Ron DeSantis as others watch him sign a state antisemitism bill in in May 2019. - Jeffrey Schweers/Tampa Bay Times/TNS
MIAMI — Florida state Rep. Randy Fine, a longtime ally of Gov. Ron DeSantis and the only member of the Florida Legislature who is both Jewish and Republican, is withdrawing his support for the governor’s 2024 presidential bid and endorsing Donald Trump, accusing DeSantis of not doing enough to combat antisemitism. In an op-ed published Monday by the conservative Washington Times, Fine outlined his past support for the governor, writing that he endorsed DeSantis before he ever won the GOP nomination for governor in 2018 and served as the Jewish outreach chair of that campaign. He said he helped...
