Thread by @MaxTwain24

LEAK

1) Sources close to the Trump campaign have reported that the former president has demanded that his Florida congressional endorsers are not to repost news events featuring Gov. Ron DeSantis’ preparations for Hurricane Idalia…

2) Trump has also forbidden his supporters in the Florida delegation from appearing at any briefings with DeSantis and emergency response staff. The former president was said that it was “about loyalty” to him and disregarded the threat posed by the storm…

3) in accordance with Trump’s demands, members of Florida’s congressional delegation have avoided posting storm briefings given by the governor, despite the vital life-saving information.

Rep. Mast, for example, chose to instead to post about Trump’s fundraising seal:

4) Rep. Luna sent staffers to a briefing so as not to be seen or photographed herself in accordance with the request from the Trump campaign…

5) Trump himself has said nothing about the storm bearing down on his adoptive home state. As his fellow Floridians prepare for the worst, the former president made several posts about his mounting legal troubles instead…

6) When staffers suggested he make a statement about relief efforts or fundraising for disaster aide, Trump angrily rejected the idea, claiming the storm was “not his problem,” and that he had “better things to do” as he was scheduled to play golf…

7) As of this morning, Trump’s Florida congressional supporters’ most recent posts are, unsurprisingly, sycophantic boastings about Trump with no mention of Idalia or DeSantis’ response, as per the campaign’s demands:

8) Florida Republicans who have not endorsed Trump, as well as Democrats, have put the safety of their constituents first and have posted the governor’s emergency briefings and other vital information:

9) Senators Rubio and Scott, who have also not endorsed Trump, have posted vital information about the storm and have supported the governor’s emergency declaration:

10) Sources close to the Trump campaign have said senior staff have encouraged the former president to post on social media a link to to help residents find critical information, but he has refused, citing DeSantis' "disloyalty" in running against him...floridadisaster.org

11) While refusing to post a link to on his social media, former President Trump did return to X to post a link to fundraise for his own campaign...floridadisaster.org

12) the former president’s endorsers have joined him in posting links to his campaign’s fundraising page, while ignoring Florida’s emergency response:

13) in addition to his congressional endorsers, Trump’s digital operation is coordinating with radical leftist @RonFilipkowski to attack the governor and his wife as the state prepares for Idalia:

@RonFilipkowski 14) Sources close to the campaign say that Susie Wiles had encouraged the former president to post about Idalia and the relief efforts, but was overruled by advisers from X Strategies encouraging him to demand his endorsers' silence on DeSantis' response.

15) The former president has continued to post only about his polls and his criminal cases and looming incarceration, while ignoring Hurricane Idalia and the Floridians in danger:

16) NEW: Staffers to the Trump congressional endorsers have become aware of the campaign leaks and are pushing their bosses into posting new updates about Hurricane Idalia, in response to this reporting...