Don’t be so hard on him!
I don’t think DeSanctis is psycho …. just getting really bad advice.
I suspect Republican party apparatchiks approached DeSantis soon after Trump took office, and got into his head. They convinced him that if he aligned himself politically with Trump, he’d have a bright future.
They stroked his ego, and his wallet, and told them if he did things just right, he could become the leading contender to succeed Trump once Trump was out of office. DeSantis is ambitious and like what he heard. It would be an easy blueprint to follow - support and align yourself with a popular populist candidate. He probably envisioned running in 2024, after Trump finished his second term. Then Trump had the election stolen from him, and his consultants and handlers switched from - “You’re well positioned to succeed Trump” to “You’re well positioned to replace Trump”.
Now if DeSantis had really loyal to Trump or to Trump’s anti-establishment, anti-globalist agenda, he would have said, “No thanks. Trump’s still in the game and he’s the clear favorite to be re-nominated in 2024. I’ll wait till he’s served his second term.” But DeSantis was never about MAGA, or loyalty. He’s always been an opportunist.
Good for Fla, too green for anything else.