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Today’s National Spotlight
The air in the room was thick. You could feel the anger. You could feel the fear.
This week in Oviedo, Cory Mills held a town hall that turned into a confrontation. Neighbors were shouting. They weren’t just angry about politics. They were terrified about the violence in our country. They wanted to know why their Congressman keeps voting against oversight. They wanted to know why he won’t stop the bleeding.
A woman stood up. Her voice was shaking. She wasn’t a lobbyist. She was a neighbor. She asked him about the shootings. She asked him about accountability. She poured her heart out, begging for a serious answer to a life-or-death question.
Cory Mills didn’t nod. He didn’t listen. He leaned into the microphone, looked her in the eye, and smirked.
“Ice Ice Baby.”
He quoted a rap song. The room gasped. In that split second, we saw the truth. To him, your pain is a joke. Your fear is a setup for a punchline.
Marialana Kinter saw that clip, too. But she didn’t laugh. She is a Navy veteran who served her country with honor. She knows the weight of real responsibility. She knows that when people are hurting, you don’t mock them. You help them. She is running to bring a sense of duty back to a seat that has become a national embarrassment.
1. The Merchant of Tear Gas
That “Ice Ice Baby” joke wasn’t just cruel. It was a victory lap.
Cory Mills isn’t just a politician. He is the founder of PACEM Defense, a company that has made a fortune selling “less-than-lethal” munitions. We are talking about the tear gas and rubber bullets used to crush protests. In fact, reports show his company sold the very tear gas used against Black Lives Matter protesters.
But it gets worse. He is currently under House Ethics investigation because he allegedly kept cashing checks from the federal government while serving in Congress. We are talking about nearly $1 million in contracts from prisons and federal agencies.
Think about that. He profits when prisons stock up on weapons. He profits when police fire tear gas at citizens. When a constituent begs him to stop the violence, he laughs because he is actively selling the ammunition.
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2. Stolen Valor and a Pattern of Abuse
Cory Mills plays a “war hero” on TV. But the people who actually served with him tell a very different story.
Mills claims he was “blown up twice” and saved fellow soldiers in battle. But two of the men he claims to have saved have gone on record calling his story a “fabrication.” One said Mills wasn’t even involved. He also claimed on an application to have attended Army Sniper School and served in the 75th Ranger Regiment, but his military records do not support these claims.
It is so shameful that his own colleague, Republican Rep. Nancy Mace, filed a resolution to censure him, accusing him of “stolen valor.”
But his lack of character doesn’t stop at military lies. He has faced allegations of domestic violence and was even hit with a protective order after being accused of threatening to release revenge porn of an ex-girlfriend.
This is a man who lies about his service, allegedly abuses women, and mocks his constituents. He is a fraud in every sense of the word.
Marialana Kinter is the answer. She served honorably in the Navy. She doesn’t need to lie about her record because she actually did the work. She respects the uniform, and she respects you.
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3. She Knows What it Means to Survive
The difference between them breaks your heart.
While Cory Mills flies on private jets and laughs at struggling families, Marialana Kinter has lived the struggle.
She was a single mom. She knows the panic of an empty fridge. She didn’t just read about food stamps and Medicaid. She needed them to keep her family alive. She fought her way out of poverty with her own two hands.
When a constituent stands up and says “I’m hurting,” Marialana listens because she has been there. Cory Mills laughs because he hasn’t.
We have a choice. We can elect the bully who mocks our pain. Or we can elect the woman who has the strength to heal it.
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The Bottom Line
Cory Mills thinks we are a joke. He thinks he can spit in our faces and we will re-elect him anyway.
Let’s prove him wrong. Marialana Kinter needs us to rally around her. Mills has the deep pockets of Florida republicans behind him. Let’s send the fake tough guy home and Marialana Kinter to Washington.