Ron DeSantis campaign fires staffers after fundraising shows high spending rate

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' campaign fired several staffers on Thursday, a sign that the campaign is retooling after continually lagging former President Donald Trump in polling and after a fundraising quarter in which the campaign spent nearly 40% of what they raised. 

While the exact number of staffers is unknown, the campaign confirmed on Saturday that  fewer than 10 staffers were laid off. The staffers were involved with event planning, the campaign said. The news was first reported by Politico.

"Never Back Down," the super PAC backing DeSantis, has received resumes from some of the staffers laid off, a person familiar with the group confirmed. Two other staffers, media advisor Dave Abrams and advisor Tucker Obenshain, left the group earlier this week to help a non-profit that will support DeSantis' run.