"MOSTLY FALSE" DeSantis opposed the amnesty portion of the bill, not the border wall funding. Former President Donald Trump wrote on his social platform, Truth Social, that he would not have endorsed then-Congressman and now-Governor Ron DeSantis had he known that DeSantis voted against "Trump's Border Wall" in 2018. The failed bill in question, HR6136 , had two divisions. Division A pertained to "Border Enforcement." Division B pertained to "Immigration Reform." It is true that Division A included $16.625 billion in border wall funding. However, Congressman DeSantis, along with other House conservatives, opposed the bill due to concerns not with the first division but with the second. Who were the other conservatives who voted NAY? Below are some of the most well-known ( full list here ), and all have been endorsed by Trump subsequent to their vote against HR6136. Jim Banks Andy Biggs Marsha Blackburn Mo Brooks Matt Gaetz Louie Gohmert ...
