Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign has laid off staffers as a cost-cutting measure as donations for his expiring 2024 campaign began to slow.
The campaign let go ‘less than ten’ staffers in the event planning department on Thursday.
NBC news described the layoffs as a cost-cutting measure.
A source told Politics that the staffers may soon find a role with the super-PAC Never Back Down, which is not technically connected to the campaign.
DeSantis also announced that his campaign raised $20 million in the first six weeks after he announced his candidacy for president.
While that’s a solid number, it’s been discovered that more than a third of the money — $5.8 million of $16.8 million — came from donors who gave more than $200, in the first 10 days of the campaign was given. It launched on May 24, which means DeSantis has been running for 52 days.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign continues to show signs of stagnation as they laid off a number of employees this week and saw some troubling funding numbers
Other problematic numbers, Politico reported, include more than $3 million of the money raised being untouchable by DeSantis until after the primary is over and only $2.8 million from small donors, a number likely to be used by President Trump. trampled.
The Florida governor was seen as a potential thorn in the side of former President Donald Trump in 2024, but polls show he is still significantly behind Trump in a crowded Republican primary.
DeSantis has faced constant criticism for his subpar personal performances and a fixation on an anti-woke agenda that even some conservatives say has become too all-consuming.
DeSantis continued his campaign Saturday, he would replace Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds as a potential running mate, should he win the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, he dismissed former President Donald Trump’s recent complaints about her as “totally out of control.”
“Of course,” DeSantis said when asked if he would consider running for a second Republican term. “I mean, she’s one of the top civil servants in America.”
Trump last week criticized Reynolds, immensely popular among the state’s GOP base, for her apparently cozy relationship with DeSantis, while declaring her public neutrality as the leading Republican figure in the state to host the first presidential primary in less than six months .
Reynolds has appeared with other GOP White House candidates but moderated talks with DeSantis and his wife Casey DeSantis, while also attending Trump’s first campaign event in Iowa last March.
DeSantis noted that he and Reynolds banter about their similar records and the playful rivalry between the two states, where conservative policies have evolved rapidly this year.
Reynolds was notably greeted with a sustained standing ovation when she appeared Friday at a presidential candidate forum attended by DeSantis and five others and signed a stern abortion ban in front of the audience of about 2,000 Christian conservatives.
DeSantis also announced that his campaign raised $20 million in the first six weeks after announcing his candidacy for president
Fundraising numbers were solid, but likely to be taken by former President Donald Trump, who maintains a big lead in the polls
On Trump’s social media platform Truth Social, the former president took credit for opening up the governorship to Reynolds, who assumed the role after Republican Governor Terry Branstad became U.S. ambassador to China during the Trump administration.
“Now she wants to stay ‘NEUTRAL,'” Trump wrote, adding that he would not invite her to his campaign events.
Trump will be in Iowa Tuesday to participate in a town hall-style event with Fox News Channel host Sean Hannity.
Elected on his own in 2018 and easily re-elected last year, Reynolds has been named as a potential running mate for 2024, though Iowa GOP insiders have suggested the former rural county senator and treasurer was ambivalent about the role.
DeSantis, who campaigned in Iowa Friday and Saturday, said voters approached him to express their dismay at Trump’s criticism of Reynolds.
Polls conducted since early July show Trump leading DeSantis by 26 to 41 points.
Leaning conservatively American greatness showed a slightly smaller gap in Iowa in a poll conducted 10 days ago, with Trump leading DeSantis 44 to 21 in the all-important caucus.
In the most recent South Carolina poll, where the canvasser’s video came from, Trump leads DeSantis 41 to 18 in a poll taken June 20-21.
DeSantis continued his campaign Saturday, he would consider Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds as a potential running mate
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds (left) remains neutral in the 2024 presidential primaries, but Team Trump worries she’s gotten too cozy with Trump’s main rival, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (right)
The ex-president slammed Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, suggesting she owed her governorship to him after he nominated Governor Terry Branstad to serve as his ambassador to China in 2017, leading her to the position of governor elevated.
The Trump campaign said on Wednesday he raised $35 million almost doubled during the second quarter of the year what he collected during the first three months of the year.
The money was collected from April to June between his main campaign account and a joint fundraising account, which is used for expenses such as paying his legal bills.
Trump’s fundraising has exploded since he was indicted in New York and Florida, and he faces additional investigations that could further undermine his ability to raise money.
President Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee have raised more than $72 million for his re-election bid in the 10 weeks since he announced his 2024 candidacy, his campaign announced Friday, in a strong but not record-breaking performance by an incumbent.