Not exactly. Trump's behavior historically was to be nice to people unless they attacked, then he hit back mercilessly, only to be nice to them again if they kissed up to him. It was like he was training them like pets.
In this case he's attacking a guy who has only ever praised and defended him, for no obvious reason other than paranoia that he will be a future rival.
I can't get behind that.
Take your head out of the sand and look at DeSantis.
He is no Maga man. He is working against Trump under the direction of the donors who want Main St enslaved for Globalist profit.
DeSantis friends are bad actors like Romney, Ryan, Sasse etc. Some ignoramus tried to attack Trump for supporting Sasse. Trump holds his nose & takes one for the team, to elect Republicans rather than Dems once the die is cast. That was his job as president.
Too many back seat drivers with tunnel vision & selective memories presenting narratives.
“In this case he’s attacking a guy who has only ever praised and defended him, for no obvious reason other than paranoia that he will be a future rival.
I can’t get behind that.”
DeSantis has been raising lots of money from rich folk who don’t like Trump and are RINO’s for the most part. Establishment big money men. Obviously this points to DeSantis being interested in running for Prez against Trump.
Trump considers this a betrayal of loyalty, as DeSantis was a made man by Trump when he was relatively unknown even in FL, and won his election against a total Socialist in a squeaker. DeSantis only won when he was wholeheartedly backed by Trump who went to bat for him. DeSantis was a made man by Trump who pulled him over the finishing line in his first run for Governor of FL.
Trump feels DeSantis’ consorting with and receiving funding by those who don’t want Trump to run for Prez is an act of disloyalty for the one who “brung DeSantis to the dance.” Without Trump’s full-throated endorsement of DeSantis in his campaign for FL Gov, there would BE NO Gov DeSantis, as he barely won the contest.
Hence Trump sees DeSantis’ behind the scenes maneuvering as geared toward a run against him in 2024 and he doesn’t like it. Trump is big on loyalty and considers what DeSantis is up to as a very disloyal act. And he’s right.
I might add I live in FL and DeSantis is a great Governor whom I admire and love what he is doing for the State of FL. I would vote for him for Prez in 2028, but he needs to wait for his turn and not run against the man who gave Gov Desantis his career.
And I don’t like who he is getting large chunks of his campaign building money from; I don’t like it at all. He will end up beholding to them, mostly Establishment types, and they are not friends of Trump.