DeSantis refuses to back scandal-plagued Republican ahead of Florida’s primary

Despite his many controversies, Rep. Cory Mills of Florida is running for re-election. Plenty of Republicans are not OK with that.

The Aug. 18 contests will also be the first since the Sunshine State implemented new congressional maps that experts believe will give Republicans an edge in four House districts come the November midterm elections.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday became the latest elected Republican to declare he would not support Rep. Cory Mills’s (R) reelection bid in Florida’s 7th Congressional District. “I have not endorsed Cory Mills, and I do not support Cory Mills,” the Florida governor said when asked during a Friday press conference,

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) refused to endorse incumbent Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) as he faces a competitive Republican primary next week. “I have not endorsed Cory Mills, and I do not support Cory Mills,” DeSantis said Friday at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, not far from Florida’s 7th Congressional

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said during a press conference on Friday that he does not support Rep. Cory Mills' (R-FL) reelection campaign.

Bilzerian is a well-known antisemitic conspiracy theorist and podcaster. He is currently running against Congressman Randy Fine in the August 18th Republican primary in Florida’s 6th District.