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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gustaf Kilander and Shweta Sharma

Ron DeSantis news – live: DeSantis facing three new lawsuits as Trump takes lead in 2024 GOP race

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Listen: Ron DeSantis’s presidential launch suffers major technical issues

Ron DeSantis is facing three new lawsuits after he signed a new law just hours before announcing his presidential campaign – legislation which makes it harder to vote in Florida.

The bill allows Mr DeSantis to continue as governor in the Sunshine State as he campaigns for the White House, but it also restricts the use of mail-in ballots, attempts to make it easier to purge voting rolls, and places limits on third-party voter registration organisations, according to Mother Jones.

Meanwhile, Mr DeSantis is facing fresh fire from his top 2024 rival Donald Trump.

The ex-president took to Truth Social this weekend to claim that Mr DeSantis is responsible for entertainment giant Disney becoming “woke”.

“Disney has become a Woke and Disgusting shadow of its former self, with people actually hating it. Must go back to what it once was, or the ‘market’ will do irreparable damage,” he wrote on Truth Social. “This all happened during the Governorship of ‘Rob’ DeSanctimonious. Instead of complaining now, for publicity reasons only, he should have stopped it long ago. Would have been easy to do - Still is!”

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