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.
It looks like Ron sold his soul very easily. I would hope his back-stabbing has destroyed any political future he thought he had. If I'm still alive in 2028, and DeSantis, somehow ends up being the GOPe nominee, I'll be writing Trump's name in, whether he's alive or not.
Trump helped DeSantis across the finish line in 2018. DeSantis enthusiastically endorsed Trump in 2020 where Trump would win Florida by an even greater margin than he did in 2016.
The debt has been paid. DeSantis does not owe Trump a lifetime of fealty.
But he owes the people of Florida fealty, that he promised to serve a full second term if they re-elected him.
Trump can only serve 4 more years and he’ll spend at least two years in court getting nothing done.
Trump is clearly grasping at straws here. He took a big drop in the first comparative poll today from one of his very favorites, Emerson, which had to hurt. And the next debate is at the Reagan Library, which he’ll want to dodge again too in order to avoid any comparisons to The Gipper. There’s nothing but more bad news on the horizon for him, most likely. Tucker and T-shirts are probably about tapped out now.
I’ve seen the Only-Trump Cult referred to as “Trumpanzes”. It fits.
DeSantis will either be president or not. He’s a leader and decision maker. Not a bloviator.
Agreed. Trump is a walking disaster at this point. Childish idiocy. Hoping Iowans end this train wreck so we have a shot in 2024.
LOL. No one believes you.
Look for yourself. Feel free to peruse my posting history. It's all there.
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You are aware of this, right?
Folks just do not understand. Still.
Politics is never going back to the past. There is no presidential. There is no childishness. There is no requirement that a candidate be anything other than ONE THING.
ANTI SWAMP. If you have been in politics over 7 years, you are SWAMP. Nothing else matters.
Not spending of QE money. Not taxing of QE money. Nothing else. Just total uncompromising insistence that the candidate for present have no political career.
Period. Full stop. This is reality. This is why Independents have joined Trump. And why non elite blacks have. Get it through your heads. If you are supporting a politician, your choice will be rejected.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
What's baby shit is those that keep complaining about Trump insulting their candidate. Get over, deal with it and stop whining about it.
I look for fighters who win and advance conservatism.
Any real conservative knows that true.
Disney Don can’t spell.
Steve Bannon is absolutely right when he says Trump is only the third man in US history (along with Washington and Lincoln) whose fate is tied to the nation's.
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