DeSantis said his office was not involved in discussions about the bill that passed Tuesday, which he called “weak, weak, weak.”
House Speaker Danny Perez and Senate President Ben Albritton pushed back in a way the governor hasn’t seen before.
Gov. Ron DeSantis was in Central Florida Wednesday lashing out at the newly passed "TRUMP Act," a sweeping bill addressing illegal immigration that came from the Florida Legislature's special session last night.
DeSantis said the new legislation would hinder his ability to marshal law enforcement agencies around the state to execute deportations.
Florida’s Republican-controlled Legislature passed a plan that includes boosting criminal penalties for undocumented immigrants.
They think if they put Trump's name on it, that somehow that's going to pull the wool over people's eyes,' DeSantis said over bill.
I’m not going to take lectures from someone who a year ago didn’t think Donald Trump should be president,” said state Sen. Randy Fine.
The Legislature passed the Tackling and Reforming Unlawful Migration Policy Act — or “TRUMP Act” — that would eliminate in-state tuition waivers for undocumented students, create stricter punishments for undocumented immigrants committing crimes and make other reforms.
The Legislature said its bill, approved late Tuesday, does what President Donald Trump wants as far as cracking down on illegal immigration.
The veto decision represents further decay of the quickly deteriorating relationship between the governor and Legislature.
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) teased a veto of the legislation in a social media post, claiming that the bill pushed by state Republican leaders is weak.