# Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate says Trump is ‘promoting socialism’ as president

https://mins.news/en/video/26663

- NBC News, 2026-08-19 21:09 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5t7rwdqYivA

> Florida gubernatorial candidate and former Republican lawmaker David Jolly discusses his midterm message as he faces Republican Rep. Byron Donald in the general election. He also addresses the rise of democratic socialism in the Democratic Party and plans to campaign with Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon.

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