This comes almost exactly one year after Scott and his Cabinet voted unanimously to refrain from allowing state investment managers to use Florida funds to invest in companies controlled by the Nicolás Maduro regime, or in companies that violate federal law by doing business in Venezuela.
Scott has not said whether he will continue the use of a blind trust if he’s elected to the U.S. Senate in November.
Ten members of Congress recently rejected campaign contributions from GEO Group.
Scott spent a grand total of 29 months in the Navy.
“Scott appears as just a marker-wielding guy in a checked shirt and jeans, with no mention of his status as twice-elected Florida governor …”
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He said he spoke to President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Pence because he has a “personal relationship” with them.
“A terrorist, inspired by ISIS and filled with hate, stormed into Pulse night club here in Orlando and killed 49,” Scott said. “It was an attempt to rip us apart at our seams, to divide us and instill fear in our communities.” Rick Scott