Former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt, a longtime Donald Trump ally, will help lead a political action committee that's encouraging Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.
FILE - Nevada Republican Senate candidate Adam Laxalt speaksto supporters during an election night campaign event on Nov. 8, 2022, in Las Vegas. Former Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt will help lead a political action committee that is encouraging Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to run for president. , a longtime Donald Trump ally, will help lead a political action committee encouraging Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.
Laxalt chaired Trump's campaign in Nevada in 2020 and has repeated Trump’s false claims of fraud about that race, won by Democrat Joe Biden. Laxalt was a public face of many of Trump campaign’s lawsuits in the swing state that challenged election rules and results. Trump endorsed Laxalt in thewon by Catherine Cortez Masto, who was considered to be among the most vulnerable Democratic incumbents in the midterm elections.
Never Back Down was started by Ken Cuccinelli, a former Virginia attorney general who had a high-ranking role in Trump's Homeland Security Department. The political group has reported raising $30 million. Trump's campaign on Friday criticized DeSantis' management of the state where they both live, saying that “Florida continues to tumble into complete and total delinquency and destruction.” Never Back Down responded on Saturday by offering “financial assistance” for Trump to move to California.
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