Desantis Blames Political Foes For Questions About 10m Donation To Hope Florida Foundation

Gov. Ron DeSantis defended the legality of a controversial 10 million donation during a Wednesday visit to Fort Pierce. He was there to announce grants for vocational training that included 4.9 million to Miami Dade College's aircraft mechanics program.

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Political foes have accused the DeSantis administration of allowing Medicaid dollars to be diverted to a foundation that then passed it down to committees campaigning against legalizing recreational marijuana.

Republican lawmakers are investigating the legality of the donation, as DeSantis faced opposition on an immigration bill and on Everglades restoration funds.

"They don't want to do anything I want to do, so they're basically trying to roll back everything we've done for the last six years," said DeSantis, while he stood behind a "Florida's Economy Leads the Nation" sign.