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Fox News
2 days ago
- Politics
- Fox News
Florida senator calls on New Yorkers who 'hate socialism' to move south with aerial ad
Florida Sen. Rick Scott flew an aerial ad across the skies of New York City on Saturday with a message encouraging residents to relocate to the Sunshine State to escape socialism, should Zohran Mamdani become mayor of the Big Apple. The banner was seen above Coney Island and Jones Beach as beachgoers soaked up the sun. "Hate socialism?" read Scott's aerial ad. "Us too! Move 2 FL." Scott addressed the aerial banner in a statement provided to Fox News Digital. "While many New Yorkers are out enjoying the beach this weekend, we will be giving them a friendly reminder that in addition to our world class beaches, Florida is the state where you can escape socialism," said Scott, who headed the state as governor from 2011-2019. The Republican senator slammed New York City and the politics of Mamdani. "New York City once represented the American Dream – a city where anything was possible," Scott said. "Today, it has now become the city where only billionaires can prosper, Jewish students are attacked on campus, capitalism is shunned and radical socialists like Zohran Mamdani are celebrated." Mamdani handily won New York City's Democratic mayoral primary last month against former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Mamdani is seen as a frontrunner in the race for City Hall, though many in the Democratic establishment have yet to fully embrace the socialist nominee. Scott said New York City reaped the rewards of capitalism, "the best system in the world," which is now "being villainized by the Democrats all across this country." "Democrats are working around the clock to discredit President Trump and tear down our country and rebuild it in their woke, radical image through socialist policies," the Republican said. "But, this isn't new. It's just an old, barbaric, discredited idea that's failed every time it's been tried. Just look at Cuba and Venezuela and the many families who fled those brutal regimes to live in Florida." Scott said that during his time in political office he worked to ensure that families in Florida could achieve the American Dream, including good jobs, education and safe communities. "That is the American Dream and it is deeply unfortunate that it is completely slipping away in New York," he said. "New York families deserve better."
Fox News
2 days ago
- Politics
- Fox News
Sen. Scott touts Florida's 'land of opportunity' amid NYC socialism rise
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla. joins 'Fox & Friends Weekend' to discuss his push to move New Yorkers to Florida, the GOP aiming to confirm President Donald Trump's nominees and his meeting with Venezuelan leader Maria Corina Machado.
New York Post
3 days ago
- Politics
- New York Post
Rick Scott summons NYers to Florida with sky-high advertisement
Florida Congressman Rick Scott wants New Yorkers wary of life in the Big Apple under a potential Zohran Mandani administration to know they've got options. On Saturday, an aerial advertisement with Scott's logo crossed the skies high above Coney Island, encouraging beachgoers to consider a relocation to the humid, hurricane-prone home of at least five varieties of venomous snake, should the leftist New York City mayoral front-runner win in November. 'Hate socialism?' read the banner ad. 'Us too! Move to FL.' 4 The aeriel banner was financed by Sen. Rick Scott. Michael Nagle 4 Scott's current term ends on January 3, 2031. Getty Images Scott's airplaned pitch follows recent Times Square digital billboard ads paid for by the Ohio Gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's Vivek Super PAC, which supports the biotech entrepreneur-turned-failed presidential candidate's bid to govern the Buckeye State. 4 A spokesperson for Scott's office was unavailable Saturday. Michael Nagle 4 Zohran Mamdani is favored to win his mayoral bid this fall. Getty Images It was unclear how much the flying ad cost Scott, but on average, aerial advertising in New York City runs between $7,000 and $9,000 for a two-hour flight, according to DashTwo. A representative from Scott's office was not available to comment Saturday. Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist who won the mayoral Democratic primary last month, is considered the frontrunner for City Hall.
Wall Street Journal
6 days ago
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
WSJ Opinion: Are Republicans Capable of Cutting Spending?
Donald Trump scored a victory with the passage of his 'One Big, Beautiful Bill,' and lawmakers recently approved a rescissions package that cuts $9 billion in spending. Yet Republicans remain far from their campaign promises to rein in the Joe Biden-era spending spree. On this episode of All Things, Kim Strassel speaks to one of the Senate's fiscal conservatives, Florida's Rick Scott, about the prospects for more reconciliation or rescission bills that cut government largesse, whether Senate Democrats will join to pass slimmer GOP appropriations bills (or provoke a government shutdown) as the September 30 funding deadline looms, and the criticisms surrounding Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell. Photo: Monica Espitia
Fox News
6 days ago
- Health
- Fox News
Is America Ready For War In The Indo-Pacific?
The President of the Philippines was at the White House on Tuesday visiting President Trump, discussing the issue of China and their ambitions to expand. U.S. lawmakers have asked the Defense Department to study building a joint munitions hub in the Philippines, as China continues to menace other nations crossing through the South China Sea. When it comes to American military spending, we are on track to allocate more than $920 billion in the next fiscal year, and it appears there's bipartisan support to fully fund this Pacific Deterrence Initiative. Florida Republican Senator Rick Scott sits on the Armed Services and Homeland Security Committee, and he joined the Rundown to discuss the long-term threats posed by both China and Iran. The CDC reports an estimated 48,422 deaths from synthetic opioids, mostly fentanyl, in 2024. With a dangerous amount of the drug supply now laced with this deadly substance, overdose deaths are surging, especially among young people. President Trump recently signed the Halt Fentanyl Act, expanding law enforcement's ability to crack down on traffickers. Gregory Swan, who lost his son Drew to a fentanyl overdose in 2013, co-founded Fentanyl Fathers to raise awareness and prevent more families from suffering the same loss. He joins the Rundown to discuss his mission: educating students, empowering parents, and mobilizing a movement to fight the fentanyl crisis. Plus, commentary from FOX News Digital columnist David Marcus. Photo Credit: AP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit
