Steven Lemongello

Steve Lemongello is the Orland Sentinel's senior content editor for politics. A Fordham University graduate, he worked at the Press of Atlantic City and the Jersey Journal in New Jersey and joined the Sentinel in 2014. He covered Winter Park, Maitland and Osceola County before becoming politics reporter in 2016. He also covered Orange County government.

Gov. Ron DeSantis defended former President Donald Trump in a statement Tuesday, though in the context of saying what he would do as president.

DeSantis says Americans shouldn’t be tried in D.C. after Trump indictment

August 2, 2023 at 10:21 a.m.

DeSantis was slammed from both sides for his statement, in which he admitted he did not read the indictment against Trump, started off by saying what he would do as...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron Desantis. Newsom is threatening potential kidnapping and false imprisonment charges over migrant flights the state said were arranged by Florida.

Newsom calls DeSantis 鈥榮mall, pathetic man鈥� over new migrant flights

June 5, 2023 at 5:33 p.m.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has restarted controversial migrant flights to other states, according to California鈥檚 attorney general, but this time that state's rival governor is threatening to slap Florida officials with...

DeSantis makes health announcement at FAU

DeSantis set to announce for president on Twitter with Musk

May 23, 2023 at 12:54 p.m.

Gov. Ron DeSantis will announce his presidential bid Wednesday night alongside Elon Musk.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the opening of a monoclonal antibody site Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, in Pembroke Pines. (Photo by Marta Lavandier/Associated Press)

Gov. DeSantis sues Biden over vaccine mandate

October 28, 2021 at 1:29 p.m.

鈥淭hey鈥檙e transforming normal contracting into basically public health policy,鈥� Gov. Ron DeSantis said.

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