[Political Junkie Too]

I agree.

President Trump is making a mistake belittling DeSantis with his petulant nicknames for several reasons:

1. DeSantis is Trump's own state governor, is well-liked and well-respected.
2. DeSantis has been a very successful governor, guiding Florida through the COVID-19 lockdowns and, responding to several damaging hurricanes in record time and with record competence.
3. DeSantis has a successful military record.
4. Trump needs Florida on his side.
5. Trump cannot take anything for granted with the Republican establishment. He needs all the friends he can get.

President Trump needs a better approach to managing a DeSantis challenge. His 2016 tactics are out-of-date in 2024. Americans have been through a pandemic, mandatory experimental vaccinations, a war in Ukraine, Chinese spying on our mainland, and an antagonistic Democrat administration that is targeting parents, workers, and religious organizations.

President Trump needs to find ways to embrace the few shining examples of Republican competence this time. I'm positive that DeSantis won't backstab Trump the way Lindsey Graham and Mitch McConnell did once they didn't need him anymore. DeSantis would be a friend to Trump; Trump needs to reciprocate and make DeSantis an offer he can't refuse to clear the field. Bullying him out won't work.

-PJ

[House Atreides]

“… President Trump is making a mistake belittling DeSantis with his petulant nicknames for several reasons:…”
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A mistake like the TITANIC’S CAPTAIN’S DECISIONS. It’s UNNECESSARY and ULTIMATELY, SELF DESTRUCTIVE. President Trump does not have to engage in PETTINESS. The nomination is his!

[bruoz]

DT may own a home in Florida but he is not and never will be a “Floridian.” He is and always will be a nasty “New Yorker.”