{"id":1498,"date":"2024-01-21T01:02:29","date_gmt":"2024-01-21T01:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=1498"},"modified":"2024-01-21T01:02:29","modified_gmt":"2024-01-21T01:02:29","slug":"i-was-wrong-steve-cortes-supports-trump-again-after-betrayal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=1498","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI Was Wrong,\u201d Steve Cortes Supports Trump \u2018Again\u2019 After Betrayal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After supporting Florida Governor Ron DeSantis during his campaign and leaving the Never Back Down super PAC, Steve Cortes, a former Trump aide, had a change of heart and wrote an opinion piece headlined \u201cOnly Trump Can Save America.\u201d<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-73627\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theragingpatriot.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/image-118.png?resize=685%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"685\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"73627\" 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