Byron Donalds’ ad deceptively edited David Jolly clip on gender-affirming care – PolitiFact

An ad included a deceptively edited video of David Jolly, the Democratic nominee for Florida governor, talking about “embracing” gender-affirming care. The full clip shows Jolly was quoting another person talking about their family being open to medical care for a transgender adolescent. 

Gender-affirming care is a broad term that can include using a different name or pronouns. Treatments are typically available only to adolescents and can include puberty blockers, hormone therapy and, in rare cases, surgeries for older teens. 

Jolly said he supports people being able to make medical decisions with their doctor. His campaign did not clarify whether this includes gender-affirming surgeries for minors under 18. These surgeries are not performed on young children…

https://politifact.com/factchecks/2026/aug/19/byron-donalds/david-jolly-trans-youth-surgeries-florida-governor/ 

Ex-GOP Official Calls Out Karoline Leavitt: 'Critical Thinking Has Died' | HuffPost Latest News

Former Rep. David Jolly (R-Fla.) says critical thinking has left the United States, pointing squarely at White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, who argued Wednesday that a federal judge first appointed by former President George W. Bush is "a Democrat activist."…

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ex-gop-official-calls-out-karoline-leavitt-critical-thinking-has-died_n_67dc0a5ee4b038b4d0a6565b

 

Former GOP Rep Answers If Trump Or DeSantis Is Greater Threat, Doesn’t Hold Back | HuffPost Latest News

"But in Ron DeSantis, you have somebody who bears the same fragile vanities of Donald Trump, the paranoia and the executive abuse of Richard Nixon, a view of religion and church and state like Pat Robertson, and the discreet methodologies of Attorney General Bill Barr," the former congressman told anchor Nicolle Wallace.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/david-jolly-ron-desantis-threat-trump_n_647878d7e4b0a7554f42c65c

Ex-GOP congressman says he’s ‘not going back’ to the Republican Party — even after Trump is gone – Raw Story

On MSNBC Saturday, former Rep. David Jolly (R-FL) says he will never go back to the Republican Party, even after President Donald Trump is out of office and out of party leadership. “I want to ask you about the fact that you’re now the newly named executive chairman of something called the Serve America Movement,” said anchor Ali Velshi. “You’re not planning on running a candidate in the coming election. What is the Serve America Movement? What’s it for?” ...
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/05/ex-gop-congressman-says-hes-not-going-back-to-the-republican-party-even-after-trump-is-gone/

WATCH: Republicans thoroughly destroyed on national TV — by their former GOP colleague – Raw Story

House and Senate Republicans were ferociously annihilated by one of their former colleagues on MSNBC on Monday. Former Rep. David Jolly (R-FL) was interviewed by MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace on “Deadline: White House.”
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/11/watch-republicans-thoroughly-destroyed-on-national-tv-by-their-former-gop-colleague/

Ex-GOP Lawmaker To Voters: ‘Beat Republicans. Beat Every Single One Of Them’ - HuffPost:

A former Republican congressman is calling on voters who want gun control to boot all of his old GOP colleagues from office. "If this is the issue that informs your ideology as a voter, the strength to draw in this moment is to commit to beating Republicans," former Rep. David Jolly (R-Fla.) said on MSNBC on Monday. "Beat 'em. Beat every single one of them," he said. "Even the safe ones in the House, beat 'em. Beat 'em in the Senate. Take back the Senate." ....
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/david-jolly-beat-republicans-gun-control_n_5d49199de4b01ae816c79bbb

Former Republican Congressman Thinks the Country Would Be Better Off If Democrats Take the House in 2018 -- GQ

Further proof that Republicans are the dog that caught the car. ....
https://www.gq.com/story/former-republican-congressman-good-idea