All speculation. I remain convinced that this is what happened:
Trump’s team sent an invitation to RDS to appear at the rally.
RDS not only declined, but did so in a “holier than thou” way. Don’t know exactly what, obviously, but SOMETHING triggered the word “desanctimonious.” Trump is highly selective about his nicknames.
RDS did NOT “open FL” immediately. Noem never closed SD, and Kemp opened Georgia much earlier than RDS did FL.
Sundance, at “The Last Refuge” has had DeSantis pegged for some time. He is being groomed by the elites and Bush/Cheney wing (He accepted a donation from Yeb, has never renounced any of Paul Ryan/Ru Paul’s comments about him being the future of the GOP, not Trump.) He HAS stumped for Kari Lake here in AZ, but while she was touting MAGA, he was not.
He’s a good governor. Until he shows differently, I hope that’s what he remains. Kari Lake is the post Trump future.
As for the “two weeks,” Trump never, ever argued for a mandatory vax. Consider that: he is the ONLY international leader not to do so. He is one of the VERY FEW American politicians at any level to do so, even when all the forces of Dr. Fallacy and Collins were aligned against him and veep Pence was betraying him by saying he needed to hand over authority to the states.
As a Federalist, that’s exactly what Trump did. HE didn’t lock down the country, but authorized the STATES to do so, and unfortunately almost all did. Let’s not rewrite the history of the China Virus.
The God made me a fighter ad is as sanctimonious as a tent preacher’s traveling circus.
He also campaigned early for Mastriano when it counted not the last week of the election cycle. Trump could have helped with money early on for attack ads against the WOlf Henchman and lockdown enforcer, religious leader arrester Josh shapiro.
Oh yeah?
South Dakota. More people live in the Tampa Bay area than in that whole state. Govenor Desantis did more for the people of Florida during the scamdemic and the wokeness that followed than any other person in the country. Sorry, but we Floridians are deeply in his debt. Thanks Ron.
Good post!