President-elect Trump praises Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for pushing for a special legislative session to implement Trump’s expected immigration crackdown.
And Trump urges other governors across the country to follow Florida’s example.
“Thank you Ron, we hope the other governors will follow!” the president-elect said in a social media post on Tuesday.
President-elect Trump is praising Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for pushing for a special legislative session to implement Trump’s expected immigration crackdown. (Scott Olson/Getty Images | AP/Jae C. Hong)
DeSantis is calling for a special legislative session in Florida on Jan. 27, with the goal of putting the state in a position to help implement Trump’s promise of mass deportation of people who entered the U.S. illegally.
The governor is calling for more law enforcement funding and other reforms to help Trump immigration effort.
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“State and local officials in Florida must help the Trump administration enforce our nation’s immigration laws,” DeSantis told reporters Monday.
The governor said, “In order to do this effectively, we will need legislation to impose additional duties on local officials and ensure funding for those local officials. There also needs to be measures to hold people accountable for violating our anti-sanctuary policies and for Florida to take care that we don’t have long-term incentives for people to come into our country illegally.”
Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks as Utah Gov. Spencer Cox listens before President-elect Trump speaks at a meeting with Republican governors at Mar-a-Lago, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
While Republicans enjoy a supermajority in the Florida Legislature, some state GOP leaders are calling the request for a special session “premature.”
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The push from DeSantis and the praise from Trump are the latest sign that the two powerful Republican houses are continuing to mend their relationship after a very nasty showdown during the 2024 GOP. race for the presidential nomination.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 16, 2024. (Reuters/Mike Segar)
DeSantis, a bitter opponent of Trump in 2023 and early last year, made peace with Trump after the former president defeated his rivals to win the nomination and helped raise funds for Trump during the general election. DeSantis also spoke at the Republican National Convention last summer.
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Last month, Trump briefly considered nominating DeSantis as defense secretary if his nominee, Pete Hegseth, decided to drop out due to a difficult period in his confirmation, according to multiple sources. But Hegseth weathered the political storm and had a confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday.
