Vengeful is the rejected autocrat: Republicans in Florida state politics are reportedly fearing the Wrath of Ron DeSantis, de former presidential candidate whose inevitable fall was only a Wilhelm scream from being a total cliche, now that he’s re-engaged in the state he abandoned for the lush fields of Iowa in winter, Politico reports.
After getting whipped by Donald Trump and Nikki Haley on the campaign trail, DeSantis can now use his powers as governor to make those who supported his opponents regret their choices. It wouldn’t be the first time: In 2023, the then-head of the state Republican Party state Sen. Joe Gruters–famous Hedonist Christian Ziegler’s predecessor–discovered funding for projects he championed had been cut from the state budget, apparently by the governor using his line-item veto power.