Christina Maria Pushaw (born September 3, 1990) [2] is an American political aide, serving as rapid response director for the 2024 presidential campaign of Ron DeSantis.
[5][1] Pushaw volunteered for John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign; he supported Georgia during its war with Russia[5] saying "today we are all Georgians.
"[6] During 2012, she volunteered at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, where she encountered Mikheil Saakashvili, the President of Georgia, during a speech he gave and other appearances over the following year around Simi Valley, California.
[6] In 2017, Pushaw began working at a firm founded by Charles Koch in public relations called America at In Pursuit Of.
[5][8] At Stand Together, she said she worked on the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and the passing of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
[4] In February 2021, Pushaw published an article in Human Events criticizing Rebekah Jones, a Florida Department of Health employee who was fired in May 2020 for insubordination.
[4] In March 2021, Pushaw wrote a letter to the governor's office expressing interest in working for DeSantis' communication team.
[14] Matt Dixon with Politico noted she had an unorthodox and aggressive style and was hostile to media outlets perceived to be critical of DeSantis.
[15] She worked in the position until August 2022 before leaving to join DeSantis's 2022 gubernatorial reelection and later 2024 presidential campaign teams as rapid response director.
[16] Viktorya Vilk with PEN America did confirm that one slang definition defines "drag them" as "to roast (make fun of/mock) someone very hard"; however, it also seems to "imply or encourage people to go on the attack.
[18] In the post, she questioned if protestors wearing Nazi symbols were genuine or there to generate backlash, similar to an incident the previous year meant to smear Glenn Youngkin who was running for governor of Virginia.