- Some of Trump's potential rivals in 2024 flocked to support him after the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago.
- Among them was Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is widely thought of as a strong challenger to Trump.
Former President Donald Trump's likely rivals in 2024 are still standing by him after $4 on Monday.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, widely thought of to be one of Trump's key rivals in a 2024 GOP primary, tweeted his support for the former president around an hour after $4 dropped on Truth Social.
"The raid of MAL is another escalation in the weaponization of federal agencies against the Regime's political opponents, while people like Hunter Biden get treated with kid gloves," DeSantis $4, adding that he thought the US was becoming a "banana republic." DeSantis was $4 Biden $4.
Both DeSantis and Trump are $4 for the 2024 presidential ticket, though neither has formally declared their run. A DeSantis representative $4 in July that the governor remains "focused on Florida and running for reelection as governor this year."
$4, who $4, also tweeted a message calling the FBI "corrupt" and accusing it of abusing its power.
"What Nixon tried to do, Biden has now implemented: The Biden Admin has fully weaponized DOJ & FBI to target their political enemies," Cruz $4.
"Congress must demand answers. We need hearings; we need subpoenas. Dems in charge will refuse, but the American people deserve to know why Biden is using the FBI as his political enforcers," Cruz $4.
Meanwhile, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem — another $4 — $4 that she thought the FBI search was an "unprecedented political weaponization of the Justice Department."
"They've been after President Trump as a candidate, as President, and now as a former President. Using the criminal justice system in this manner is un-American," Noem tweeted.
$4 similarly posted a statement in support of Trump, $4: "Using government power to persecute political opponents is something we have seen many times from 3rd world Marxist dictatorships. But never before in America."
For his part, Trump $4 on Monday that his "beautiful home" had been "occupied by a large group of FBI agents," claiming "political persecution" and corruption. Trump added in his statement confirming the search that FBI agents had accessed his safe.
The FBI, however, was simply executing a search warrant at $4, though it is unclear what investigation the warrant was related to, though three $4 that it was related to documents that may have been improperly taken to Mar-a-Lago.
The National Archives $4 in February to probe if Trump broke the law by taking government records from the White House to Mar-a-Lago.