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Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) couldn't go toe-to-toe against Donald Trump in 2024.

And despite launching his campaign to take over as MAGA Republican Party's heir apparent — he's now licking his wounds inflicted over 242 days on the campaign stump.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis offered a tepid endorsement of former President Donald Trump when he dropped out of the 2024 presidential race over the weekend. But he apparently draws the line at using his state's taxpayer funds to bail out Trump from his legal expenses.

That's exactly what at least some Republican lawmakers in the Sunshine State are proposing. A new bill announced this month with the sponsorship of state Sen. Ileana Garcia and the backing of Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis would establish a "Florida Freedom Fighters Fund," allowing up to $5 million in support for a presidential candidate running this state who faces a federal or state criminal trial. Patronis said the bill is vital to defending candidates from "legal, partisan, political attacks by the Department of Justice or State Attorneys."

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has sent some Donald Trump supporters into a frothing rage this week.

The third High Court appointee of the former president has largely given Republicans what they wanted since being seated, from rulings against gun control and affirmative action to the deciding vote to eliminate Roe v. Wade abortion protections.

Texas lost another case at the U.S. Supreme Court against President Joe Biden's administration.

In this case, the federal government is fighting the state's decision to put razor wire on the border that blocks U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers from being able to access migrants. The incident unfolded after three migrants died in the river between the U.S. and Mexico. The Border Patrol was prevented from being able to save the family, which included two children.

Donald Trump had another senior moment when speaking to a reporter from the Fox network Monday in New Hampshire.

The latest cautionary advice by the 45th president was about gas prices as well as some other confused thoughts.

Rep. Pete Stauber (R-MN) took to X on Monday to boast that he had helped secure funding to repair a bridge in northern Minnesota. The problem is that it is a lie.

"I'm proud to announce that Duluth, MN and Superior, WI have received over 1 billion in federal funding to help replace the Blatnik Bridge," he wrote. "This is a HUGE win for #MN08 and I was proud to advocate for these funds!"

For the past year, analysts have speculated that the reason Donald Trump is trying to put off his criminal court trials is that if he is back in office, he can shut down the trials against him. One legal analyst doesn't think that's the whole story.

Speaking to MSNBC's Michael Steele on Monday, Andrew Weissmann, former senior prosecutor to Robert Mueller, said he thinks Trump is actually scared of the trial itself.

There was debate over the weekend about whether Donald Trump would testify in his E. Jean Carroll damages trial on Monday — with many legal experts discussing the disaster that could unfold.

As it turned out, an ill juror forced a last-minute pause for a day, but the short morning of activity was enough for MSNBC legal analyst Lisa Rubin to admit she was wrong. She had assumed Trump was not going to testify — but what she saw in court Monday morning convinced her he was ready to go.

Former President Donald Trump has a big surrogate on the campaign trail, reported Politico, and he is increasingly viewed as someone who could actually take the mantle of Trumpism when the leader himself is gone.

That person is Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), far-right Freedom Caucus crusader and unapologetic Trump supporter, who is being rolled out to excite MAGA voters.

Former Republican Rep. David Jolly (FL) has a new idea for Gov. Ron DeSantis if he wants to salvage what is left of his career after humiliating himself in the 2024 presidential campaign.

MSNBC host Jen Psaki asked Jolly how DeSantis rebuilds his reputation and his political future.

With Ron DeSantis dropping out of the 2024 presidential race, the political conversations are turning to the state of the race.

Donald Trump was always expected to be the Republican nominee, but the Iowa caucus revealed Trump could barely capture 50 percent of the vote there.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) ended his 2024 presidential campaign using a fake quote from Winston Churchill and critics are calling it the perfect end to what has been a strange campaign.

It began with a flub on the social media site "X," which was formerly referred to as Twitter. The campaign was supposed to be launched using a new feature, that is more akin to an online conference call. The social media site failed so severely that the launch became the presidential announcement not heard around the world.

After releasing the video suspending his campaign, Marc Caputo unleashed a torrent of mockery on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R).

Speaking to CNN's Jim Acosta Sunday, Caputo and Republican Scott Jennings discussed the downfall of DeSantis, but it was the former who waxed poetic about the governor's personality.