Posted on 05/24/2023 10:18:22 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
Former President Donald Trump shared an article from MAGA radio host Wayne Allyn Root pleading with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) not to run for president in 2024 after news dropped that DeSantis was set to announce on Wednesday.
NBC News first reported Tuesday afternoon DeSantis will announce his bid for the GOP nomination in a Twitter Spaces conversation with billionaire Elon Musk – who has previously signaled he supported the Florida governor.
While Trump did not comment directly on DeSantis’s imminent candidacy, sharing Root’s article was notable given its tone. The article, titled, “Ron DeSantis, Please STAND DOWN for the Good of the GOP and America,” begins with Root declaring his undying loyalty to Trump.
“I’ll admit I’m a bit biased. I’m MAGA, America First, and Trump 47 all the way. Why wouldn’t I be? Trump was the best president of my lifetime,” Root begins.
Root then transitioned to singing DeSantis’s praises, calling him the “best Governor in America.” He listed all the various culture war battles DeSantis has fought in recent years and asked his reader, “Are you getting the idea I really like DeSantis?”
“I do. He’s fantastic. He’s ‘America’s Governor,’” he concluded.
Root then explained why he so desperately wants DeSantis not to challenge Trump. “All of that is well and good. But he won’t beat Trump. He has no chance. Zero. It’s a suicide run. By running against Trump now, he will have to go negative about Trump, and thereby turn off enough Trump supporters to never be the 2028 nominee.”
“By supporting and endorsing Trump now, he will become 2028 President-elect-in-waiting. It is that simple,” Root continued, adding:
DeSantis’ moment in the sun for 2024 has come and gone. From the moment Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg indicted Trump, it became obvious that there was no other choice. Trump is the only human being on earth who can defeat the Deep State and save our nation. That’s why the DC Sawmp, Deep State and virtually the entire US government is out to get Trump.
“We need a miracle. We need God. Trump is that miracle. Trump is that gift from God,” Root then declared, shifting back to full-blown praise of Trump and only Trump.
DeSantis, who has been at the receiving end of attacks from Trump for months now, clearly isn’t heading Root’s advice and has become a bit less shy in recent weeks in hitting back at Trump. Trump has attacked DeSantis for everything from his fight with Disney to being disloyal for running against him to even suggesting he groomed teenage girls.
In recent weeks, DeSantis has responded to those attacks indirectly by saying the GOP must no longer embrace a “culture of losing.”
In mid-May, DeSantis told reporters, “Governing is not about entertaining. Governing is not about building a brand or talking on social media and virtue signaling. It’s ultimately about winning and producing results.”
‘We must reject the culture of losing that has impacted our party in recent years. The time for excuses is over,” the Florida Republican concluded.
“ DeSantis’ moment in the sun for 2024 has come and gone. From the moment Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg indicted Trump, it became obvious that there was no other choice. Trump is the only human being on earth who can defeat the Deep State and save our nation. That’s why the DC Sawmp, Deep State and virtually the entire US government is out to get Trump.”
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What is funny is that this guy thinks indictments are the key to victory. If that’s the case, he will have the worlds biggest woody by the end of the year.
Too bad he didn’t back Trump, and go united against the leftist Communist.
Only one reason DeSantis is doing this.
Its laughable for anyone to think Trump can beat the Deep State. Most of his hires were Deep State swamp dwellers.
If someone is potentially my competitor for the same job, and that someone has now joined with a group ‘begging’ me, beseeching me not to even try winning right here, right now, I would consider that a rather interesting ‘compliment’ to me as a political player.
I must present quite a threat to this potential competitor, for him to already have become so agitated by the very notion.
Trump sounds desparate to avoid a real, legit candidate. Sorry, Trump, times up, why don’t you go spend time with your family and attorneys? Maybe, at least, take a break from attacking fellow Republicans.
God doesn’t support gay marriage, for starters.
McConnell needs to leave.
Trump can revoke an Executive Order that allowed government unions and insert one that allows removal of problematic senior employees.
Any time someone claims “there is only one human being on earth” who can do anything, you have crossed over from reality to idol worship and cultish behavior. Unfortunately, we see a lot of that behavior from many Trump supporters on this forum.
The incense burning at the Trump alters is making his disciples wacky. They need to open some windows when they burn that stuff to the orange deity. Maybe they’re smoking it?
Too bad he didn’t back Trump, and go united against the leftist Communist.
Only one reason DeSantis is doing this.
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If, as likely, DeSantis loses the nomination, he will go all out for Trump. DeSantis does not have a history of holding grudges. Wish Trump had the same attitude.
IMO the GOP has a bigger hurdle than Trump to
be fighting. It be the potential for a Female
President. Biden and Harris win, Biden steps
down at some point and the VP is sworn in as
the next President.
DeSantis: “We must reject the culture of losing that has impacted our party in recent years.”
That right there is a fatal mistake by DeSantis. He is basically saying that Trump lost in 2020 - that the election was not stolen.
Nothing pisses me off more than when I hear Republican leaders denying that election was stolen. Nothing. It screams RINO.
Sadly, I say that as someone who has always liked and admired DeSantis as Governor of Florida, and as a Presidential hopeful for 2028.
How many tens of millions of MAGA voters feel the same way I do?
I’m guessing the 74 million voters smart enough to see through all the media lies and vote for Donald Trump, are also smart enough to know a stolen election when they see one.
That means DeSantis is pissing off about 74 million voters.
He could be referring to all of the “MAGA” candidates DJT endorsed in 22 that crashed and burned.
I keep hearing this, but no one can back it up. What happened to stop the steal? Why won't the Trump campaign put it in any pending lawsuits? As far as I know, even Trump will not put that claim in any legal document. If I am wrong, please show me. I was all in on this after the election was over, but it seems that many people want to buy into the Trump myth of invincibility rather than find the truth.
I don’t see a problem with a female president so long as they are qualified. Harris, no way. By comparison, I’d vote for Noem or Sanders without any problem. No for Halley, but that’s because she is an Indian anchor baby, not an NBC.
it sounds like you didn’t read the whole article.
The reason Root is begging DeSantis not to challenge Trump is not because he thinks he is threat to Trump. It is the opposite - he thinks DeSantis is committing political suicide.
He likes DeSantis, and doesn’t want him to ruin his chances for 2028.
Stealing elections is like robbing banks and then spending the money.
Good luck getting it back.
FR really is like high school. It is personalities, not principles that guide it.
The Bush years have to be taken in context.
After eight years of Clinton insanity anything was a major improvement.
There were clues in the Clinton years that the Republicans had lost their way—the Congressional investigations that got side-tracked into Monica land was one of them.
Imho the Vince Foster case was the Rosetta Stone that could have cracked open a whole bunch of DC secrets—and the majority of Republicans wanted to hide the ball if they could.
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