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Ted Cruz faces backlash after telling Texans to 'stay warm' during storm: 'Are you going to Cancun?'

Critics of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) pounced on Wednesday after he advised his constituents to stay warm during unexpectedly cold weather.

Writing on Twitter, Cruz noted that "most Texans woke up to freezing rain and sleet that will continue throughout the day" before telling his fellow Texans to "stay inside, warm, and off the roads if possible."

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Ex-Trump aide reveals why Ron DeSantis is targeting non-white Americans as The View rips his lies

The co-hosts of "The View" shredded Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) during their Wednesday show as he is blocking state universities from teaching anything involving people of color or diversity. His methodology is that because it will be illegal to teach classes like African American history and other topics, it would be useless to get a degree in those studies.

"We're probably the first state that's leading by example," said DeSantis.

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Ron DeSantis is hoping that 'self-imploding' Trump will doom his own campaign:

Among right-wing critics of former President Donald Trump, there are radically different views on how well Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will perform against Trump if he enters the 2024 GOP presidential primary. Firebrand author/pundit Ann Coulter, a former Trump supporter turned scathing detractor, is very bullish on DeSantis and believes that Trump is “so done” in the GOP and that Republicans are “over” him.

But North Florida resident, Never Trump conservative and former GOP strategist Rick Wilson, on the other hand, is incredibly skeptical about DeSantis’ ability to defeat Trump in the primary if he decides to run. Wilson believes that when DeSantis feels the full weight of Trump’s “cruelty,” Trump will crush him — and the GOP will once again “bend the knee” to Trump and give him the 2024 presidential nomination.

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Trump could 'screw' GOP with self-enriching third party run: Conservative author

Former President Donald Trump is able to "screw" his own party with an independent or third-party run should they reject him in 2024, wrote conservative author Jonathan Last for The Bulwark on Wednesday.

Trump is currently the only Republican who has formally declared his candidacy for president, although multiple others like New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley have expressed interest. Trump mainly appears focused on heading off a challenge from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, attacking him as a "RINO globalist."

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Trump ratchets up attacks on 'RINO globalist' DeSantis

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday ratcheted up his attacks on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has emerged as his top prospective rival for the 2024 Republican Party nomination.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump attacked DeSantis for a myriad of reasons, including his past promotion of the COVID-19 vaccines whose rapid development Trump once touted as one of his administration's biggest accomplishments.

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Letitia James suit will cost Trump hundreds of millions: former ally

Former Trump "fixer" Michael Cohen predicted on Wednesday that New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit would cost his one-time boss hundreds of millions of dollars.

In an interview with CNN's Don Lemon, Cohen explained why James' civil lawsuit represents such a significant threat to the former president.

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‘Does he ever look happy?’ Morning Joe panel dumps on ‘jerk’ Ron DeSantis’ 2024 chances

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is widely seen as Donald Trump's biggest threat for the Republican presidential nomination, but panelists on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" agreed he would have trouble in the general election because he seems like a "jerk."

The GOP governor won re-election in November but is expected to enter the 2024 White House race, and The Atlantic's David Frum said he has the same problem that many GOP candidates have in the post-Donald Trump era, when conservatives rally behind primary candidates who repel Democratic and independent voters.

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DeSantis targets diversity programs, tenured professors in 'unhinged'​ attack on higher ed

Taking aim yet again at higher education, Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday proposed sweeping changes to the state's university system, including banning state funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and critical race theory education, as well as forcing tenured professors to undergo reviews at any time.

Speaking during a press conference at the State College of Florida in Bradenton, DeSantis said he is asking the state Legislature to cut all funding for programs he believes are "ideological."

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Trump campaign 2024: The grift continues

The Donald J. Trump for President 2024, Inc. campaign has officially filed its year-end financials with the Federal Election Commission.

The filing lists the over 40,000 individuals who have donated to the campaign, as well as detailed filings on expenses.

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Ron DeSantis accuses DirecTV of 'intellectual discrimination' for dropping Newsmax

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis argued on Tuesday that DirecTV was guilty of "intellectual discrimination" because it dropped Newsmax, a conservative news channel.

At a press conference, DeSantis was asked if DirecTV should be investigated at the state level over the cancellation.

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Bookmaker slashes Trump's 2024 chances after South Carolina rally

An oddsmaker slashed Donald Trump's of winning the 2024 election since his low-energy weekend rally in South Carolina.

The former president is the first serious candidate to officially announce for next year's election, although President Joe Biden is widely expected to seek re-election and a number of Republican challengers are still sitting on the sidelines, but Trump's odds of winning seem to be trending in the wrong direction, reported Newsweek.

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Florida students slam 'shocking' DeSantis

Students expressed frustration after their African American history course was abruptly canceled halfway through the school year by an order from the Florida Department of Education.

State officials in the Ron DeSantis administration rejected the Advanced Placement course earlier this month, leaving students and school scrambling to fill their schedule -- and leaving them feeling hurt and confused by the move, which education commissioner justified as pushback against "woke indoctrination," reported the Miami Herald.

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'Bloody his nose': Conservative begs prospective Trump rivals to get aggressive

Anti-Trump conservative Matt Lewis is growing frustrated by what he sees as timidity among former President Donald Trump's prospective rivals to go after him in an aggressive manner.

Writing in The Daily Beast, Lewis argues that Trump rivals such as former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis need to "attack Trump, keep attacking Trump, bloody his nose, and then survive the counterpunch" to have any chance of preventing him from being the party's nominee in 2024.

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