The Super PAC supporting the presidential run Florida Republican Governor and malfunctioning Disney animatron Ron DeSantis reported having nearly $100 million cash-on-hand at the end of June, according to federal reporting released this week, the New York Times reports, after spending more than $34 million to boost the struggling campaign.
DeSantis is severely bending campaign finance laws by having his PAC, Never Back Down, pay for and organize events in which the candidate appears as a “special guest” rather than having the campaign itself organize rallies, a potential violation of anti-coordination rules. Never Back Down reported having $97 million in the bank as of June 30th, but later reporting on fundraising shows donations slowing in July as big money supporters abandon the sinking ship that is the DeSantis campaign.