DeSantis brands Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg a 'menace to society' trends now
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis slammed Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg over the weekend, as former President Trump continued to soar past him in the polls.
In his second speech to a New York City-area audience in six weeks, DeSantis said Bragg was 'all about politics' and labeled him a 'menace to society.'
DeSantis, speaking in Nassau County hours after a speech at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference, lambasted the progressive DA for working to keep criminals out of jail and downgrading felonies to misdemeanors.
However, despite DeSantis' visits to the north, a new Yahoo News survey shows that former President Donald Trump is now polling 26 points ahead of DeSantis, more than tripling his previous lead over the Florida leader since his indictment last week.
A post-indictment poll showed Trump surging ahead of DeSantis
Over the weekend, Ron DeSantis lambasted the progressive DA for working to keep criminals out of jail and downgrading felonies to misdemeanors
However, despite DeSantis' visits to the north, a new Yahoo News survey shows that former President Donald Trump is now polling 26 points ahead of DeSantis
During his most recent speech, DeSantis, who has not yet announced his candidacy for the GOP presidential nomination, did not mention Trump by name, but instead called out Bragg for bringing 'a flimsy indictment against a former president of the United States.'
'All these legal gymnastics to act like this is a felony - when almost every other time, he's trying to take the felonies and downgrade them,' he continued.
'This guy is doing politics! He has an agenda - that is not the rule of law,' said the governor, earning a standing ovation from his audience.
The governor did plenty of agenda boosting himself, as he spoke of his record in Florida during the past four years.
'We don't have leaks, we don't have palace intrigues,' he said, making possible reference to the often messy affairs of the Trump administration.
'We just execute the agenda.'
Instead of focusing on Trump, a subject he will need to find a way of navigating should he ever officially announce his presidential candidacy, he spent most of his time hammering President Joe Biden.
He labeled Biden 'weak' and 'floundering,' and said he's been 'controlled by the leftist elements of the Democratic Party.'
Dozens of Trump supporters lined the street outside of DeSantis' speaking engagement, many of them waving 'Trump 2024' signs and a few showing off 'DeSantis 2028' posters.
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