Published October 8, 2024
In a significant shift from his party, former Democratic Congressman Peter Deutsch, who served six terms in Florida’s 20th District, has publicly endorsed Donald Trump for president.
Citing his growing concerns about the Biden administration’s foreign policy failures, Deutsch emphasized that global security is his top priority in the upcoming election. During a call organized by Trump’s campaign, Deutsch pointed to Biden and Harris’s handling of world conflicts, particularly their approach to the Hamas-Israel war and Iran, as reasons for his endorsement.
Ultimately, he explained, the “driving force for me to make this decision is what I believe is the most important factor in being president, which is really world peace.”
“And I think that Kamala Harris and the Harris-Biden administration in terms of what they have done and are doing,” he said, “make the world a dramatically less safe place.”
Deutsch’s endorsement reflects growing dissatisfaction with Biden’s leadership, particularly on foreign policy, where some see Trump as the stronger, more decisive candidate. The endorsement also comes as a shock to most who have long followed Florida politics, like reporter Marc Caputo.
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SOURCE: www.redstate.com
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Former Rep. Peter Deutsch during a press conference in June 2004 in Fort Lauderdale. (AP Photo/J.Pat Carter)
Published October 7, 2024
A six-term Democratic lawmaker expressed faith that putting former President Donald Trump back in the White House would make the world a safer place as the United States reflects on the deadly Oct. 7 Hamas attack that unleashed turmoil in the Middle East.
Former Florida Rep. Peter Deutsch is a Jewish American Democrat who was a lawmaker in the Sunshine State from 1993 to 2005. On Monday, which is the first anniversary of Hamas’s attack on Israel, Deutsch announced he would not be supporting the top of his party’s ticket on Election Day.
“I think that Kamala Harris and the Harris-Biden administration in terms of what they have done and are doing … [and] their policies toward Iran make the world a dramatically less safe place,” Deutsch said.
Instead, he decided to endorse Trump during a press call organized by the former president’s campaign to commemorate the Hamas attacks on Israel.
Deutsch said that the “driving force for me to make this decision is what I believe is the most important factor in being president, which is really world peace.”
“I feel very comfortable today publicly announcing that I’m endorsing Donald Trump to be reelected as president,” Deutsch added.
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SOURCE: www.washingtonexaminer.com
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