Posted on 08/28/2023 1:13:38 PM PDT by Kazan
In a recent post on Truth Social, former President Donald Trump weighed in on the alleged dwindling prospects of Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign.
Trump speculated that DeSantis might withdraw from the presidential race to instead challenge Rick Scott for his Senate seat in Florida.
“Rumors are strong in political circles that Ron DeSanctimonious, whose Presidential run is a shambles, and whose poll numbers have absolutely crashed, putting him 3rd and 4th in some states, will be dropping out of the Presidential race in order to run, in Florida, against Rick Scott for Senate. Now that’s an interesting one, isn’t it?” Trump posted on his Truth Social account.
The post has already ignited a firestorm of discussions across social media, drawing attention to DeSantis’ recent struggles in the polls. While DeSantis began his Presidential campaign with considerable support, recent surveys show a decline, sometimes positioning him 3rd or 4th in key states.
The Gateway Pundit has reached out to DeSantis’ campaign for a request for comment but has not received a response as of the time of this writing.
According to Newsweek, Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign denied former President Trump’s claim that DeSantis was considering withdrawing from the 2024 election.
“Clearly, Donald Trump and his army of consultants are panicked about Ron DeSantis’ winning debate performance and the strong momentum that has followed,” Bryan Griffin, a press secretary for DeSantis’ campaign, said in a statement.
“They know this is a two-man race, and we will carry this on to a win in this presidential primary. Instead of pushing fake news from New Jersey, the Trump campaign should be focused on getting their candidate on the campaign trail in Iowa and on the debate stage before it’s too late,” he added.
On Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis stated that responding to hurricanes in his state is more important than being on the campaign trail.
“There’s a time and a place to have political season, but then there’s a time and a place to say that this is something that’s life threatening,” DeSantis said.
Critics argued that DeSantis should devote more time to his gubernatorial responsibilities rather than a Presidential campaign they see as uncertain.
One user commented, “No kidding, we’re supposed to be impressed by this? After all he did run for the governor of Florida, damn, right he better get his butt off the campaign trail. He shouldn’t even be there to begin with.”
Another wrote, “Well, we’re sitting in Hernando County Fl and there is no water to be had anywhere. We are 1.5 days away from landfall of a Cat 3. So, he has time to campaign for president but not to do the job we hired him for. I regret being snookered by him. Fool me once…. This is Andrew2.0.”
“What a shame. Ron’s been a very good governor. Running for president was such a HUGE mistake. Like watching someone who’s been a great driver for years suddenly, and intentionally, drive his car off a cliff,” another said.
We will update this report as more information becomes available.
The upside for lifelong pols is that there is not term limits.
Democrat wolves can’t consume a Republican porcupine.
That comment negates the rest of your post.
Speaking of which ...
He was better than Hillary would have been. That's a very low standard to meet. And 2020 was a fraudulent election.
One thing for sure, that behavior will not garner one single undecided or independent vote that’s for sure.......trump can get all the primary votes and nominations he wants, but those votes are what it’s gonna take to win the war.....
He can't run for Governor again, and will be out of office in January 2027. He would need the platform of Senator to run for President in 2028. I doubt he'd get any traction running as a civilian in 2028.
Anything to avoid being the Governor of Florida. 😆
Trump completely made that up.
Who knows, maybe a name change would help, Brutus! 2028
“Roomer”?
(Of course, he can’t spell stolen, either.)
Roomer came from Loomer.
Yep, add that to the long list, like the Russian Dossier, the Trump tower eavesdropping...
Agree. He’s sounding wish washy if this is true. He woudl be running against Rick Scott who is an anti-Mitch McConnell guy. Who will DeSantis support if he is in the Senate.
Trump has said a lot of stupid stuff but that takes the cake why would DeSantis not the other name the future jailbird calls him would he run for the Senate. He is just about guaranteed the nomination after Trump is either throwed in jail or loses the election in 2024
“...winning debate performance and the strong momentum that has followed,” Bryan Griffin, a press secretary for DeSantis’ campaign, said in a statement.”
correcting typo:
Baghdag Bob said in a statement.
The childish stuff from Trump is annoying.
I love Trump, voted for him, he was cheated, and I’d happily vote for him again, but he’s doing his darn-est to make me not like him.
(Not that he cares, I suppose.)
NeverTrump, always chump.
Cofeve worked quite well for Trump. Pooh-pooh Trump's statement all you want. The fact is, that there were a lot of people who complained when Trump began criticizing DeSantis late last year, and early this year, asking: "Why is he attacking him. He hasn't even announced that he's running." And as usual, Trump knew back then that DeSantis was planning to run, and was right all along. So let's talk about "roomers," and rumors, because Trump has a history of making statements that turn out to be true.
“>>Fun’s fun, but the stakes are too high to be treating this like some sort of retarded game.”
The stakes are too high to be obsessing over Trump’s language. His language is the same it’s been for 8 years, and it’s the same language that saw him through two election wins - the 2020 steal, not withstanding.
A Senate seat is not a viable platform for a presidential candidate — especially in the Republican Party. He will be forever branded as a Beltway insider, and will be polling at about 15% before he drops out of the race in humiliating fashion.
He’d be better off running from a toilet seat.
How did a Democrat like you wander off Democrat Underground and onto Free Republic?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.