The Deep State tries to gin up trouble between Trump and DeSantis. I don’t buy it.
I support Trump.
I support DeSantis.
If DeSantis seems to want to cause trouble for Trump then I probably wouldn’t support DeSantis. But we’re not there yet, so I’m not anti-DeSantis. I’m sure New Republic is disappointed.
“The Deep State tries to gin up trouble between Trump and DeSantis. I don’t buy it.
“I support Trump.
“I support DeSantis.”
Kudos to you. Trump was brilliant on the issues, most of the time. (He screwed the pooch on immigration legislation, failing to pass even E-Verify.) He seemed to relish being seen as the world’s largest ***hole. Here, he had an important lessons for the Romneys, Doles and Bushes of the world: “You will be hated by the Left, no matter what you do.” But the problem is that if you’re going to go to war on so many fronts, you’d better be VERY careful to know your enemies and to not lead your loyal troops into useless, unwinnable battles.
He scored an F on both fronts.
And that was his downfall.
Trump understood how detrimental government interference was to a productive economy. But he leaned so hard on saboteurs like Anthony Fauci, Jeff Sessions’ Justice Department (who I’d like to believe was simply waaay over his head), Rex Tillerson and James Mathis. He seemed to barely understand how Congress worked.
Ted Cruz had the right issues before Trump teased about running for office (not counting his 2000 run). Maybe he’d’ve crumpled like Mitt; I think that’s what most people were afraid of. But Mitt was a Massachusetts liberal before he ran, just like the Bushes. McCain was always a Deep-State enemy of conservatism. Trump forced Cruz into a choice to stand with the President to advance conservatism, or defend his wife in a public way. Cruz chose America. Damned sucky choice.
I’d like a Trump who wasn’t such an a$$hol3. For God’s sake, if you want to say it was necessary to be an a$$hol3, I’m all ears. Please don’t tell me he wasn’t an a$$hol3, unless you’re making the case that being an a$$hol3 was what the country needed means he’s not really an a$$hol3.
I’d like a Trump who thought about credibility before he Tweeted. Maybe he needed to vent. Maybe he needed to be real, not just simply my idealized vision of what the perfect president was, and Twitter was how he did that.
So hell yes, I supported his re-election... even if he was running against a much less cartoonishly evil opponent. But if Cruz or DeSantis might offer Trump’s benefits without Trump’s flaws, I’d like one of them to be president. If I’m asking for a pony that doesn’t poop, well, I’ll happily settle for one that does.
DeSantis 2028
“The Deep State tries to gin up trouble between Trump and DeSantis. I don’t buy it”
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Bingo! Their worst nightmare is Trump establishing residency somewhere other than Florida, and then he and DeSantis running on the same ticket. Trump/DeSantis equals President Trump for four years and then DeSantis for eight.
Of course, the Never-Trumpers at NRO do not want anything close to that type of ticket. They will be pushing someone like Rubio, Liz Cheney, Nikki Haley, or even JEB! again.