There’s no shying away from it, Trump has officially declared war on DeSantis.
In a lengthy post on Truth Social, Trump stated that the only reason why DeSantis was elected Governor back in 2018 was that he decided to endorse him back in 2018.
He would go on to say “And now, Ron DeSanctimonious is playing games! The Fake News asks him if he’s going to run if President Trump runs [in 2024], and he says, ‘I’m only focused on the Governor’s race, I’m not looking into the future.’ Well, in terms of loyalty and class, that’s really not the right answer,”
Take a look:
Trump would continue:
NEW: Trump goes postal on DeSantis 👇 pic.twitter.com/WoXM0AEY2S
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) November 10, 2022
ABC added these details:
Donald Trump on Thursday escalated his criticism of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, suggesting he views DeSantis as a potential challenger in the 2024 Republican presidential primary.
In a lengthy statement — echoed on his social media website, Truth Social — Trump jabbed at DeSantis as an “average” governor who benefited from “great Public Relations.”
He also repeated a new derogatory nickname for DeSantis: “Ron DeSanctimonious.”
In his statement, which also included characteristic complaints about his media coverage and repeated unfounded claims of election fraud, Trump touted himself as being a key endorser during the 2018 Florida gubernatorial primary, when DeSantis ran against Adam Putnam for the GOP nomination.
“He was politically dead,” Trump argued of DeSantis at the time, insisting that his support had been key to the primary win.
“And now, Ron DeSanctimonious is playing games! The Fake News asks him if he’s going to run if President Trump runs [in 2024], and he says, ‘I’m only focused on the Governor’s race, I’m not looking into the future.’ Well, in terms of loyalty and class, that’s really not the right answer,” Trump said.
Trump would also call out DeSantis for locking down his state early:
https://twitter.com/kyleraccio/status/1589119102848995329
President Trump had 219 Wins and 16 losses . Nancy Pelosi will no longer be the Speaker of the House and it’s looking like we will take control of the Senate. We should thank Trump for that. Also he helped Ron DeSantis win his first term so we should thank him for that too.
— Terrence K. Williams (@w_terrence) November 10, 2022
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