Team Trump Accuses DeSantis Of Plan To ‘Terrorize’ FL GOP Lawmakers After 99 Endorse DeSantis, 1 Goes Trump

Nearly all Republicans in the Florida legislature have decided to endorse Governor Ron DeSantis over former President Donald Trump, according to a list released this week.

The pro-DeSantis super PAC Never Back Down released the list showing that 99 of the 113 Republicans in the Florida legislature signed a document endorsing DeSantis over Trump. Of the 14 remaining Republicans, only one has endorsed Trump.

“Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida legislature have worked together to achieve historic results and produce conservative victories for the people of Florida — turning the state into a beacon of freedom and the fastest growing state in the nation,” said Never Back Down Communications Director Erin Perrine. “The widespread support from legislators in his home state underscores DeSantis’s successful and effective leadership, which should serve as a blueprint for our country. Floridians know Ron DeSantis is the fresh face of conservatism America needs, and that he will beat Joe Biden in 2024.”

The Trump campaign responded, claiming that DeSantis was “terroriz[ing]” the Florida legislature into endorsing him by threatening to veto legislation. They did not name a single piece of legislation that DeSantis threatened to veto.

A top DeSantis political operation official responded to the endorsements by telling The Daily Wire: “Ron DeSantis’s support among Republicans in the Florida legislature is almost universal because these lawmakers have partnered with the governor to pass the most robust conservative agenda in the history of the state, putting Florida at the top of the rankings on every key metric.”

The statement was made in reference to a statement that Trump made last month when he said that his “support is almost universal in Florida.”

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The Florida lawmakers who endorsed DeSantis this week included:

Senate President Kathleen Passidomo Sen. Ben Albritton (SD-27) Sen. Bryan Avila (SD- 39) Sen. Dennis Baxley (SD-13) Sen. Jim Boyd (SD-20) Sen. Jennifer Bradley (SD-6) Sen. Jason Brodeur (SD-100) Sen. Douglas Broxson (SD-1) Sen. Danny Burgess (SD-23) Sen. Colleen Burton (SD-12) Sen. Alexis Calatayud (SD-38) Sen. Jay Collins (SD-13) Sen. Nick DiCeglie (SD-18) Sen. Gayle Harrell (SD-31) Sen. Travis Hutson (SD-7) Sen. Blaise Ingoglia (SD-11) Sen. Jonathan Martin (SD-33) Sen. Debbie Mayfield (SD-19) Sen. Keith Perry (SD-9) Sen. Corey Simon (SD-3) Sen. Jay Trumbull (SD-2) Sen. Clay Yarborough (SD-4) Speaker of the House Paul Renner Rep. Shane Abbott (HD-5) Rep. Thad Altman (HD-32) Rep. Danny Alvarez (HD-69) Rep. Adam Anderson (HD-57) Rep. Alex Andrade (HD-2) Rep. Jessica Baker (HD-17) Rep. Douglas Bankson (HD-39) Rep. Webster Barnaby (HD-29) Rep. Fabián Basabe (HD-106) Rep. Melony Bell (HD-49) Rep. Kimberly Berfield (HD-58) Rep. Adam Botana (HD-80) Rep. Robert Brackett (HD-34) Rep. Chuck Brannan (HD-10) Rep. James Buchanan (HD-74) Rep. Jennifer Canady (HD-50) Rep. Mike Caruso (HD-87) Rep. Ryan Chamberlin (HD-24) Rep. Linda Chaney (HD-61) Rep. Chuck Clemons (HD-22) Rep. Wyman Duggan (HD-12) Rep. Tiffany Esposito (HD-77) Rep. Tom Fabricio (HD-110) Rep. Juan Fernandez-Barquin (HD-118) Rep. Randy Fine (HD-33) Rep. Alina Garcia (HD-115) Rep. Sam Garrison (HD-11) Rep. Mike Giallombardo (HD-79) Rep. Karen Gonzalez Pittman (HD-65) Rep. Peggy Gossett-Seidman (HD-91) Rep. Michael Grant (HD-75) Rep. Tommy Gregory (HD-72) Rep. Griff Griffitts (HD-6) Rep. Fred Hawkins (HD-35) Rep. Jeff Holcomb (HD-53) Rep. Berny Jacques (HD-59) Rep. Sam Killebrew (HD-48) Rep. Traci Koster (HD-66) Rep. Chip LaMarca (HD-100) Rep. Tom Leek (HD-28) Rep. Vicki Lopez (HD-113) Rep. Randy Maggard (HD-54) Rep. Patt Maney (HD-4) Rep. Ralph Massullo (HD-23) Rep. Stan McClain (HD-27) Rep. Lawrence McClure (HD-68) Rep. Fiona McFarland (HD-73) Rep. Lauren Melo (HD-82) Rep. Kiyan Michael (HD-16) Rep. Jim Mooney (HD-120) Rep. Toby Overdorf (HD-85) Rep. Bobby Payne (HD-20) Rep. Daniel Perez (HD-116) Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka (HD-78) Rep. Rachel Plakon (HD-36) Rep. Alex Rizo (HD-112) Rep. Spencer Roach (HD-76) Rep. Will Robinson (HD-71) Rep. Bob Rommel (HD-81) Rep. Joel Rudman (HD-3) Rep. Michelle Salzman (HD-1) Rep. Jason Shoaf (HD-7) Rep. Tyler Sirois (HD-31) Rep. David Smith (HD-38) Rep. John Snyder (HD-86) Rep. Paula Stark (HD-47) Rep. Kevin Steele (HD-55) Rep. Cyndi Stevenson (HD-18) Rep. John Temple (HD-52) Rep. Josie Tomkow (HD-51) Rep. Dana Trabulsy (HD-84) Rep. Chase Tramont (HD-30) Rep. Keith Truenow (HD-26) Rep. Kaylee Tuck (HD-83) Rep. Taylor Yarkosky (HD-25) Rep. Brad Yeager (HD-56)

‘It’s Time To Pick A Side’: Tom Cruise Posts High-Octane Trailer For ‘Mission: Impossible 7’

Tom Cruise got everyone’s attention on Wednesday when he posted a high-octane trailer for the latest installment in the “Mission: Impossible” franchise showing his character riding off a cliff on a motorcycle.

The 60-year-old actor posted on his Instagram a two-minute plus clip with a caption that read, “It’s time to pick a side. Here is the new trailer for #MissionImpossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.”

In the viral trailer for the seventh installment of the movie, titled “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One,” Cruise’s character Ethan Hunt speeds up to the edge of a cliff on a motorcycle, before he goes on several high speed chases, and is then seen near the end of the clip hanging onto the back of a train by a thread.

A voiceover in the trailer says, “We can not escape the past.”

 

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“Your life will always matter more to me than my own,” Ethan tells agents Luther Stickell (Ving Rhames) and Benji Dunn (Simon Pegg) in the clip.

“None of our lives can matter more than this mission,” Luther tells Ethan, who replies, “I don’t accept that.”

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The logline for Cruise’s film reads, “Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands,” the The Hollywood Reporter noted.

“With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, and dark forces from Ethan’s past closing in, a deadly race around the globe begins,” the description adds. “Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan is forced to consider that nothing can matter more than his mission — not even the lives of those he cares about most.”

At one point in the trailer, Cruise’s character drives right off the edge of a cliff and soars through the sky without the bike.

Cruise’s monster box office hit “Top Gun: Maverick” released in 2022 and ended up becoming one of the top-grossing films of all time, earning $1.4 billion worldwide, Deadline previously noted.

The film’s success worldwide also made it the “Mission: Impossible” star’s first movie to ever reach such a milestone. The success of the movie did not escape Cruise, who took to social media to thank fans for turning up in droves.

“Mission: Impossible 7” hits theaters July 12. The sequel is still in production and scheduled to hit theaters June 28, 2024, the outlet noted.

Related: ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Scores New Honor After Being Named Best Film Of 2022

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