[FreeReign]

You left off the first step. 1) ODea went on CNN and attacked Trump and vowed to stop Trump and MAGA. 2) Trump responded. 3) Days later, DeSantis endorses Odea.

Yes, that's how I remember it.

[dangus]

OK, I only caught the back-and-forth when Trump attacked O’Dea. Frankly, I respected Trump’s attack MORE when I thought it was over O’Dea being socially center-left. Turns out, as always, it’s always all about Trump.

When asked whether he approved of Trump’s then-fairly-recent behavior, O’Dea said he would endorse a Republican other than Trump, and actively support that other candidate, faulting Trump’s handling of January 6. But O’Dea also said he would support Trump in the general election.

Trump, OTOH, urged O’Dea’s defeat, EFFECTIVELY ENDORSING THE DEMOCRAT!!!!!