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New Byron Donalds Ad Accuses David Jolly of Lobbying For Oil Drilling

Donalds’s campaign ad accuses Jolly of lobbying to expand offshore drilling after the Deepwater Horizon spill.

New Byron Donalds Ad Accuses David Jolly of Lobbying For Oil Drilling
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This article1 analysis · Sep 28, 2026
Sep 28, 2026
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Byron Donalds’s campaign ad accuses David Jolly of lobbying to expand offshore drilling after the Deepwater Horizon spill. The article cites a fact-check that found Jolly’s denial mostly false but distinguished attending a meeting from actively pushing the measure, and includes Jolly’s opposition to Gulf drilling.

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Republican gubernatorial candidate whose campaign ad accuses David Jolly of lobbying for offshore drilling

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Byron Donalds Campaign Ad Accuses David Jolly of Offshore Drilling Lobbying

Outlets agree that Representative Byron Donalds released a campaign ad accusing David Jolly of lobbying to expand offshore drilling after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Center outlets emphasize fact-checks and Jolly's response, questioning the accuracy of Donalds's claim and pointing to Jolly's anti-drilling record. Right-leaning outlets focus on Donalds's campaign message, highlighting the accusations against Jolly's lobbying firm.

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