Posted on 04/23/2022 10:41:07 AM PDT by Signalman
The liberal media is accused of trying to start a rivalry between President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, which doesn’t actually exist.
The two political figures are extremely popular among conservatives and supportive of each other. Trump previously endorsed DeSantis’ run for governor.
DeSantis has also said the rivalry is something manufactured by the liberal media.
Pollster Richard Baris is setting the record straight by shutting down the idea of a rivalry between them.
Baris explained DeSantis “will not run if Donald Trump runs” because DeSantis believes the election was stolen from President Trump. As a result, Trump belongs in the White House and DeSantis wouldn’t stand in his way.
Trump has agreed with this comment by claiming that Mike Pence, Mike Pompeo, and Ron DeSantis would step aside if he did run for the party nomination in 2024. “If I ran, I can’t imagine they’d want to run,” Trump said. “Some out of loyalty would have had a hard time running.”
“I think that most of those people, and almost every name you mentioned, is there because of me,” Trump said specifically about DeSantis. “In some cases, because I backed them and endorsed them.”
“You know Ron was at 3 percent, and the day I endorsed him, he won the race.” When asked if he is responsible for “making DeSantis,” Trump responded, “As soon as I endorsed him, the race was over.”
Trump currently leads potential Republican rivals by sizable majorities in most polls. He has repeatedly hinted that he will run again in 2024.
Pollster Baris confirmed the same information coming from DeSantis’ side.
“I got texts from people in Trump orbit and DeSantis orbit. What the f***,” Baris said. “This is exactly what they are talking about. Telling him to look him dead in the eye because he feels this election was stolen Let me just tell you, let me just make this clear for everybody.”
“So, if Trump does run again… it is not even so much the loyalty to Donald Trump, it’s the fact that he believes this election was stolen from Trump.”
“So, if Trump wants to come and take it back it’s his to take back. I understand there are a lot of loyal DeSantis people out there but I am not doing it.”
“Neither one of them want me to do it. They just think it’s trouble-making. So, I’m telling you he looked dead in the eye and said if he runs I will not run. He told everybody…at his damn cabinet was at that event. The lieutenant governor was at the event sitting two feet away and everybody heard it. He will not run if Donald Trump runs. End of story.“
In a new interview, President Donald Trump suggests there is only one thing that could stop him in 2024 — his health.
“I don’t want to comment on running,” Trump said, “but I think a lot of people are going to be very happy by my decision.”
“Because it’s a little boring now,” the 75-year-old President noted. Trump explained that his health would factor into his final decision on whether to run.
“You always have to talk about health,” he explained. “You look like you’re in good health, but tomorrow, you get a letter from a doctor saying come see me again.”
Looks like we got another leftwing troll
Phoenix8
Since Aug 30, 2021
Yeah right. I said I would vote for him if he is the candidate, but don’t hide your head in the sand about the fact that he made tons of mistakes. We need to do better to save this nation.
How else do you explain his crowing in April 2022 about how he pushed the shots on the FDA in months, rather than the years that should have been required?
Not a big critical thinker there, are you?
DeSantis is running a brilliant campaign to exercise state sovereignty over the leftist scum and the criminal fascist gang occupying DC.
I want DeSantis to stay in Florida for another gubernatorial term to hone his skills. Then go to DC as president in 2024 to dice and slice the moronic, weenie deep state.
Good point. What do you think of a Trump/DeSantis ticket?
As compared to who?
Biden?
Say, how is your inhalation rate doing these days?
And your super high murder rates?
The calamity at the border and illegal immigration?
Every single thing was better under the great President Trump than it is now.
Interesting possibility.
Early days yet.
Pushing for fast development of a vaccine is fine.
Forcing people to take it like Biden is doing, is a crime.
President Trump was totally against forcing anybody to take any vaccine.
PUshing for a murderous stab, lockdowns, etc., etc., was terrible. Defending and bragging about the stabs now is IMO criminal. As I said, whether he is witting about it or not, he is controlled oppo.
This wasn’t even a vaccine. Wake up!
What on earth are you babbling about this time, troll?
I’m done. You’re clueless. Haven’t been paying attention and instead you spew mindless insults. Bye-bye!
Can you also just log out of FR FOR GOOD and go back to your fellow Dem crazies at DU? So we can rejoice here?
Give me some specific instances of what I said that’s idiotic?
You are stupid if you think I’m a leftist.
If I had the opportunity to give advice, I would give it to DeSantis, not Trump.
Not because I don't like Trump - I do - but Trump doesn't seem to take advice. DeSantis has the temperament to consider counsel if it is good counsel.
If DeSantis was on a winning ticket with Trump, he would be clawed up over the next four years. Don't ask me why, it just seems to happen to Trump reports.
DeSantis should let Trump do what he is going to do anyway, which is run for president if his health holds up.
DeSantis should continue to be the govnur of the nation's third largest state; and the smartest govnur of all 50 states.
He has already shown he can influence national policy; he just knocked Disney in the head so hard that their 38 or 39 lobbyists in Tallahassee can't even get chamber of commerce rinos in the legislature to return their calls.
My advice to DeSantis: send word to the Republican legislative caucus that all of them, one by one, are to announce they will no longer accept Disney campaign donations during the next election cycle, if ever.
It doesn't matter Disney has threatened to end campaign contributions in Florida. Republicans should develop and drive the narrative that refusing corrupt Disney money is the new cultural norm: “We don't want your toxic money.”
Let other big-time woke CEO's ponder how the beloved plastic rat lost over 50 years of legislative goodwill in just over three weeks.
Think what it would be like if 10 or 15 Republican governors grew a spine.
Think what it would be like if 10 or 15 U.S. Republican senators grew a spine.
I don't believe DeSantis will run in the primary against Trump if Trump chooses to run. I'll vote for whichever one of them is running.
And maybe DeSantis can teach Trump how to select staff and advisors.
Based on what DeSantis is achieving in Florida it’s clear he already knows the job.
Excellent post. You’re a shrewd political operator — I hadn’t thought it through that far.
“Well my motivation is that Trump stinks.”
Really??? The very BEST economy in more than 50 years. No war. Energy Supremacy. This and more ALL the while being sabotaged 24/7/365 by the DC Swamp and numerous state governors including many RINO governors. The media attacks and smears 24/7/365...it goes on and on and on...
Name me any “republican” that could accomplish what President Trump accomplished while enduring these Neverending attacks by the Deep State, the media, the Tech Monopolies, RINO’s etc...
There isn’t one “republican” politician that could accomplish a fraction of what Donald Trump accomplished under that level of sabotage and assault.
In fact, they all thought that he would just quit and go back to his comfortable life and say I don’t need this shit! They were astonished when he didn’t do so.
That was their plan. They thought we will make the Billionaire’s life so miserable he will just go away.
When he fought back they were taken aback.
As Rush stated repeatedly to the weak-minded, this is what fighting the Establishment looks like. It isn’t pretty but, it is so very necessary.
Donald Trump is the Right Man at the Right Time. Those that don’t see this fact are blind fools. They have scales over their eyes.
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