DeSantis political woes deepen after chief strategist for Super Pac resigns

Jeff Roe, who led Never Back Down, said he was stepping down from the $269m fund, just weeks before Iowa caucus

Florida governor Ron DeSantis political woes have deepened further in the wake of the surprise resignation of a chief strategist at a leading campaign fund dealing yet another blow to the right-winger's rapidly waning 2024 presidential hopes.

Jeff Roe, the chief strategist for the DeSantis-backing Super Pac Never Back Down, said he was stepping down from the massive, $269m fund that was billed as a novel application of campaign finance laws that prevent the integration of a Pac and its spending with a candidate's campaign.

The Associated Press contributed to this report