{"id":41238,"date":"2026-04-24T10:21:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/41238\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T10:21:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:21:25","slug":"desantis-jeffries-get-into-feud-over-florida-redistricting-as-midterms-approach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/41238\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis, Jeffries get into feud over Florida redistricting as midterms approach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON (TNND) \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/thenationaldesk.com\/news\/americas-news-now\/desantis-is-requesting-a-role-in-the-trump-administration-report-florida-pam-bondi-todd-blanche-immigration\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/thenationaldesk.com\/news\/americas-news-now\/desantis-is-requesting-a-role-in-the-trump-administration-report-florida-pam-bondi-todd-blanche-immigration\" class=\"themeColorForLinks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis<\/a> and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries feud over redistricting as the 2026 midterm elections approach.<\/p>\n<p>After launching a redistricting effort in Florida, Jeffries told DeSantis to \u201cF around and find out\u201d in response.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our message to Florida Republicans is F around and find out,\u201d Jeffries said, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/desantis-says-hes-taking-up-jeffries-invitation-f-around-find-out-florida-redistricting-effort\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/desantis-says-hes-taking-up-jeffries-invitation-f-around-find-out-florida-redistricting-effort\" class=\"themeColorForLinks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">according to Fox News<\/a>. \u201cIf they go down the road of a DeSantis dummy-mander  the electoral tide is turning in Florida.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis responded by saying Jeffries is more than welcome to come down to Florida.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Please. Be my guest,\u201d he said. \u201cI will pay for you to come down to Florida to campaign. I\u2019ll put you up in the Florida governor\u2019s mansion. We will take you fishing. There\u2019s nothing that could be better for Republicans in Florida than to see Jeffries everywhere around this state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, DeSantis announced a special legislative session on congressional redistricting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery Florida resident deserves to be represented fairly and constitutionally,\u201d DeSantis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flgov.com\/eog\/news\/press\/2026\/governor-ron-desantis-announces-special-legislative-session-congressional\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.flgov.com\/eog\/news\/press\/2026\/governor-ron-desantis-announces-special-legislative-session-congressional\" class=\"themeColorForLinks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said in a January press release<\/a>. \u201cToday, I announced that I will be convening a Special Session of the Legislature focused on redistricting to ensure that Florida\u2019s congressional maps accurately reflect the population of our state and to comply with an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court ruling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The feud between DeSantis and Jeffries comes the same week Virginia voters <a href=\"https:\/\/thenationaldesk.com\/news\/americas-news-now\/mtg-blames-trump-republicans-for-democratic-election-win-in-virginia\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/thenationaldesk.com\/news\/americas-news-now\/mtg-blames-trump-republicans-for-democratic-election-win-in-virginia\" class=\"themeColorForLinks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">approved a referendum<\/a> to redraw the state\u2019s congressional maps. The redrawing of the maps eliminate four GOP seats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WASHINGTON (TNND) \u2014 Florida GOP Gov. 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