We stand for law and order. Today in Winter Haven, I was proud to sign five bills to enhance public safety and support law enforcement:
✔️ SB 432: Establishes trafficking penalties for xylazine, a dangerous drug commonly known as “tranq”, and enacts tougher penalties for criminals who market addictive substances to appeal to youth.
✔️ SB 1332: Strengthens Florida’s Career Offender Registration Act and gives law enforcement better tools to monitor serious repeat offenders.
✔️ HB 429: Modernizes Florida’s criminal gang statutes by expanding the criteria that can be used to establish gang involvement.
✔️ SB 156, the Officer Jason Raynor Act, honors a Daytona Beach police officer who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. This law strengthens protections for law enforcement officers and ensures that those who attack, injure, or kill officers face the toughest penalties available.
✔️ SB 436: Ensures that repeat violent offenders face more serious consequences. If a person has been convicted for resisting an officer with violence, a second battery offense can be elevated to a felony.
These bills reinforce our commitment to making Florida the most law enforcement-friendly state in the union—and the worst state in which to commit crimes.
The Leader of the Qatari National Democratic Party, Sheikh Khalid Al Hail, says that Tucker Carlson does have financial interests with Qatar.
“Tucker Carlson is basically part of the propaganda machine placed by the Qatari government.”
🚨Update: Mexico’s former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador stands accused of crimes against humanity in a complaint filed by a rival political party.
The complaint blames him as the root cause of the partnership between Mexico’s government and cartels, which led to more than 200,000 deaths and 150,000 forced disappearances, as well as several other crimes under his watch.
Bill Clinton: “The Palestinians were offered a state. They refused. A state wasn't their goal. Killing Jews was."
This must be shared every single day.
🚨 BREAKING: In a bombshell moment, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ABOLISHES H-1B VISAS from being used at state universities
"We can do it with Florida RESIDENTS or AMERICANS! If we can't? Then man, we need to REALLY look deeply at what's going on with this situation!"
DeSantis exposed that H-1B AUDITS found colleges were bringing in Chinese people on visas to talk to students about "public policy," among other issues.
"Why do we need to bring someone from CHINA to talk about public policy?!"
"I am directing today the Florida Board of Governors to PULL THE PLUG on the use of these H-1B visas at our universities."
HUGE! I LOVE my state! @GovRonDeSantis ☀️
🚨 HOLY SMOKES. A Florida CFO audit just found nearly *$3 BILLION* in fraud, waste and abuse spending at the local level
Our property taxes fund this BS!
Now voters get to ABOLISH most primary homeowner property taxes this November, and counties have get DOGE'd! 🔥
"We have exposed more than $2.7 billion, billion with a B, in excessive and wasteful spending. Here are the numbers."
"The city of Jacksonville, two years ago, our calculations wasted $199 million of your taxpayer dollars. Last year's budget, $275 million. That's on top of the $199 million."
"In Orange County, they wasted $190 million two years ago. Last year, $300 million. Again, continuing to go up."
"The city of Orlando, $22 million, Hillsborough County, $278 million, Broward County, $189 million, Manatee County, $112 million."
"Miami-Dade, we were here before, $302 million. City of Miami, $94 million, Nassau County, $53M, Alachua, $84M, Seminole, $48M. The city of Fort Pierce, $10 million."
"City of St. Petersburg, $49 million. Citrus County, $39 million. Flagler County, $59 million."
"St. Lucie County, $46 million. And the worst of them all so far, Palm Beach County wasted $344 million of your hard-earned tax dollars just two years ago when the 24-25 budget cycle."
Now, DeSantis' proposal has made it to the ballot. End property taxes!
Florida has given preferences for homestead properties in its constitution for nearly 100 years. Right now, revenue from non-homestead residential properties exceeds that from homestead residences.
And the proposal reduces the property tax liability exposure for businesses. This is also a de facto protection for renters.
🚨 BREAKING: FLORIDA LEGISLATURE FORMALLY APPROVES ABOLISHING PROPERTY TAXES for most primary homeowners statewide
Both chambers RESOUNDINGLY pass Gov. Ron DeSantis’ proposal, SENDING IT TO VOTERS for approval this November
LET’S GO!!! ☀️👏🏻
Needs 60% of voters this fall.
Florida is MAKING HISTORY!
The homestead exemption will surge up to $250K to start, and a schedule will set its elimination in the future
However, MOST homeowners will already get effective 0 taxes under the proposal.
DO IT NATIONWIDE!
NEWS: President Trump OBLITERATED Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a heated phone call Monday over Israel’s escalation in Lebanon, according to Axios.
“You’re f*cking crazy. You’d be in prison if it weren’t for me. I’m saving your a$$. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this,” Trump reportedly said.
Axios: “A second source briefed on the call said Trump was ‘p*ssed’ and at one point yelled at Netanyahu: ‘What the f*ck are you doing?’”
Yeah this is a lie. It fully eliminates property tax for 60% of homesteads and when raised to $500k exemption it will get 92% of homesteads fully exempt.
Median home value is not the same as the assessed value for tax purposes.
You can have a home valued at $250k for tax purposes that would sell for much more.
🚨 JUST IN: The Florida legislature has just CONVENED to PASS Gov. Ron DeSantis' proposal to abolish property taxes statewide for primary homeowners
GET IT DONE!
Florida is about to make history ☀️🇺🇸
DESANTIS NAILS IT: "I don't like this idea, 'the GOVERNMENT losing revenue.' IT'S NOT THEIR MONEY! It's *YOUR* money."
"Government is just not TAKING as much. You're getting Constitutional protection for YOUR property — that's a good thing, and we've got to see it through the lens of the taxpayer and the homeowner."
It will be passed, then head to voters this November
Want to know why @FloridaGOP hasn't scheduled a debate? This side by side explains it all. They don't want the guy on the right to face the man on the left. Can't say as I blame them. Vote @JayCollinsFL for governor.
"You're f****** crazy. You'd be in prison if it weren't for me. I'm saving your a***. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this."
That's what a U.S. official tells Axios President Trump unloaded on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a heated phone call over Israel's military actions in Lebanon.
Trump was reportedly furious that Israel's moves risked blowing up U.S. diplomatic efforts in the region, at one point also asking Netanyahu: "What the f*** are you doing?"
Hillsborough County
2018 taxes — $853 million
2025 taxes — $1.6 billion
Population growth: 8%
61.2% of homesteads would have property taxes eliminated under initial $250k exemption.
🚨 JUST IN: The Florida Legislature has ADVANCED Gov. Ron DeSantis' Constitutional amendment abolishing property taxes for primary homeowners, with both Senate and House committees taking votes tonight
HISTORY IS BEING MADE!
Soon, it'll get a full floor vote, then head to the voters 🔥
The proposal will go to a $150K, $250K homestead exemption — which already gives a MAJORITY zero taxes
Then the schedule keeps going through abolishment
Pasco County
2018 taxes — $251 million
2025 taxes — $609 million
Population growth: 25%.
65.2% of homesteads in Pasco will be completely exempt from property taxes under the initial $250k exemption.
🚨 BREAKING: Gov. Ron DeSantis CONFIRMS a historic move to ABOLISH property taxes for all Florida homeowners who live here as their primary residence
"If you're a Florida resident...we want that TO BE TAX FREE!"
It's headed to voters on the ballot, and a schedule will be set to GET RID OF THEM! 🔥
"This ballot measure will do an opening salvo of raising it, the exemption to $250,000 adjusted for inflation so they can't play games. That will be 60% of Florida homesteaders tax free."
"Then as they raise it, the legislature will be able to raise that and have a process to do that. Once you get to 500,000 limit, that's 92% of homeowners and then on and on it goes from there."
"But if we don't give homeowners relief, Maria, by 2032, they're going to be taking in 83 billion!"
"So that would mean 32 billion in 2019, 13 years later, it goes to 83 billion. That is not sustainable."
"And so this is really a historic opportunity to have more money in people's pockets and to actually have their home be their private property that the government just can't use as a piggy bank." @GovRonDeSantis
Florida about to make history!
BREAKING: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reportedly said that he was willing to recognize Israel today.
A new Middle East is on the horizon, one based on economic relationships and peace, instead of religious fundamentalism.