DeSantis to campaign to rally support for Trump-backed candidates: ‘Unite and Win’

EXCLUSIVE: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is getting on the campaign trail this month to headline Turning Point Action’s “Unite and Win” rallies in support of Trump-backed candidates.

DeSantis will travel to New Mexico, Arizona, Pennsylvania and Ohio this month to support GOP candidates, including Ohio Republican Senate candidate JD Vance, Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano, Arizona Republican candidate in Senate Blake Masters and GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake. .

Turning Point Action hosts and organizes rallies with DeSantis in an effort to “unite” the Republican Party.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks at the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit on July 22, 2022.
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“Governor DeSantis is the governor of the United States and one of the most popular leaders in America,” Charlie Kirk, founder and president of Turning Point Action, told Fox News. “He has become the model for a new conservative movement that is willing to stand on principle and really fight for the values ​​of its constituents.”

Kirk added: “That he is willing to throw the full weight of his support behind Kari, Blake and JD tells you everything you need to know about these incredible candidates that I endorse and support 100%.

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Kirk said he believes Lake “will be the Ron DeSantis of the West, and Blake and JD will help break the one-party consensus in Washington DC, to stop endless wars, runaway spending, and end the Republican cocktail party.” they seem to be good at only one thing: betraying their voters.”

“Doug Mastriano has become a true grassroots champion in Pennsylvania, and Rep. Yvette Herrell is poised to fill his critical seat in New Mexico’s 2nd Congressional District,” Kirk continued, adding that DeSantis has ” the unique ability to unite conservatives around these candidates.” .”

Charlie Kirk speaks at Politicon on October 20, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Michael S. Schwartz/Getty Images)

“Turning Point Action is honored to host and organize these rallies on their behalf,” Kirk said.

DeSantis on August 14 will travel to Roswell, New Mexico, for a rally in support of Rep. Yvette Herrell, who is running for the state’s 2nd Congressional District, and Mark Ronchetti, the candidate for governor of State GOP.

Former President Donald Trump and Kari Lake speak during a rally at the Canyon Moon Ranch festival grounds in Florence, Arizona on January 15, 2022.
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Also on August 14, DeSantis will travel to Phoenix, Arizona to rally support for Lake and Masters.

“What Governor DeSantis has done in Florida has been the gold standard of bold conservative governance in America,” Lake, who won the primary last week, told Fox News. “I’m excited to work with him as governor, honored to call him an ally, and can’t wait for him to join me in bringing the message and vision of our ‘America First’ campaign to the masses.”

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Lake told Fox News that, “as an added bonus,” she “can’t wait to see how the media heads explode when her two favorite liars team up next.”

Former President Donald Trump meets with Republican Senate candidate Blake Masters at a ‘Save America’ rally on July 22, 2022 in Prescott Valley, Arizona.
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Lake, a former television news anchor, won the Republican nomination for governor last week. Lake will now face Democrat Katie Hobbs, who is currently Arizona’s secretary of state, in November.

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Masters was also victorious in winning the GOP nomination in Arizona for the United States Senate. The masters will now face each other The November mid-term elections with Kelly, a former astronaut, whom the GOP considers one of the most vulnerable Democratic Senate incumbents up for re-election this year.

“Thanks to Mark Kelly, Arizonans have none of the basics: a secure border, safe streets, an economy that works, or schools that actually teach our children,” Masters said. “In contrast, look at all that Governor Ron DeSantis has done to keep Floridians strong, safe and free from the mob.”

He added, “Beating Mark Kelly in November is the key to doing the same in Arizona.”

Lake and Masters were endorsed by former President Trump, who held a rally in Arizona last month ahead of the primary.

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On Aug. 19, DeSantis will headline a rally in Pittsburgh, Penn. for Trump-endorsed Republican nominee Pennsylvania Gov. Doug Mastriano, who is currently a Pennsylvania state senator.

State Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, Republican candidate for governor of Pennsylvania, speaks at a primary election night rally in Chambersburg, Pa., Tuesday, May 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Senate candidate JD Vance greets former President Donald Trump at a rally at the Delaware County Fairgrounds, April 23, 2022, in Delaware, Ohio.
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Later that day, DeSantis will hold a rally in Youngstown, Ohio, for Vance, a venture capitalist and best-selling author who secured former President Trump’s endorsement in Ohio’s tight GOP primary race in may

“Ohioans are fed up with the betrayal of Joe Biden and Tim Ryan: They raised taxes on the working and middle class, ruined the American economy, and are forcing their far-left awakening on the rest of us ” Vance told Fox News. “When I am in the Senate, I will fight to make our state and our country more prosperous, safer and freer. I look forward to having Governor DeSantis in the Buckeye State to rally Ohioans in a red wave in the November”.

Vance will face off against Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan in November.

Fox News’ Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.