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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Trump is making a fool of himself.
Any day now he will tell us how he figured out what happened to the strawberries.
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.
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...
You are blunt but right .
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.
His supporters love this stuff. Thankfully they are a rapidly shrinking minority. Loud enough, unfortunately to encourage a third party run.
I would have used the term “gold digger”.
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.
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..
Never forget DeSantis firing his inept campaign staff and then going on Rush paid dividends big time.
Didn’t Romney beg for his endorsement, too?
The repeat? That’s why so many are looking at DeSantis with legitimate suspicion. What’s the game here?
“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.
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.
Love the reference.
Trump = Liar
Nobody believes this. Nobody with a brain.
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?
STFU Trump. You’re pissing off a lot of conservatives.
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