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Pal of Trump-Backed Star Facing Deportation After Coke Bust
April 22, 2026
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Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/InstagramA close friend of the Donald Trump-backed MAGA star aiming to be the next governor of Florida is fighting deportation after a DUI arrest, PunchUp has revealed in a new report.Byron Donalds pal and political ally, Vlastimil “Pat” Jira, a businessman from Naples, Florida—who co-founded the Collier County Young Republicans with the Florida representative, 47—was arrested in December 2023 and charged with possession of cocaine with intent to sell or distribute and with DUI, reports the Beast’s sister investigative Substack.
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