Ex-Colonel Disputes Allegations of Ron DeSantis Force-Feeding Inmate At Guantanamo Bay: 'He Was Just Too Junior'

A former Guantánamo Bay detainee’s allegations against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis have been heavily disputed, as evidence and testimonials fail to support the claims, The New York Times reported.

The detainee, Mansoor Adayfi, accused DeSantis of participating in forced feeding while serving as a Navy lawyer at the prison. This narrative was rapidly picked up by liberal media outlets and formed part of Democratic opposition research.

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However, an extensive review of military records and interviews with over 40 service members and detainees’ lawyers found no proof of these allegations. Most of those interviewed dismissed the story as highly improbable.

The officer who supervised DeSantis at Guantánamo stated that he would have had no reason to witness, and no authority to authorize, a force-feeding. The commandant of the prison guards at the time confirmed that even senior lawyers were not allowed near force-feedings.

Morris D. Davis, a retired Air Force colonel, commented, “He was just too junior and too inexperienced and too green to have had any substantial role.”

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