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Ron DeSantis ended his GOP presidential campaign with a Winston Churchill quote. Once considered a 2024 favorite, DeSantis' campaign sputtered out. Ron DeSantis ended his campaign for the Republican 2024 nomination with a quote he claimed was by the late UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Related storiesBut according to the International Churchill Society and Churchill scholars, there is no evidence that Churchill said those words. Sir Winston Churchill addressing a Women Conservatives meeting in 1954.
Persons: Ron DeSantis, Winston Churchill, DeSantis, , Churchill, Winston Churchill pic.twitter.com, ECoR8YeiMm, Sen, Max Cleland, they're, Gerald Krieghofer, Krieghofer, Sir Winston Churchill Organizations: GOP, Service, Republican, International Churchill Society, Churchill, Poynter Institute, Deutsche Welle, Women Conservatives, Keystone, Getty, GOP New Hampshire Locations: Florida
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis dropped out of the GOP presidential race on Sunday. The one-time rival to Trump used a purported Winston Churchill quote in his announcement video. According to the International Churchill Society, the quote is fake. Ron DeSantis ended his 2024 presidential campaign on Sunday and endorsed former President Donald Trump. Much like his disappointing campaign itself, arguably one of the worst in history, DeSantis' video announcing the suspension missed the mark by including an apparently fake Winston Churchill quote.
Persons: Ron DeSantis, Trump, Winston Churchill, , Donald Trump, DeSantis, Churchill, Winston Churchill pic.twitter.com, ECoR8YeiMm Organizations: GOP, International Churchill Society, Service, Trump, Republican Locations: Florida, Iowa
Long Island Republican George Santos has been accused of fabricating his biography. In a statement Monday night, Santos's attorney quoted Winston Churchill. The statement posted on George Santos' Twitter account attributes a Victor Hugo quote to Winston Churchill. It goes on to quote the former Conservative UK prime minister who led Britain during World War II: "As Winston Churchill famously stated, 'You have enemies? As a representative for the International Churchill Society told the fact-checking website: "Churchill never said it."
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