Donald Trump has been the victim of a multi-front political witch hunt since the moment he came down the Trump Towers escalator to declare his Presidential candidacy in 2015.
Trump is trying to get back into the White House but will have to first get through the GOP primary.
And two of his potential opponents are teaming up to take down one of the former President’s biggest enemies.
Early on in the 2024 race for the White House, Donald Trump is the frontrunner to once again be the GOP nominee.
However, he’s not running unopposed.
Tech entrepreneur and author Vivek Ramaswamy has made waves since announcing his candidacy for the Oval Office.
In the early going, the Indian-American Republican has taken down Meet the Press’ Chuck Todd in a debate and made CNN’s Don Lemon look so silly, the supposed “Most Trusted Name in News” fired Lemon shortly after he squared off with Ramaswamy.
And then there’s Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
America’s Governor has made a name for himself with bold conservative-populist policies and tough tactics against woke corporations, Big Tech and Big Media.
All eyes are on DeSantis who is expected to make a 2024 announcement next month.
Now some recent action on Twitter is raising the possibility of a DeSantis/Ramaswamy 2024 ticket.
New York City District Attorney Alvin Bragg has charged a Marine who stepped in to prevent a mentally ill homeless man, who was threatening subway riders and saying he was willing to die, from escalating his violence.
This is the same Bragg who rallied the Right around the 45th President of the United States when he indicted Trump on bogus charges last month.
Marine Vet Daniel Penny – a white man – stepped up when no police were around to rescue passengers on a Gotham subway from Jordan Neely – a black man with 42 prior arrests, including an active warrant for felony assault – who witnesses say was threatening and getting aggressive with other passengers.
Penny wrestled Neely to the ground and put him in a choke hold to restrain him while awaiting the cops to arrive.
Unfortunately, it took authorities about 15-minutes to show up to the scene.
Penny tried putting Neely in a recovery position, but Neely later was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Police took testimony from witnesses and watched video of the event before deciding not to arrest Penny.
However, much like during the so-called “Summer of Love” following the death of career-criminal George Floyd, woke radicals took to the streets demanding Penny be arrested and charged with murder.
The George Soros-backed Bragg caved and charged Penny with second degree manslaughter.
Penny has turned himself in.
His legal team has launched a Give Send Go campaign to help raise money for Penny’s defense.
Gov. DeSantis – a retired member of the U.S. Navy himself – was appalled by the two sets of laws in the Big Apple and immediately took to the Marine’s corner.
We must defeat the Soros-Funded DAs, stop the Left's pro-criminal agenda, and take back the streets for law abiding citizens. We stand with Good Samaritans like Daniel Penny. Let’s show this Marine… America’s got his back.
https://t.co/uQXZuT19Mo— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantisFL) May 13, 2023
“We must defeat the Soros-Funded DAs, stop the Left’s pro-criminal agenda, and take back the streets for law abiding citizens,” DeSantis tweeted. “We stand with Good Samaritans like Daniel Penny. Let’s show this Marine… America’s got his back.”
DeSantis – who said last month he refused to extradite Trump after Bragg’s indictment against the former President – added that “vets lookout for other vets.”
His tweet also included a link to Penny’s fundraiser, which – at the time of this writing – has brought in more than $2.5-Million.
One of the top donors to Penny’s defense fund is Ramaswamy.
I agree with this. Just donated. More of us should. We must restore the rule of law in America. https://t.co/0w5RH4l8vJ
— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) May 14, 2023
Ramaswamy agreed with DeSantis on Twitter and indicated that he had also made a donation – though he didn’t say how much.
On Penny’s Give Send Go, in a donation matching the timeline of Ramaswamy’s tweet, there is a donation from the Presidential hopeful for $10,000 – at the time of the donation, was tied for the largest gift to the campaign.
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It has since been topped by popular YouTuber Tim Pool have contributed $20,000.
Kid Rock has kicked in $5,000 and encouraged others to put their money where their mouths are.
As for Trump – while his potential GOP primary rivals go after Bragg and the two-tier justice system that lets violent criminals back on the street early, while at the same time punishing good Samaritans – the typically outspoken Trump has remained relatively quiet on this front.
The former President did not make any comments until he was asked about it directly in an interview with The Messenger.
“I haven’t seen the tapes,” Trump said. “I won’t make a definitive [statement] but it looks to me like the people in that car were in great danger.”
Political Animal News will keep you up-to-date on any new developments in this ongoing story.
