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Presidential candidates take the stage in Kissimmee during the Florida Freedom Summit

Former President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis will be featured speakers, along with the other major Republican presidential candidates, Saturday at the Florida Freedom Summit in Kissimmee
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Former President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis will be featured speakers, along with the other major Republican presidential candidates, Saturday at the Florida Freedom Summit in Kissimmee

The Republican race for the 2024 Presidential nomination is coming to Central Florida.

On Saturday, the Republican Party of Florida is hosting the Florida Freedom Summit at Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Kissimmee where all major Republican candidates will have an opportunity to speak, including former President Donald Trump who has not participated in the past two presidential debates, yet leads in the polls.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is a featured speaker and is seeking to overtake Trump in the polls despite more Florida politicians throwing their endorsements toward the former president such as Brevard Rep. Randy Fine and U.S. Senator Rick Scott.

Both men will be speaking at Saturday’s event as well, along with other Florida Republican political figures such as Lt. Governor Jeanette Nuñez, Attorney General Ashley Moody, and Congressman Matt Gaetz.

Tickets for the Summit start at $125 dollars. Convention doors open at 9 a.m.

Corrected: November 6, 2023 at 10:18 AM EST
An earlier version of this story misidentified Rick Scott as a Florida Senator. He is a U.S. Senator, serving since 2019. Previously, he was Florida's Governor from 2011-2019.
Originally from South Florida, Joe Mario came to Orlando to attend the University of Central Florida where he graduated with degrees in Radio & Television Production, Film, and Psychology. He worked several beats and covered multimedia at The Villages Daily Sun but returned to the City Beautiful as a reporter for the Orlando Sentinel where he covered crime, hurricanes, and viral news. Joe Mario has too many interests and not enough time but tries to focus on his love for strange stories in comic books and horror movies. When he's not writing he loves to run in his spare time.
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