2024 Republican Contender DeSantis Facilitates Shipment of Weapons, Ammunition to Israel

Oct 26, 2023 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -22% Somewhat Liberal

  • Reliability

    35% ReliableFair

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  • Politician Portrayal

    78% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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"In the Thursday statement, Jeremy Redfern, the press secretary for DeSantis' gubernatorial office, wrote that the shipments had been requested by the Israeli consulate in Miami."
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8% Conservative
"Earlier in October, DeSantis had sent two cargo planes to Israel containing medical supplies, toys, clothing and other non-combat-related items."
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8% Conservative
"The administration of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has contracted cargo planes to send drones, body armor and helmets to Israel and worked to get weapons and ammunition to Israel through private parties, his office said on Thursday."
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-2% Liberal
"The DeSantis administration did not respond to requests for comment regarding the details of its shipments to Israel, nor did the U.S. Commerce Department, which oversees many of the export controls related to ammunition and military-grade equipment."
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-18% Liberal
"The Israeli consulate did not respond to a request for comment, nor did the Biden administration."
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-22% Liberal
"DeSantis, who is ruing for the Republican nomination to take on Democratic President Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential race, has tried to portray himself as the staunchest Israel ally in the primary field."
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0% Conservative
"DeSantis, who is ruing for the Republican nomination to take on Democratic President Joe Biden in the 2024 presidential race, has tried to portray himself as the staunchest Israel ally in the primary field."
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0% Conservative
"He has sharply criticized former President Donald Trump, who is by far the frontruer, for criticizing Israel's intelligence capabilities in October and calling Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah very smart."
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