Florida Governor Ron DeSantis condemned the federal indictment of former President Donald Trump — and used his statement about it to campaign.

DeSantis posted a statement about the “weaponization of federal law enforcement” to his Twitter account on Thursday evening.

“The weaponization of federal law enforcement represents a mortal threat to a free society,” DeSantis began. “We have for years witnessed an uneven application of the law depending upon political affiliation.”

The tweet continued, “Why so zealous in pursuing Trump yet so passive about Hillary or Hunter?”

The weaponization of federal law enforcement represents a mortal threat to a free society.

We have for years witnessed an uneven application of the law depending upon political affiliation.

Why so zealous in pursuing Trump yet so passive about Hillary or Hunter?

The DeSantis…

— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) June 9, 2023

DeSantis then quickly switched gears to campaign for himself.

“The DeSantis administration will bring accountability to the DOJ, excise political bias and end weaponization once and for all,” the governor concluded.

The Department of Justice has indicted former President Donald Trump on seven counts related to handling classified documents, according to reports.

Trump responded to the federal charges by declaring, “I AM INNOCENT” in multiple posts on Truth Social.

This is the first time in the history of the United States that a former president has faced federal charges.

In his video response, Trump declared that “I am an innocent man” and pointed out that he is currently polling ahead of Joe Biden.

“Our country is going to hell and they come after Donald Trump by weaponizing the Justice Department and weaponizing the FBI,” Trump said.

Trump said the charges against him are a “hoax,” just like Russiagate.

The former president also accused the agencies of engaging in election interference by trying to destroy his reputation to defeat him in the election.

“I am an innocent man. I did nothing wrong,” Trump said. “We will prove that again.

This is the second time Trump has been indicted this year, but the first time being charged federally. In April, the Manhattan district attorney charged Trump with 34 counts of falsifying business records.

Trump is currently the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.

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That was fast.

Cornel West announced his run for president just days ago, but the left is already gunning for him because he represents a threat to the Democrats. Kellyanne Conway recently pointed out that West’s candidacy could decide the presidency, like Ross Perot did in 1992.

The left knows this, and therefore West must be destroyed.

MSNBC declares that Cornel West, a black Marxist, is running a campaign that has “right wing DNA” if you can believe it:

Cornel West’s ‘leftist’ presidential bid has right-wing DNA

Ostensibly leftist academic Cornel West launched his third-party presidential campaign the way any true progressive would — by promoting it on a podcast known to spread right-wing extremist conspiracy theories, hosted on a video platform popular among right-wing extremists, just weeks after having praised Florida’s right-wing extremist governor, Ron DeSantis…

West chose to promote his campaign with an appearance Monday on a web show hosted by Russell Brand, a comic who’s known for spreading right-wing conspiracy theories and misinformation.

Russell Brand is a socialist, but whatever.

The left wing rag The Nation is also slamming West:

Cornel West Should Not Be Running for President

This is a great country. Anyone can run for president.

That said, Cornel West has no business running for president, from the left, right, or center.

I loved early Democratic Socialists of America leader Cornel West. I loved author of the 1993 book Race Matters West. I loved everything about West until he supported spoiler Ralph Nader against then–Vice President Al Gore in 2000.

A lot of my political friends supported Ralph Nader back then. And a lot of them have since apologized. Even Michael Moore. The Iraqi people, and the people of the entire globe, are so much the worse since Gore, the climate-change believer and war skeptic, was defeated by George W. Bush that year, with an assist from the Supreme Court. And Nader’s Green Party.

Democrats have spent the last several years claiming to be the nation’s defenders of democracy.

It’s all a lie.

Their objections to Cornel West prove it beyond a doubt.

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