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Trump: DeSantis ‘Begged Me for an Endorsement’ – ‘There Were Tears Coming Down from His Eyes’
Breitbart ^ | 2 Feb 2023 | JEFF POOR

Posted on 02/04/2023 5:05:53 PM PST by SoConPubbie

During an interview that aired on Thursday’s broadcast of Hugh Hewitt’s nationally syndicated radio show, former President Donald Trump, now a candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, took a shot at his possible rival in the contest, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL).

Trump recounted his version of DeSantis seeking his endorsement in the 2018 Florida Republican gubernatorial primary against then-Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam.

According to the former president, DeSantis begged for the endorsement. Trump also claimed he had to help DeSantis in his run in the general election against then-Tallahassee, FL Mayor Andrew Gillum, the Democratic Party’s nominee.

“[R]on DeSantis got elected because of me,” he said. “You remember he had nothing. He was dead. He was leaving the race. He came over, and he begged me, begged me for an endorsement. He was getting ready to drop out. I gave him an endorsement, and as soon as I gave that endorsement, in fact, I said you’re going to have a hard time. He was running against Adam Putnam, the commissioner of agriculture, who had a massive lead. He was running for eight years while he was commissioner. He had $40 million in cash. I believe it was forty, and he was up in the poll massively by, you know, tremendous, but not catchable, not even catchable. He said if you endorse me, I’ll win. And there were tears coming down from his eyes. He said if you endorse me, I’ll win. I said you know what, Ron, Ron was one of 150 people that was on television. I mean, Jim Jordan was the best, and others were great. But he was one of 150, Hugh, that was on television, and he was supporting me on the impeachment hoax number one and a little bit on the impeachment hoax

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
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To: SoConPubbie

Trump is making a fool of himself.

Any day now he will tell us how he figured out what happened to the strawberries.


21 posted on 02/04/2023 5:26:47 PM PST by wny
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To: SoConPubbie

Trump failed to drain the swamp and didn’t help maintain control of Congress. He never eas in control of the DOJ, FBI, CIA or any other agency. If I don’t hear him say he will correct those mistakes, I voting for someone that will.


22 posted on 02/04/2023 5:26:50 PM PST by Clean_Sweep
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To: jz638
DeSantis owes Trump nothing,

Why don't DeStatis go to the podium and say that?

Go to the podium and say that he's going to run. Or say he's endorsing Trump. What's the big secret?

DeSantis is acting like a typical politician, playing BS games, ducking and dodging direct questions etc...The same old thing...

23 posted on 02/04/2023 5:26:53 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: vespa300

You are blunt but right .


24 posted on 02/04/2023 5:28:07 PM PST by ncalburt ( Gop DC Globalists are the evil)
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To: SoConPubbie

Really wish he’d knock this kind of shit off. It’s old news, water over the dam, nobody cares, and petty. If he thinks this is what his supporters care about or want to hear him talking about, he might as well quit now.


25 posted on 02/04/2023 5:29:54 PM PST by bigbob
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To: bigbob

His supporters love this stuff. Thankfully they are a rapidly shrinking minority. Loud enough, unfortunately to encourage a third party run.


26 posted on 02/04/2023 5:33:07 PM PST by M_Continuum
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To: ocrp1982

I would have used the term “gold digger”.


27 posted on 02/04/2023 5:34:18 PM PST by bigdaddy45
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To: jz638
DeSantis owes Trump nothing

Wrong! In 2018, President Trump was monitoring the FL governor race in real time from his command center. It was obvious the Dominion algothrim was turning the vote against Desantis and there was no time to spare. President Trump dispatched Barr to FL where he switched the voting database backup method to readonly, which effectively stopped the vote flipping.

So yes, Desantis owes President Trump quite a lot. It's time to pucker up and kiss the ring!
28 posted on 02/04/2023 5:34:26 PM PST by Observator
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To: Georgia Girl 2; Reno89519

I’ve mixed it up enough with Reno to instinctively disagree with him, but I don’t think all of his points are wrong.

That said, given the genesis of his screem name, he ought to be very warry of a Georgian with a proclivity for firearms.

Remember South Mountain.


29 posted on 02/04/2023 5:35:46 PM PST by Hieronymus
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To: Clean_Sweep
Trump failed to drain the swamp and didn’t help maintain control of Congress.

That swamp has been growing deep for 50 years. Well entrenched. While outsider Trump was trying to lead the country and deal with the swamp, he was attacked in every direction, by his own effing party, the FBI, CIA, NSA, celebrities, the media, and globalist all over the planet, and you come off with that cock'n bull comment?

You expected while Trump was taking this political onslaught of attacks, while all this is happing, the should have drained the swamp to?

You obviously think Trump is Superman? Gezzuz..

30 posted on 02/04/2023 5:40:48 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: NWFree

Never forget DeSantis firing his inept campaign staff and then going on Rush paid dividends big time.


31 posted on 02/04/2023 5:44:32 PM PST by DMD13
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To: SoConPubbie

Didn’t Romney beg for his endorsement, too?


32 posted on 02/04/2023 5:48:00 PM PST by Lisbon1940 (I don’t see why they would)
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To: djstex

The repeat? That’s why so many are looking at DeSantis with legitimate suspicion. What’s the game here?


33 posted on 02/04/2023 5:49:05 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: bigdaddy45

“I would have used the term “gold digger”.
Then you are as classless and clueless as RENO.
The woman was a world-class Super Model. Earning many Millions of dollars annually. Donald Trump pursued her. Not the other way around.
But, you’d have to be an informed individual to know this.


34 posted on 02/04/2023 5:52:13 PM PST by ocrp1982
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To: SoConPubbie

Trump is getting ridiculous now.

DeSantis should just focus on his second term in Florida and run in 2028.

Trump is going to lose to Michelle in 2024.


35 posted on 02/04/2023 5:54:31 PM PST by Sapwolf (Talkers are usually more articulate than doers, since talk is their specialty. -Sowell)
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To: wny

Love the reference.


36 posted on 02/04/2023 5:54:47 PM PST by lastchance (Credo.)
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To: SoConPubbie

Trump = Liar

Nobody believes this. Nobody with a brain.


37 posted on 02/04/2023 5:55:21 PM PST by Golden Eagle (The LGBT indoctrination agenda is designed to outlaw the Bible, and anyone who believes it.)
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To: Golden Eagle

Really? Hard for you to beleive?

Did you see the DeSantis commercial where he and his wife and baby were building a lego Trump wall in their living room while praising Trump?


38 posted on 02/04/2023 5:57:54 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Golden Eagle
Nobody believes this.

There's no shame in a man shedding a tear while meeting his idol. Donad Trump is an American Hero to Ron Desantis, and he probably did hold back tears as he requested the endoresment.
39 posted on 02/04/2023 6:00:08 PM PST by Observator
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To: SoConPubbie

STFU Trump. You’re pissing off a lot of conservatives.


40 posted on 02/04/2023 6:05:50 PM PST by peggybac (My will is what I wanted. God's will is what I got.)
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