{"id":13373,"date":"2023-06-09T14:46:33","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T14:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=13373"},"modified":"2023-06-09T14:46:33","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T14:46:33","slug":"out-of-touch-ron-desantis-slinks-unannounced-to-arizona-southern-border-meets-with-rino-az-house-speaker-ben-toma-who-has-ties-to-shady-runbeck-election-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=13373","title":{"rendered":"OUT OF TOUCH: Ron DeSantis Slinks Unannounced to Arizona Southern Border, Meets With RINO AZ House Speaker Ben Toma Who Has Ties to Shady Runbeck Election Services"},"content":{"rendered":"

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis made an unannounced trip to Arizona\u2019s southern border on Wednesday, his first as a Presidential candidate, to hold a round table with local law enforcement officials in Sierra Vista.<\/strong><\/p>\n

While in Arizona, DeSantis posed with RINO House Speaker Ben Toma<\/a>, who said they \u201cshare the same determination to secure the southern border once and for all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many were quick to point out Toma\u2019s record of killing the \u201cDefend the Guard\u201d bill in the Arizona House and not supporting Kari Lake or election integrity, calling this \u201cthe kiss of death in AZ<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

State Senator Wendy Rogers\u2019 SB1367<\/a> \u201cDefend the Guard\u201d would \u201cProhibit<\/a> the National Guard of Arizona from being released into active duty combat unless the U.S. Congress has passed an official declaration of war, or has taken another official constitutional action as outlined.\u201d After Senate Republicans passed this bill with zero Democrat support, Toma stonewalled<\/a>\u00a0it in the House.<\/p>\n

U.S. Congressman Paul Gosar wrote in an OP-ED titled, Arizona Must Pass \u2018Defend the Guard\u2019<\/a>, \u201cRussia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine has been exacerbated by the administration\u2019s sabotaging of diplomatic negotiations and determination to increase American military involvement. All to protect Ukraine\u2019s borders while over six million illegal aliens cross over our border in just the past two years\u2026 These bills would ensure that the Arizona National Guard could not be deployed into an unconstitutional war like the one in Syria, or into Ukraine if Joe Biden continues our country\u2019s descent into World War III.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaker Ben Toma allied with Democrats to KILL #DefendTheGuard<\/a> in the Arizona House because he believes the National Guard should be fighting endless wars in the Middle East\u2014instead of defending the border.<\/p>\n

His meeting with Governor DeSantis is a bad omen. https:\/\/t.co\/oy4Y6Cd0rA<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Bring Our Troops Home (@TroopsHomeUS) June 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Recall that Ben Toma\u2019s family is heavily tied<\/a> to Runbeck Election Services President and COO Jeff Ellington. Runbeck is the third party used for printing mail-in ballots and scanning envelopes for signature verification in Maricopa County\u2019s elections. As The Gateway Pundit reported, It was revealed by a Runbeck whistleblower in Kari Lake\u2019s lawsuit<\/a> contesting the stolen 2022 Election that HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS<\/a> of ballots transported to and from Runbeck did not have any chain of custody documentation.<\/p>\n

Tucson\u2019s incredible radio host, Garrett Lewis, asked on Twitter<\/a>, \u201cWill <\/span>@RepBenToma<\/a> <\/span>give <\/span>@GovRonDeSantis<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>a tour at the Runbeck facility? Ben has some connections there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNot a good look for <\/span>@GovRonDeSantis<\/a><\/span>. He needs to stay away from establishment RINOs that are fine with elections being stolen,\u201d said Lewis in a follow up tweet.<\/span><\/p>\n

Not a good look for @GovRonDeSantis<\/a>. He needs to stay away from establishment RINOs that are fine with elections being stolen. https:\/\/t.co\/NFYcn1yz6r<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Garret Lewis (@GarretLewis) June 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n

This is not a good look for election integrity in Arizona\u2019s Presidential preference election.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As The Gateway Pundit reported<\/a>, President Trump leads DeSantis by 23 points in a recent Arizona primary poll conducted from April 10 to April 12.<\/p>\n

NBC reported<\/a>\u00a0on DeSantis\u2019 \u201csurprise trip to Arizona.\u201d<\/p>\n

SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. \u2014 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will make his first trip to the U.S. southern border as a presidential candidate Wednesday, thrusting himself into the increasingly volatile immigration debate as the Republican field in the 2024 campaign grows.<\/p>\n

DeSantis will meet Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels and other law enforcement officials in Sierra Vista, according to Jeremy Redfern, the governor\u2019s press secretary. Like DeSantis, Dannels has been an outspoken critic of President Joe Biden\u2019s border policies.<\/p>\n

DeSantis is visiting as the immigration battle intensifies during the start of the GOP primary campaign. He has been staking out a position to the right of former President Donald Trump, whose focus on immigration in his first campaign in 2016 and during his presidency endeared him to his conservative base.<\/p>\n

DeSantis repeatedly praised Trump for his border policies \u2014 notably in a tweet in 2021<\/a> \u2014 but he has recently sought to contrast himself with Trump, arguing that the former president did not do enough during his four years in office to strengthen border security.<\/p>\n

Trump super PAC MAGA Inc. shared DeSantis\u2019 tweet, commenting, \u201cRon DeSantis knows that President Trump\u2019s border policies secured our border.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ron DeSantis knows that President Trump\u2019s border policies secured our border. https:\/\/t.co\/sDPWMJREr0<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 MAGA War Room (@MAGAIncWarRoom) June 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n

MAGA Inc. also referenced DeSantis\u2019 tweet in a statement<\/a>\u00a0on Wednesday, saying, \u201cPresident Donald Trump\u2019s immigration policies kept Americans safe, just ask Ron DeSantis.\u201d The statement goes on to reference a Morning Consult poll<\/a> which found that 70% of Republicans trust Trump on immigration, while just 20% trust DeSantis.<\/p>\n

Ron DeSantis can\u2019t be trusted to secure the border. He voted against border wall funding<\/a> while in Congress,\u201d reads the statement.<\/p>\n

DeSantis tweeted a clip from the roundtable on Wednesday, reading from a script and calling Joe Biden out for Destroying President Trump\u2019s secure border without mentioning Trump\u2019s historic border policies.<\/p>\n

Watch below:<\/p>\n

The chaos we are witnessing at our southern border is a direct result of the President\u2019s dereliction of duty<\/p>\n

If Joe Biden won\u2019t do his duty to protect our people and our borders, Florida will step up. pic.twitter.com\/TeYBKh2M8m<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) June 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n

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