Posted on 03/13/2023 4:09:38 PM PDT by Trump20162020
Former President Donald Trump is intensifying his attacks on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, calling him disloyal and saying that his political career would have been over had he not endorsed his ultimately successful 2018 campaign.
“He was dead as a dog, he was a dead politician. He would have been working perhaps for a law firm or doing something else,” Trump told a small group of reporters aboard his plane on Monday afternoon en route to Iowa, where he was to make an appearance that evening.
Trump spent nearly ten minutes going after DeSantis, who is widely viewed as his most formidable challenger for the Republican nomination. The Florida governor, who is expected to launch his campaign following the end of the state’s legislative session in May, has been embarking on a swing of early primary states to promote his newly released memoir — including in Iowa, where he appeared on Friday.
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Trump is shooting himself in the foot by calling everybody names. Somebody needs to tell him. I think he’s out in 2024.
Trump in 2018 endorsed Brian Kemp and Ron DeSantis. Now he spends his time trashing them while they’re busy being the best governors their respective states have seen in a while, and whose electorates showed their appreciation with big wins in 2022 (without Trump’s support, especially in Kemp’s case.)
I’m sure Floridians are glad he did.
I think you are wrong.
The last thing he would want is to be “out of this.”
Why isn’t Trump attacking Biden and the Democrats?
You were addressing both Donald and Ronald?. Has Ron said anything bad about Donald Trump? I do not see any equivalence here between the behavior of those two.
And people wonder why other people have issues with Trump. This is mind-numbing stupidity from Trump. Seriously. No explanation of 4D chess, or he’s the only one fighting back for us; can justify this idiotic crap.
the guys watched a few too many gangster movies....
That’s some mind-bending justification you got going on there.
And Cruz did a few things himself that didn’t help. But when Trump got into office and put his policies in place, Cruz was a good supporter.
Trump is right.
Exactly.
Where is Trump saying he regrets supporting him?
Sometimes I wish we had polls or surveys on this site.
It would be interesting to know, how many Freepers are in favor of Trump’s attacks on DeSantis, and how many are opposed.
Trump is the sole participant in this Demolition Derby.
The “Prize”?
Increased scorn, confusion and exasperation by former (very enthusiastic) supporters.
I’ve been saying, it looks like Trump is trying to disqualify himself from consideration for the nomination. People don’t normally keep swinging rhetorical wrecking balls into their own established legacy if they want to be elected in the near future.
Why he would choose this round about manner instead of just retiring, I could not tell you.
FFS
Because he was robbed and then raided..
And the likes of you think he’s the problem.
He is doing it to piss you and Liz Cheney types off..
Enjoy the campaign season!
Booo hooo.
I thought it was pretty straightforward and obvious: Someone’s challenging you, you hit back. What’s so “mind-bending” about it?
Trump is not Cruz or W. Be glad he isn’t. That’s how he’ll fight for us too.
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