While no one can really compete with the sheer volume and seriousness of fake news pushed by outlets like The New York Times and The Washington Post, Florida’s press industry is doing its level best. The Sun-Sentinel and The Tampa Bay Times, as well as The Miami Herald, have been working hard to undermine their reputations in an attempt to criticize Gov. Ron DeSantis, and that’s meant the publication of false reports more than a time or two.
The Miami Herald is the latest victim of biased journalism in Florida. They claimed that DeSantis was so bad that he wasn’t invited to speak at an immigration conference.
NEW: An international conference for immigration lawyers and wealth management firms that work with real estate developers and investors is cancelled @GovRonDeSantis’ speech over ‘anti-immigrant’ views https://t.co/RMEiw8Wa7X
— Mary Ellen Klas (@MaryEllenKlas) March 24, 2022
To be certain, he was not invited. But, it would be an indictment. DeSantis and Trump are not both anti-immigration. Both are for strong border enforcement, and restricting entry based upon merit and need. DeSantis is not suggesting that such a system be established. zero immigration. That would not have happened if the governor had been dismissed by this conference, which wants open, unfettered borders.
That’s not what happened, though. DeSantis, in reality, was more than just a “senior citizen”. It is notUninvited but never invited.
HahahahhahhHaha it’s all so fake pic.twitter.com/JMdaqelBtY
— Cernovich (@Cernovich) March 24, 2022
Issue a correction. pic.twitter.com/hGTNNzZ1a2
— Christina Pushaw 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) March 25, 2022
Note that had the EB5 Conference uninvited DeSantis because he’s oh so bad, they wouldn’t be defending him right now, noting that it was an unchecked staff error at fault (i.e. He was put on a schedule by someone before anything could be confirmed. But they are, which is about as solid proof as can exist that the Herald’s report was false.
This leaves us with the second part. Where did this reporter get the idea that a speech by DeSantis was canceled over “anti-immigrant” views? Is she making this up? It is true.
It was an email DeSantis got from an attending person, but not someone who organized the event. Mary Ellen Klaus, the reporter in question, then took that as some kind of proof that DeSantis was uninvited due to anti-immigrant views, something that didn’t even happen. She connected dots which were separated by miles, with more than a dozen between them.
“I was seriously considering your kind invitation until I was informed that you have decided to ask Ron DeSantis to be the keynote speaker at the conference,’‘ wrote Ira Kurzban, a prominent Miami immigration lawyer in an email to the conference hosts, EB-5 Investors magazine. Kurzban sent his email to the Miami Herald.
“Mr. DeSantis, also known as a mini-me for his Trump-like tactics, has engaged in the most virulent anti-immigrant conduct we have ever seen by a public official in this state,’’ he wrote.
The other problem, aside from outright lies is the fact that the major news media outlet in Florida wanted to publish an article and refused to perform basic due diligence. The reporter here could have reached out to the governor’s office and given time for a response but she didn’t. She could have even reached out to the EB5 Conference organizers and given time for a response but she didn’t. Those weren’t oversights, though. Instead, journalistic integrity was compromised by the desire to punch DeSantis.
Unfortunately for the Herald and Klaus, DeSantis’ office is not one to be trifled with. It is a good idea to not let the King down.
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