Posted on 05/13/2023 9:03:06 AM PDT by proust
Former President Trump bashed Gov. Ron DeSantis in a new ad Friday, claiming the Florida Republican needs a “personality transplant.”
“The problem with Rondesanctimonious is that he needs a personality transplant, and those are not yet available. Almost all congressmen and women that served with him and knew him well supported me, some of them surprisingly so because of their relationship with Ron,” he said in the 40-second ad, using his preferred nickname for DeSantis.
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All of the bi”ching and childish name calling from both Trump and DeSantis supporters is not only non-productive, it’s damaging to the prospects for a Republican president to be elected in 2024. Based on the their behaviors, it seems like there are many conservatives that are determined (unintentionally) to have another DNC puppet presidency….
Trump was a great president - no doubt about it, but he made some very poor choices which resulted in self inflicted wounds and he (as we all did) got totally screwed by the left. Trump could become a great president again, even at his age, IF he could control his ego and pettiness. Obviously, the left is trying everything to destroy his candidacy again, if Trump doesn’t self-destruct.
DeSantis is a great governor and could become a great president if it were to happen. If Trump flames out or is somehow disallowed to run in 2024, we need to have a viable candidate. It appears at this point, that DeSantis is the only good option that could conceivably be elected. Whether pissed off Trump supporters will turn out or not will determine the future of our nation.
Sadly, at this point, even if DNC election fraud were not a factor, based on the immature in-fighting between Trump vs DeSantis supporters, egged on by Trump himself, our future appears rather bleak.
DeSantis' PAC trashed Trump's CNN appearance the next day. Why don't you question Ron and his pathetic PAC?
I knew Calvin Coolidge. Calvin Coolidge was a friend of mine. Ron DeSantis is no Calvin Coolidge.
Seriously though, Calvin Coolidge was one of the greatest presidents ever.
That's when Trump started criticizing DeSantis.
Bingo!
Thanks for your reasonable and thoughtful post. It’s always good to have adults in the room.
Biden’s War isn’t mine.
Setting up pay pal accounts
I hate to break it to you, but Jim and I had a nice back and forth regarding DeSantis' true conservatism and his application of conservatism in Florida. We also discussed Trump taking tens of millions from Disney (DeSantis took about a million) and Trump defending them while DeSantis gave up future donations to protect children from groomers.
I am still here. So suck it up buttercups.
Okay, maybe we can compromise—how about meathead?
Glad to hear that. I’m going to throw in another donation to FR.
The counterpuncher.
virtue signal
Coolidge wasn’t that different from most of the men who had been president in the 19th century. He looked colorless after Theodore Roosevelt (and perhaps Wilson, who had his own following), and he certainly looks colorless to us, but most of the 19th century presidents weren’t colorful or charismatic. But we have become used to presidents with bigger personalities and more charisma. Coolidge couldn’t be president today, and if DeSantis is like Coolidge (or like Gerald Ford) that could be a problem for him.
Maybe the comparisons are flawed, though. Coolidge, and Ford, and Millard Fillmore, and Chester Arthur all became president because of a president’s death or resignation. It’s typical for vice presidents to be bland and colorless. DeSantis has already shown himself to have more of a personality than Mike Pence or Tim Kaine or Walter Mondale or the typical vice presidential nominee.
I don’t know where trash-talking works, but it sure isn’t GA. Has Desantis dissed Trump about his 3 marriages or any other personal thing? If not, Trump is sabotaging himself.
They chose poorly.
Where do ya get that? Trump has tens of millions of supporters who love him. His personality is great. The man is real. Not a phony career lawyer politician. The only outsider on the stage. Tells it like it is, and don't sugarcoat anything. straight forward, and upfront. And a great sense of humor. You'd have to dial back to the Founders to see this kind of relationship between the people and a leader.
Where the hell ya been?
Sounds pretty petty to me
Can we stop the name calling and hear more about what you plan to do?
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