DeSantis blasts Washington Post over report he's preparing 2028 presidential bid
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has strongly denied a Washington Post report claiming he is preparing a 2028 presidential campaign. DeSantis labeled the report a fabrication and criticized the use of anonymous sources to generate clicks.
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Make New York Post a Preferred Source Originally Published by: Newsom’s death-row commutations spark DA revolt as prosecutors warn of legal fight Republican state lawmakers reported Omar to the IRS in 2019 California prosecutors slam Newsom's death row commutations Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis fired back Friday at a report that he is preparing another White House bid in 2028, accusing The Washington Post of fabricating claims that he has started reaching out to political consultants about a potential campaign.
“The Washington Post is fabricating this out of whole cloth,” DeSantis wrote on X. “I have not reached out to anybody about running for anything.”
“Just another pathetic attempt to garner clicks. Using anonymous sources of course!” he added.
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