President-elect Donald Trump congratulated and thanked Florida state Rep. Hillary Cassel after the Sunshine State lawmaker introduced her determination to dump her Democratic Social gathering affiliation and be part of the GOP.
“Immediately, I’m asserting my determination to alter my celebration affiliation from Democrat to Republican,” Cassel stated in a press release. “I will likely be becoming a member of the Republican Convention of the Florida Home 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.
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Left: Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump smiles throughout a Hispanic roundtable at Magnificence Society on Oct. 12, 2024 in North Las Vegas, Nevada; Proper: Florida state Rep. Hillary Cassel (Left: Ethan Miller/Getty Pictures; Proper: flhouse.gov)
“Congratulations to Hillary Cassel for turning into the second State Consultant from the Nice State of Florida to modify her Social gathering affiliation from Democrat to Republican, as soon as extra increasing the GOP Supermajority within the State Home! I might additional like to ask different Disillusioned Democrats to modify Events, and be part of us on this noble quest to Save our Nation and, Make America Nice Once more – GREATER THAN EVER BEFORE. THANK YOU HILLARY!” Trump exclaimed in a Reality 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.
Whereas in search of workplace in 2022, Cassel described herself as a “proud Democrat,” “pro-choice champion,” and “devoted ally of the LGBTQ+ group.”Â
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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 navy type assault rifles and the excessive capability ammunition that make them so deadly.”
However now Cassel says the Democratic Social gathering doesn’t replicate her values.
“As a mom, I need 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 lady, I’ve been more and more troubled by the Democratic Social gathering’s failure to unequivocally assist Israel and its willingness to tolerate excessive progressive voices that justify or condone acts of terrorism. I am continuously troubled by the lack of the present Democratic Social gathering to narrate to on a regular basis Floridians. I can not stay in a celebration that does not symbolize my values.
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Florida state Rep. Hillary Cassel (flhouse.gov)
“I do know I will not all the time agree on each element with each Republican, however I do know that I’ll all the time have enter, collaboration, and respect. The Home Republican Convention empowers members to search out frequent sense options to actual points dealing with all Floridians. They welcome completely different concepts and collaboration, which is the cornerstone of efficient authorities. These are my values,” Cassel famous.
