The helicopter DeSantis posed in front of in the photo, is property of the Texas Department of Public Safety, according to Federal Aviation Administration records.
in 2014.
Texas law also prohibits state employees from using their “authority or influence” in campaign activity—and it bans “the use of a program administered by the state agency of which the person is an officer or employee” to affect an election “or to achieve any other political purpose.” DeSantis and his allies in the Texas state government can claim the border trip was official business, but his campaign’s decision to post a photo of the Florida governor on Twitter from a campaign account make that argument harder. As does holding a political speech, where DeSantisThis content is not available due to your privacy preferences.
While the ultimate funding of the junket is still unclear, records suggest that the border trip was campaign-specific and not connected to DeSantis’ official capacity as governor. The governor’s office reported no scheduled events that day, according to a Monday press release. And
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