President-elect Donald Trump congratulated and thanked Florida state Rep. Hillary Cassel after the Sunshine State lawmaker introduced her determination to dump her Democratic Party affiliation and be part of the GOP.
“Today, I’m asserting my determination to vary my celebration affiliation from Democrat to Republican,” Cassel mentioned in a press release. “I might be becoming a member of the Republican Conference of the Florida House of Representatives as a result of I imagine of their imaginative and prescient for a greater, extra affluent Florida.”
In a press release hailing the transfer, Trump urged extra Democrats to defect.
DESANTIS WELCOMES FLORIDA STATE LAWMAKER TO REPUBLICAN PARTY AS SHE DITCHES DEMOCRATS
Left: Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump smiles throughout a Hispanic roundtable at Beauty Society on Oct. 12, 2024 in North Las Vegas, Nevada; Right: Florida state Rep. Hillary Cassel (Left: Ethan Miller/Getty Images; Right: flhouse.gov)
“Congratulations to Hillary Cassel for changing into the second State Representative from the Great State of Florida to change her Party affiliation from Democrat to Republican, as soon as extra increasing the GOP Supermajority within the State House! I’d additional like to ask different Disillusioned Democrats to change Parties, and be part of us on this noble quest to Save our Country and, Make America Great Again – GREATER THAN EVER BEFORE. THANK YOU HILLARY!” Trump exclaimed in a Truth Social submit.
Cassel’s announcement got here after fellow Florida state Rep. Susan Valdés introduced earlier this month that she was switching her registration from Democrat to Republican.
While in search of workplace in 2022, Cassel described herself as a “proud Democrat,” “pro-choice champion,” and “trustworthy ally of the LGBTQ+ group.”
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Florida state Rep. Susan Valdés (flhouse.gov)
She additionally pledged that she would “stand as much as #ClimateChange deniers” and “stand as much as the NRA and struggle for a ban on army fashion assault rifles and the excessive capability ammunition that make them so deadly.”
But now Cassel says the Democratic Party doesn’t replicate her values.
“As a mom, I wish to assist construct a world the place our kids are judged on their character and their actions not on their labels,” she famous in her assertion. “As a proud Jewish girl, I’ve been more and more troubled by the Democratic Party’s failure to unequivocally help Israel and its willingness to tolerate excessive progressive voices that justify or condone acts of terrorism. I’m continuously troubled by the lack of the present Democratic Party to narrate to on a regular basis Floridians. I can now not stay in a celebration that does not signify my values.
Florida state Rep. Hillary Cassel (flhouse.gov)
“I do know I will not at all times agree on each element with each Republican, however I do know that I’ll at all times have enter, collaboration, and respect. The House Republican Conference empowers members to seek out widespread sense options to actual points dealing with all Floridians. They welcome totally different concepts and collaboration, which is the cornerstone of efficient authorities. Those are my values,” Cassel famous.
