypothetical head-to-head matchup between Trump and DeSantis shows the Florida governor’s lead increasing to 24% ahead of the former president.
“Since the midterms, our polls have consistently found that while former President Trump remains popular with Republicans, Republican primary voters have questions about whether he should continue to be the face and leader of the party,” Iovino said.
‘At the same time, Governor DeSantis’ popularity has grown since his 19-point victory in Florida. This combination appears to be weakening Trump’s position in the primary and strengthening the governor of Florida.”
Trump-era ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, who is also a former governor of South Carolina, got 8 percent of the vote.
He announced his run for president last week with a kick-off event in his home state, which is also an early state in the primary race.
No other candidate included in the WPA hypothetical election has officially announced a candidacy.