Posted on 03/22/2023 8:02:46 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has finally broken his silence on his much anticipated potential 2024 presidential run, giving an interview from the governor's mansion in which he said that he has what it takes to be president and "I can beat Biden."
DeSantis sat down with Piers Morgan in a wide-ranging interview, saying "stay tuned" when asked about the potential 2024 bid for the GOP nomination. Former President Donald Trump is currently the front-runner for that spot, as he endeavors to earn his second term.
"It was clear that the governor has had enough of Trump’s constant baiting and felt ready to take him on in what could end up being a ferocious battle for the White House," Morgan said, writing about the interview for the New York Post.
"DeSantis slammed Trump over his character failings," Morgan continued, "chaotic leadership style, and for his handling of the COVID pandemic — especially in keeping controversial health chief Dr. Anthony Fauci in his post helping to run the White House Coronavirus Taskforce."
Morgan asked DeSantis how the two most popular Republicans in the country are different, and DeSantis said "Well I think there’s a few things. The approach to COVID was different. I would have fired somebody like Fauci. I think he got way too big for his britches, and I think he did a lot of damage."
DeSantis shut down Florida early on in the pandemic before opening up and giving the state the label "the free state of Florida."
"I also think just in terms of my approach to leadership," DeSantis said, slamming the former president and the man to whom he owes much of his political start, "I get personnel in the Government who have the agenda of the people and share our agenda. You bring your own agenda in you’re gone. We’re just not gonna have that. So, the way we run the Government I think is no daily drama, focus on the big picture and put points on the board and I think that’s something that’s very important."
Morgan asked about the mudslinging that has already started as rumors of a DeSantis run swirl. "I don’t know how to spell the sanctimonious one. I don’t really know what it means, but I kinda like it, it’s long, it's got a lot of vowels. We’ll go with that, that’s fine. I mean you can call me whatever you want, just as long as you also call me a winner because that’s what we’ve been able to do in Florida, is put a lot of points on the board and really take this State to the next level," he said.
Trump endorsed DeSantis when he first ran for governor, helping him beat out Andrew Gillum. "Ron DeSantis is a brilliant young leader. Yale and then Harvard who would make a great Governor of Florida. He loves our country. He’s a true fighter," Trump had said at the time.
"Things have changed a little bit, I guess. It is what it is," DeSantis said.
This is a breaking story and will be updated.
Scary photo, the gay guy on the right looks like he's a bout to land a big smacker on the President.
Conservative is now Anti-Globalist.
Maybe someday...but not next year.
Both sides need each other to avoid a 2nd Biden term
A point lost on many to include Trump and DeSantis who are BOTH putting their egos ahead of our best interests.
True
Trump was the only President since Reagan to try to reduce Federal power.
Yes, because as someone who’s been on this site for nearly 30 years, I’m a raging liberal. Yes, the guy who voted for Alan Keyes in a primary is uncomfortable because someone is “too” conservative.
Stop your projecting.
Desantis is not coming off as authentic. More I see of him, the less I believe him… has nothing to do with policy claims.
There are people in this world who say what they mean and mean what they say, I am not getting that vibe from Desantis, vibe is far more what I felt and witnessed from folks like OZ or Clinton, or countless other politicians trying to play a role.
Has nothing to do with his policy stands, has to do with his mannerisms and non verbal cues…
More I see him, the more the, this guys not being authentic, alarm goes off.
Among other things. It’s closely related to Libertarian. The Leftists are the reactionaries now. They want to tax and spend and spend and tax forever and ever Amen.
Wrong A-Hole.
You gotta the 3:00 AM phone call test and FAILED Miserably.
Your man Ron is in a nose dive. Embrace the suck!
Trump has TIMING.
DeSanctus is still learning at the knee of the master.
Billy Bush took it square in the shorts on that one.
say it isn’t so kj
I am 100% behind President Trump. Unlike many Trump supporters, however, I don’t despise DeSantis; I just wish he’d stay home and govern Florida, help Trump get elected in 2024, and take his eight years beginning 2028.
But I gotta admit, my patience with Ron is wearing thin. His crass opportunism is really starting to annoy me. It doesn’t speak highly of his character.
I’m also beginning to wonder: where exactly does he think he’s going to get the millions of $$$$$ he’s gonna need to get through a bruising primary and even more bruising general in the unlikely event he gets that far? Oh, he’ll have donors aplenty... and every damned one of ‘em will want stuff. What stuff, Ron? How will you appease them?
Who is it you support again NM? Which side of the uni-Party coin gets your blood flowing? You denied any relation to eGOP while using their very own binary battle cry, again. Don't be shy.
So then in your view , it makes no difference who anyone votes for. Why vote at all if there’s no difference between the two parties or between candidates running for any office?
Did he wash his hands after that?
All ANYONE needs to do is LOOK at the people PUSHING DeSantis, the Bushes, Koch industries, The Lincoln project, ALL the usual establishment Neocons have their Pom poms out!! YES DeSantis is a GREAT governor, HOWEVER, GWB was a GREAT governor, JEB was a GREAT governor, CHRISTY was a GREAT governor ALL are OWNED lock stock and barrel by the stinking Neocon GLOBALISTS!! These are the people WE ALL believed in wholeheartedly, BUT look at our country we keep winning elections with these same types and they have sold out the American people to China and OPEN BORDERS!! Sorry DeSantis is in bed with ALL the wrong people!!!
Fidelito
“Too bad DeSantis is in the process of flaming out. I kinda liked the guy and we need people to carry the torch.”
Agree. If he would stay in his lane now, he’d have been a shoo-in in 2028 (assuming we still have elections in 2028). He couldn’t wait three more years before starting his campaign? Not three little years?
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