Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback says Waffle House banned him from all locations, temporarily derailing his campaign plan.

cross-posted from: https://pawb.social/post/40739588

Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback says his plan to visit every Waffle House in Florida to “meet voters where they are” has been derailed.

That’s because he’s been banned, he said.

In a release posted to X on Thursday, March 5, Fishback shared a statement saying that “this morning, Waffle House abruptly revoked our permission, and criminally trespassed us from all of their Florida locations.”

Fishback, a Republican and one of 41 current candidates to replace outgoing Gov. Ron DeSantis, said he had previously received permission from Waffle House’s corporate office to visit every location in Florida to “meet voters where they are.”

  • chellewalker@lemmy.caEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Last September, Fishback admitted to sharing confidential company information with people outside the firm at least 33 times, maintaining an undisclosed personal trading account, and engaging a college student in a campaign to discredit Greenlight’s founder, David Einhorn, according to a joint court filing from the company and Fishback.

    Fishback agreed to return any confidential information in his possession, delete any copies and pay legal costs, the filing said.

    In 2022, the Broward County School District cut ties with Fishback and Incubate Debate after he was alleged to have an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old student, NBC News reported. He was 27 at the time. A judge denied her petition for protection and Fishback has denied all wrongdoing.

    On the campaign trail, Fishback raised eyebrows when he said he joined Tinder to meet young female voters and then asked for donations to subscribe to Tinder Plus.

    Fishback has also posted questionable comments about current gubernatorial frontrunner U.S. Rep Byron Donalds, who is Black. In one X post he said, “By’rone wants to turn Florida into a Section 8 ghetto.” In another post he suggested Donalds was a “slave” to his political donors.

    God, the guy pulls off the GOP hat trick: insider trading, racism, and having a thing for underage girls.