TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida’s Voice CEO Brendon Leslie appeared on Sara Gonzales Unfiltered on Blaze TV to debate Florida’s Voice’s authorized victory over a $1 million defamation lawsuit introduced by Bowen Kou, a 2024 Republican state Senate candidate with reported ties to Chinese language pursuits.
“This isn’t only a victory for Florida’s Voice — it’s a win for impartial journalism throughout the board,” Gonzales stated throughout the interview.
“We signify the choice media, those bringing ahead tales that the mainstream press usually ignores,” she stated.
.@SaraGonzalesTX on Florida’s Voice victory over Bowen Kou’s defamation lawsuit: “I congratulate you on this win. This isn’t only a win for Florida’s Voice, however for impartial media all over the place. We’re the choice media; we’re those getting these tales that mainstream… pic.twitter.com/k8aaCjTHaq
— Florida’s Voice (@FLVoiceNews) Could 23, 2025
“The particular person, within the letter, stated [Bowen Kou is] a Chinese language nationwide… we simply reported the information, I didn’t even name him a Chinese language nationwide,” Leslie stated.
“He sued us – in the meantime, this man was born and raised in China… we even caught him in Chinese language media, the place he stated he was working for Florida Senate saying he desires extra Chinese language voices within the American political system… we’re asking these questions. That is the information Florida readers and watchers wish to hear about. They need the backstory of those candidates,” he added.
.@SaraGonzalesTX: He sued you for calling him a Chinese language nationwide?
BRENDON LESLIE: The particular person, within the letter, stated [Bowen Kou is] a Chinese language nationwide… we simply reported the information, I did not even name him a Chinese language nationwide. He sued us – in the meantime, this man was born and raised in… pic.twitter.com/M65PD63YFU
— Florida’s Voice (@FLVoiceNews) Could 23, 2025
Within the go well with, Kou admitted that he did obtain cash from Chinese language donors for his marketing campaign – the claims central to the GOP’s mailer and the studies from Florida’s Voice.
“The weaponization of our judicial system is not going to silence the work of impartial journalists,” Leslie stated. “Whereas legacy media is below hearth for willfully taking part within the cowl up of Joe Biden’s decline, impartial journalists are keeping track of the Republic, demanding accountability and in search of the reality.”
Kou was finally defeated by now-Sen. Keith Truenow in his marketing campaign.
The Circuit Court docket of the Fifth Judicial Circuit in Lake County dominated in favor of Florida’s Voice.
