Posted on 09/18/2023 7:59:26 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
Ron DeSantis is attending a Texas fundraiser hosted by Lamar Smith, a former Texas Congressman who is now a registered foreign agent and a donor to Democrat politician Jamie Raskin, who led impeachment efforts against Donald Trump over January 6th.
Smith is advertised by Team DeSantis as one of the hosts of the Friday fundraiser in San Antonio. The Florida Governor is currently polling at 10 percent to Trump’s 61 percent in Texas, and Smith seems unlikely to help burnish the Floridian’s America First credentials, being a registered foreign agent.
Despite his background as a GOP legislator, Smith is also a donor to Representative Jamie Raskin, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings. Raskin was a prominent member of the January 6th Committee, and served as House impeachment manager against then-President Trump in 2021.
Smith is not the only DeSantis donor who has supported Raskin financially, either, with key backer ‘Mullah’ Morteza Hosseini and his wife having also funded the Democrat – along with Nancy Pelosi, Hillary Clinton, and Anthony Weiner – through an Iranian political action committee.
EXCLUSIVE: @RonDeSantis will be attending a fundraiser in Texas this week that will be hosted by Lamar Smith, a former US congressman from Texas who is now a registered foreign agent for Hong Kong. Smith also donated to Jamie Raskin, one of the leading members of the J6… https://t.co/olN7AlZprc pic.twitter.com/fQ5h3Hs9uO
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) September 17, 2023
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Nothing deep state to see here.....move along.
Hmm… are the kids from ‘Rent a Prop?’
RINOs for Ron....lol!
I also saw where #DrunkDade Phelan is going to lend a hand, to Rob.
Lay down with dogs, get up with fleas.
MAMA always said: BE CAREFUL WHO YOU ARE ASSOCIATED WITH
ron is counting on the deep state taking out his competition
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