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DeSantis opens Alligator Alcatraz — only to have it flood on 1st day (video)

Carla Sinclair
Jul 02, 2025
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Image: Gov. Ron DeSantis; Hunter Crenian / shutterstock.com

Florida's Ron DeSantis spent $450 million in taxpayer dollars to build his Everglades gulag — only to have it flood on the first day.

As soon as the proud governor's so-called Alligator Alcatraz opened its doors yesterday, reporter Jason Delgado spotted water leaking into the room, spreading acro…

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