INTRODUCTION
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Charlie Kirk saw “the future of conservatism” in Ron DeSantis, and regarded him as “America’s Greatest Governor,” high praise which Kirk repeated on a regular basis. He considered Ron a friend, and wanted him “to remain a dominant political player for years/decades to come,” even as polling showed his 2024 campaign for President was not gaining traction against Donald Trump. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/s3InFN2nnHw ; X @charliekirk11, July 17, 2023, July 31, 2023, and January 21, 2024.
When DeSantis continued his campaign through the Iowa Caucuses despite distant second place polling, Kirk sought unity and lamented the loss of resources which could have served Trump. But after Iowa, when Ron withdrew from the race and reunited with Trump, Charlie was quick to heap praise upon him again:
“President Trump and Governor DeSantis met privately on Sunday.
This is excellent news.
Governor DeSantis has been putting up win after win in Florida since ending his campaign. In just the last couple months:
He signed HB 1451 and HB 1589 which prevents Florida municipalities from accepting ID cards issued to illegals by other jurisdictions and increases penalties for driving without an ID.
He has promoted and signed legislation protecting small businesses.
He’s worked on getting homeless off the streets.
He has sent air and sea assets to stop illegals from flooding the country from Haiti.
He is outlawing DEI in Florida government offices and schools and signed anti-grooming legislation.
He has threatened to expel pro-Hamas demonstrators from Florida public colleges if they set up illegal encampments, while allocating funds to protect Jewish day schools.
He just signed legislation which will include teaching Florida children about the dangers of communism.
Look forward to seeing Trump and DeSantis on the campaign trail together.
Let’s unify and win!” X @charliekirk11, Apr 29, 2024
By highlighting the principles promoted by Charlie Kirk in his courageous quest to restore the greatness of America, and comparing them to the relentless conservative leadership of Ron DeSantis as Chief Executive of the Free State of Florida, this book pleads the case that were Charlie with us today, he’d be very much enamored of another Ron DeSantis run for President, and that it would do Charlie’s legacy a disservice to presume he would have preferred some other candidate who hasn’t spent his entire life honoring that legacy as consistently and convincingly as America’s Greatest Governor. More specifically, it would do Charlie’s legacy a disservice to presume he’d have been willing to cast aside core principles to endorse JD Vance over Ron DeSantis for President. For Vance is not the man he’s been made out to be. Vance is the invention of men moving in the shadows to replace our constitutional republic with a monarchy, one that is run by Big Tech billionaires hungry for more power and money.
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So, if you want learn why Charlie regarded Ron as “the future of conservatism” and “America’s Greatest Governor,” then this book is for you; and
If you want to know which of Charlie’s core principles would have confronted his conscience once pressured by powerful forces to endorse JD Vance, then this book is for you; and
If you can see that Charlie’s legacy is destined to be written into the pages of history by “we the people,” and you want to learn how to help shape that legacy into one that’s truly worthy of him and his mission, then this book is for you; and
If you’re already a Ron DeSantis fan for any number of a hundred reasons, and want to help re-ignite the grassroots movement to put a true champion of ordered liberty and limited government into the Oval Office, then this book is definitely for you, my friend.
Patrick Amoresano