Posted on 01/18/2022 11:23:29 AM PST by RandFan
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a once-loyal member of Donald Trump's court, is refusing to bend a knee to the former president and says backing him in the 2024 election 'is too much to ask' after Trump publicly attacked his character, according to a report.
Trump reportedly said the popular governor has 'no personal charisma' and a 'dull personality' as rumors swirl the ex-president is angry DeSantis hasn't declined to challenge him for the GOP presidential nomination.
DeSantis, however, has told his inner circle that Trump's 'expectation that he bend the knee is asking too much,' the New York Times reported.
The governor blasted back at Trump's criticisms, accusing the ex-president of being 'uncharacteristically out of step with the hard-line elements of his party's base'.
Sources close to the former president who have recently talked to him about the governor said Trump has grown increasingly irked by DeSantis in recent months, with Trump beginning to voice his frustrations to those in his inner circle.
The Florida governor is extremely popular in Republican circles, and is widely seen as a leader who can push policies popularized by Trump, but without the same level of drama or baggage.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
It will be interesting to learn from Trump, his reflections on errors that he made, particularly at
- organizing and maintaining his Trump Administration
- throwing careless and excess punches
Trump chose a few good people (egs. Peter Navarro), but picked A LOT of sour burdens that caused, and continue to cause, our country a lot of grief.
Trump will be as old as Brandon in 2024, he might have lost some marbles by then. DeSantis should just sit tight for a year or two and see what shakes out. I like Trump a lot but time waits for no man.
"INNER CIRCLE"
NO direct quotes, like Axios. See a pattern here?
Turns out it was anti-American RINO McConnell who has been fueling these divisive rumors.
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Mitch McConnell is responsible for ramping up stories of feud between ex-President and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis
I like Ron. I’m beginning to dislike the divisiveness in certain others. We need to stand together not be divided.
More bs, from nameless, faceless sources.
Fake. News.
Don’t fall for it!!!
“Full of your self now, eh, DeSantis?”
Full of (something), eh cranked? It’s fake news. Stop throwing gasoline.
Fake
News
Only
Idiots
Fall
For
It.
“...but this is kind of dumb on Trump’s part.”
It didn’t happen. Fake news. Mo named sources. Haven’t we seen this movie 10,000 times? And yet people still fall for it!!!
This is kinda dumb for people on this board to fall for it, after Russia russia russia, etc.
Only gullible morons believe it happened.
“It’s amazing how many idiots fall for this kind of stuff every time the msm prints it”
And right here on this board, too.
So we really don't have any idea who to believe.
Do you actually believe that Trump said this?
Part of me does because he can get quite personal when taking out perceived competition. I have had no problem with it before, but think it’s a really bad move to do this to Santis, if he actually said it.
I agree with everything you stated and I’m a big Trump supporter. I like Pompeo/ Paul. I can’t support Trump if he’s going after people on our side and I hate to say it.
I personally don’t think Trump is going to run. Melania, for one, I think is just not up for it, plus it is really hard on his kids.
DeSantis is the most effective and outstanding Governor in America currently.
For Trump to say something negative is downright stupid.
Sounds like the Drive By Media is trying to stir up trouble between the two.🤔
If any of it is even true, FFS! Why do you believe whatever the MSM says with no proof?
I don’t believe any of this BS.!!Look at the sources
NYT the worse excuse for journalists in the world and Englands daily mail another liberal rag.
Believe what we do here not the driveby contingent of communist blather.
Tray and learn we already have a common enemy,they are called demoncrats, not other Republicans with a few exceptions.
Sources: Daily Mail/New York Times! Ring any bells here?
Exactly!!
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