Well, what do you know?
Iowa Evangelical leader Bob Vander Plaats announced his endorsement of Governor Ron DeSantis for president on Tuesday.
Vander Paats announced in a FOX interview that he was proud to endorse the Florida governor for president.
Less than 24 hours later, Vander Plaats admitted on national television that a DeSantis aligned groups donated $95,000 to his Family Leader Foundation before he made the endorsement.
That was convenient.
Breitbart.com reported:
A top evangelical leader in Iowa, Bob Vander Plaats, confirmed Tuesday that his organization received $95,000 from what Reuters originally described as the “DeSantis campaign, a super PAC linked to him and a nonprofit group” before he endorsed the governor’s presidential election.
Fox News’s Bret Baier questioned Vander Plaats on the report, which asserts that Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R-FL) campaign and groups associated with him gave a total of $95,000 to the nonprofit, the Family Leader Foundation, which Vander Plaats heads up. At the time, Reuters pointed to campaign finance reports “and a document prepared by an Iowa state lawmaker who was helping the Vander Plaats organization raise money for a July 14 presidential candidate forum.”
“Well, it’s definitely true,” Vander Plaats told Baier, encouraging “everybody to read the Reuters article.”
“Everything we do is above board,” he added.
BREAKING: Iowa evangelical leader admits he was paid by the DeSantis Team prior to his endorsement pic.twitter.com/EoVmMPLe1y
— Jack Poso (@JackPosobiec) November 21, 2023
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