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.
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I agree with you there. It would be a tough choice for many.
I’ve been impressed with DeSantis put it that way.
The question is if the nomination is going to be contested?
It could well be.
I agree. DeSantis is not a RINO! What's with the attack on a governor whose policies and views aligns with MAGA?
Everything here is off the record.
Possibly, maybe the master purveyors of leftist bullsh*t & rat talking points might be making this up?
They’ve graduated from fake quotes, to fake conversations.
You damn fool. Did you hear Trump or DeSantis say anything? No, this is the msm printing BS. And you fall for it, every damn time.
He didn’t!
NY Slimes prints LIEs for LIEberals!
IMy post was not to flame, DeSantis.
Don’t care about the who started it first 2nd grade BS.
Both need to check themselves, hard.
they are going to spar. big deal.
trump/desantis would be a good ticket
I can’t blame him for saying that. Desantis differs from Ted Cruz in this way.
Some think Roger Stone was made that remark at the request of Trump.
Desantis is going to be the new nominee. TRump has his time. People want fresh and YOUNGER faces.
This thread is an intelligence test. Some are passing, some ARE FAILING.
I have never seen anything but respect from DeSantis towards Trump. He seems to be totally focused on us here in Florida, constantly taking on Bidet.
DeSantis has done a great job as governor and especially during the pandemic, seeing that people get the proper treatments and without turning Florida into a prison. So far, DeSantis has done his job in a balanced way, without being namby pamby and also without daily Twitter meltdowns.
DeSantis a good man, I appreciate him, but again, both need to check themselves and cease with the BS. Both should be backing each other instead of engaging in this type BS.
Well thank you for that SixShip.
I’m not even sure I’d consider DeSantis a credible contender at this point anyway. The last poll I saw of GOP voters had Mike Pence ahead of him for the GOP nomination in 2024.
And therein lies the core of the issue.
So did he actually say this?, or is the media claiming that he did based on “leaks”.
Was it on FR I saw Axios brought this story out and was debunked?
Roger Stone was made to make that remark at the request of Trump.
You’re worse than Axios.
I sure would not believe all of what a leftist rag would print.
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