Posted on 10/14/2023 4:06:26 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
The two leading Republican presidential primary candidates were swapping barbs Wednesday night as former President Donald Trump urged Gov. Ron DeSantis to come back to Florida and DeSantis was seizing on Trump calling Hezbollah "smart."
"DeSanctus has been flying around the country setting fire to his reputation and destroying the reputation, frankly, of Florida," Trump said Wednesday night in a speech at the Club 47 Trump fan club in West Palm Beach, near Mar-a-Lago, shortening his "Ron DeSanctimonious" nickname to "DeSanctus."
"All he's doing is campaigning."
Trump repeated his criticisms of DeSantis' handling of the insurance industry in the state, one that has been plagued by hurricanes and insurance woes.
"Florida's in the midst of an insurance crisis like never before, and this guy is flying around wasting his time," Trump continued. "Because, you know what, when you're at a level of 9, 8, and now you're in third place, and fourth place and, in one case, he's in fifth place in one particular place. He's in fifth place. You've got to be back here fixing the insurance because the insurance is a real problem in Florida. Insurers are fleeing. You're paying sky-high rates. Seniors are getting squeezed, and families and businesses are being forced to leave your state."
DeSantis hit back at Trump on X on Wednesday night, denouncing Trump's praise for Iran-backed terror group Hezbollah for being "smart" by capitalizing on a failed Israel warning against an attack amid the war with fellow terrorist group Hamas.
"Terrorists have murdered at least 1,200 Israelis and 22 Americans and are holding more hostage, so it is absurd that anyone, much less someone running for President, would choose now to attack our friend and ally, Israel, much less praise Hezbollah terrorists as 'very smart,'" DeSantis tweeted.
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If DeSantis is in fifth place, why is Trump worried about what he's doing?
It's almost as if Trump knows the polls are BS. Is he telling any of the other candidates to quit their races and return home?
—> If DeSantis is in fifth place, why is Trump worried about what he’s doing?
Trump rest??
DeSanctus is still in the race and remains the only true opponent.
Lots of rounds left in this fight!
Keep throwing punches!
DeSanctus is still in the race and remains the only true opponent.
Lots of rounds left in this fight!
Keep throwing punches!
😆
“The moral of this story
the moral of this song
is that one should never be
where one does not belong.”
—Frankie Lee and Judas Priest
October 17, 1967
Please wake up!
The primaries are pretty much over. So there’s no point to continue to post threads like this one. We’ll all vote for our preferred candidate but it’s clear the Republican Party is going to ride or die with Trump. So let’s hope we’ll make it.
what?
We’re continuing to post “Trump good, DeSantis bad” threads on FR. What’s the point of that?
What is the probability Trump becomes legally ineligible because of all these bogus legal charges(as fraudulent as they may be)J?
Doubt it.
It’s what we do.
Free country.
DeSantis thinks that underestimating your enemies is playing it smart.
Admitting that they are cunning, cruel and determined is survival oriented. War’s not a popularity contest, neither is world politics. Stay in Florida Ron.
You guys wish this was true. It has never been true any of the 55 times you have trailed that red herring. No one needs to be scared of DeSantis but that doesn’t mean it’s not a pastime to call him out.
>> If DeSantis is in fifth place, why is Trump worried about what he’s doing?
President Trump doesn’t seem worried. Maybe he, like a lot of us, just despises the incredible shrinking Ron and believes Ronny-boy deserves vocal public contempt.
Then the Country enters a lawless period and until the pushback topples the regime no one on the right wins.
If it bothers you, tell DeSantis to drop out. The attacks will continue until he does.
To be honest, I do not believe the Right wins again ever no matter who the nominee is. Between legalied election fraud and more importantly demographic shifts making Republican party chances increasingly more difficult, I think we’re finished already.
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