Posted on 02/13/2023 1:32:41 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27
Former President Donald Trump spent part of his Monday disputing a report that he’s conjuring up nicknames for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who’s widely viewed as his strongest potential rival in the 2024 Republican primary.
“All of the Fake News is reporting that I spend large amounts of my time coming up with a good ‘nickname’ for Ron DeSanctimonious, who is obviously going to give the presidential ‘thing’ a shot,” the 76-year-old Trump said Monday on his Truth Social platform.
“They are all 100% wrong, I don’t even think about it — A very unimportant subject to me!!!” he added.
The former president, who’s known to have an affinity for biting monikers and doled them out generously to his Republican primary challengers in 2016, has been gearing up to face the 44-year-old DeSantis in a potential battle royale for the GOP nomination.
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But he keeps talking about it.
Trump is not a Dhimmicrat, he does not have to strike a month’s long focus group to search for the ‘perfect’ insulting nickname. He just puts out the nickname and sees if it sticks. Usually it does but sometimes it doesn’t.
Personally, I prefer Ron DeSantis over Donald Trump. Of course, as a citizen of occupied Alberta, I have no say in US politics.
IMO, PJDT did an awesome job as President, and I believe the 2020 election, like 2022, was stolen. Donald Trump, who is currently 76, would be 78 at the next election and 82 at the end of his term. In my opinion, I think PDJT, if he is running again (highly likely), should NOT be attacking fellow conservatives. RINOs? Yes! Show them up for what they are!
IMO, FWIW, I would like to see Trump-DeSantis ticket.
JUST STOP!
Your appeal is to give people the answers to the crap they are forced to swallow every day. Its not in petty name calling or labeling or attacking unimportant entertainers.
People want to hear how you are going to fix the mess FJB has made and get us all back to prosperity.
Come up with names for the retarded crowd running DC, if you have to be creative.
Be the guy you were in 2016, knifing their BS and laying out a real vision.
AMEN, AMEN, AMEN!
Most important part of the article...
“I spend my time delivering results for the people of Florida and fighting against Joe Biden — That’s how I spend my time,” DeSantis answered. “I don’t spend my time trying to smear other Republicans.”
That was good. Show the establishment nothing but contempt, sir. They deserve much worse.
I am certain it was made up by someone trying to get a thrill out of causing infighting in the GOP.
And, as usual, people want to fall for it even if it is untrue.
If you can’t handle the mean Donald Trump, then go get your binky. It’s war.
1) “The only people offended are the people who are insecure about DeSantis.”
2) “What is DeSantis holding back and why? Is he a leader or a follower?”
3) “Apparently they have calculated the less people know and are forced to draw innuendo and strained conclusions from his time as Governor the better.”
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1) No the ones offended are those of us that want a MAGA Republican in the WH and realize infantile name calling by DJT isn’t helping toward that end. Why should DeSantis jump in early when he can just sit it out and watch Trump say juvenile crap and drain his support? That stuff was novel and effective in 2016, but it’s old shtick now.
2)Apparently you don’t live in Florida or follow the news because DeSantis is definitely a bold, no holds barred leader. He’s taking on the left in and out of the state and winning. Admittedly he hasn’t taken on Rihanna yet, but Trump has that nailed down.
3) At first I thought this was a weak attempt at humor, but based on the prior paragraphs apparently not.
Those that seriously look at RD’s record in Congress and as Governor of Florida know he’s got all the conservative, America First bona fides. There is no need for “strained conclusions” because DeSantis makes it abundantly clear where he stands and it’s time to Make America Florida.
And your point would be!?!? LOL
All of the Fake News
Yep more of NY Post TDS they are slipping into the rest of the MSM rut.
Yep, he sure does talk tough, especially on his website. He spent all of 2021 setting it up, instead of actually trying to do anything about the stolen election, because he knows his angry posts are what his supporters mainly care about.
DeSantis should just continue ignoring him.
“No desanctimonious refuted any of it - and I’d like them to.”
DeSantis needn’t go on the defensive. He won’t be provoked into a pissing contest to satisfy Trump or the media.
In 2016, he had a nickname for all of his opponents. In some cases, it was all he had.
Maybe Trump is having a problem since all the good derogatory nicknames have been taken already, by him ...
Ron DeSanctimonious, Meatball Ron, Shutdown Ron
Then there’s all the chumps Trump appointed:
Sloppy Bill Barr (Former Attorney General apptd by Trump)
Mr. Tough Guy (John Bolton) (Former National Security Advisor apptd by Trump)
Sleepy Ben Carson (former Sec. of HUD apptd by Trump)
Coco Chow (Elaine Chao) (former Sec. of Transportation apptd by Trump)
Mark Yesper (Mark Esper) (former Sec. of Defense apptd by Trump)
That Dog, Wacky and Deranged Omarosa, Wacky Omarosa (former aide to Trump)
Mike Pounce (Mike Pence) (former V.P. named by Trump to be his running mate)
Mister Magoo (Jeff Sessions) (former Attorney General apptd by Trump)
Then there are all the crazy, no good Republican Senators and Governors
Wacky Bill (U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy)
Low Energy Jeb (Jeb Jush) (former Gov. of Florida)
Liddle’ Bob Corker (former U.S. Sen. Bob Corker)
Lyin’ Ted (U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz)
Jeff Flakey, Rejected Jeff Flake, The Flake (former U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake)
Broken Old Crow, Disloyal Sleaze Bag (U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell)
Disaster from Alaska (U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski)
Truly Weird Rand Paul (U.S. Sen. Rand Paul)
Little Marco (U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio)
Little Ben Sasse (U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse)
Crazy Arnold (Arnold Schwarzenegger) (former Gov. of California from 2003 to 2011)
Young Kim (Glenn Youngkins) (Gov. of Virginia)
Then there are people who are short or in some other way to be body-shamed or attacked on the basis of ethnicity
Little Michael (former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg)
Coco Chow (former Sec. of Transportation Elaine Chao)
Fat Jerry (Cong. Jerry Nadler)
Little Marco (U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio)
Little Ben Sasse (former U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse)
Young Kim (Glenn Youngkins) (Gov. of Virginia)
By the way, this story was originally pushed by the New York Times and crackpot reporter Maggie Habberman. You would think some of you would have learned your lesson by now. Next time don’t be so quick to fall for the FAKE NEWS.
—> DeSantis needn’t go on the defensive. He won’t be provoked into a pissing contest to satisfy Trump or the media.
No but he will have to give questions sooner or later.
I’d hoped one of the Ron! Supporters would take a whack at answering, but they don’t know. That leaves Ron!
Yes he did and when they were actual declared opponents.
Rhianna is not an opponent and neither is De Santis yet.
Also, his names then were playful, almost...Sleepy JEB! Hilarious.
Just my opinion...
“the ones offended are those of us that want a MAGA Republican in the WH and realize infantile name calling by DJT isn’t helping toward that end.”
That smells of insecurity. The Democrats are already calling DeSantis names, it’s all part of politics. Let Ron fight his own battles, if he decides to.
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“He’s taking on the left in and out of the state and winning.“
The problem is, this is the primary season. Granted, most of his opponents will be Left of him, but he’s not taking ANY of them on, nor President Trump, directly.
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“he’s got all the conservative, America First bona fides.“
Really, what has he said he will accomplish on the national, international and foreign policy level? I do know he supports the CIA/Biden WWIII agenda, but what else? What will be his objective in the war? How many troops will he commit? We know RINO Club for Growth PAC and RINO Koch PAC support DeSantis and they support amnesty and cheap labor express and H1Bs. So what’s Ron planning on doing? How is that America First and MAGA?
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