DeSantis Probably Wouldn’t Be Governor Without the Orlando Sentinel Reporter He’s Now Attacking

Sarah Rumpf Jun 11th, 2025, 3:14 pm

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has one thing in common with the man who stomped all over his White House dreams , President Donald Trump : a seething disdain for the media. There’s one Florida reporter to whom DeSantis owes a major debt — arguably even the political career that got him in the presidential conversation at all — but that isn’t stopping the governor from targeting this reporter for attacks.

The latest governor vs. press kerfuffle arises from the Hope Florida scandal , specifically the reporting by Jeffrey Schweers , Capital bureau reporter for .

Hope Florida is a state-created charity program that says it connec

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