Florida Senate Candidate Calls for Jail Time for GOP Opponent

Florida Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon stated Wednesday that she wants her Republican opponent, U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody, R-Fla., to be jailed and punished, alleging that Moody rerouted $10 million from the Medicaid program into political slush funds.

During an interview with CNN, Nixon claimed Moody is a "lying, cheating, thieving, scamming person" who "took $10 million from sick kids for the Medicaid program. And she rerouted that into two political slush funds for Ron DeSantis to defeat two citizen-led ballot initiatives." Nixon also asserted that Moody voted to end healthcare for over 440,000 Floridians and is spreading disinformation about Nixon's own policy stances, such as claims that she wants to abolish prisons or defund the police.

When asked to confirm if she wanted her opponent jailed, Nixon responded, "Basically, yes. Because of what she did, yes. I absolutely would want that to happen. Yes."

Nixon added that she would call for an investigation into Moody if elected to the Senate. "What we have seen, right, what we have seen is that the DCA [The District Court of Appeals], the first DCA here, has decided to wipe out the release of the grand jury report, and that first DCA judge was actually appointed by Ron DeSantis. And what we are seeing is corruption through and through. And so, I would definitely call for an investigation as a federal lawmaker when I become a U.S. senator to actively go in to see what happened," Nixon said. She characterized Moody as a "rubber stamp" for former President Donald Trump.

The Republican National Committee spokeswoman Emma Hall questioned Nixon's remarks, stating, "Questions should be asked about why socialist extremist Angie Nixon wants to jail her political opponents, but is totally fine with freeing dangerous criminals. Plus, how does she plan to do this if she wants to abolish all prisons?"

Nixon, who is affiliated with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), previously stated that she is not a socialist. She has explained that she joined the DSA due to its support for public housing, healthcare, assistance for homeless veterans, and efforts to reduce the influence of large sums of money in politics. Moody has not been charged in connection with the Hope Florida settlement controversy and has denied any wrongdoing.