Fact Check: Is Ron DeSantis’ First Responders Fund Paid For By Joe Biden?

Newsweek

9/14/22 AT 2:14 PM EDT

 

Despite spiking criticism and controversyRon DeSantis chances of running as the Republican 2024 presidential candidate are on the rise.

As he continues to run ahead in polls for the November midterms, the Florida governor is touting his record on state economy, employment and his approach to lockdown restrictions during the pandemic.

In recent appearances he has also heralded $1,000 bonus payments for first responders as part of his state’s budget, even though some have said President Joe Biden is the person to thank.

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Twitter and Facebook posts, published in September 2022, claim that $1,000 bonus payments for Florida first responders, announced by Ron DeSantis, were paid for by president Biden’s American Rescue Plan.

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However, while the governor has not made this claim explicitly, the bonuses were not paid for through state funding. They were, in fact, paid for through the American Rescue Plan, a federally-funded program that DeSantis has previously criticized.

 

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