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Ron DeSantis
The Republican submitted his resignation in a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan on Monday.
Ron DeSantis has given speeches four times at the David Horowitz Freedom Center's annual Restoration Weekend.
The Tallahassee mayor was targeted by the racist recordings days after becoming the state's first African-American nominee for governor.
The ugly call features a speaker who pretends to be the black candidate, using an exaggerated dialect, as drums and jungle sounds play in the background.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
He used just 16 words to mock both men in one fell swoop.
The GOP wanted to face Andrew Gillum. Democrats wanted to run against Ron DeSantis. The Mar-a-Lago set helped make that happen so now what?
DeSantis made the comment about his African-American opponent, Andrew Gillum.
The GOP candidate for governor also called Gillum "articulate."
The election for the top job in the third-largest state will be a referendum on President Donald Trump, who considers himself a part-time resident of Florida.
It's like "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," but for far-right nationalism.