Posted on 11/02/2023 10:45:51 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
Thursday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), a candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, said he would not support the GOP nominating former President Donald Trump if he is convicted.
“You did say, Governor, at that August debate when the question was put to the entire panel if Donald Trump is convicted, will you still — and he is the nominee, would you still support him?” co-host Willie Geist said. “And you raised your hand. You’re a lawyer. You served in the Navy. You were well-trained at the greatest schools. Do you really believe that a man who’s convicted of, say, attempting to overturn the 2020 election or taking nuclear secrets back to his beach club, do you actually still, as we sit here today, believe that person should be president?”
“So I signed a pledge, Willie and that pledge is what it is,” DeSantis replied. “Now, do I think somebody under those circumstances could get elected president? The answer is no. That will not happen. I think that Republican voters will understand that as we get closer to voting. But it is — it would be fatal in a general election, and I don’t think the party should — should nominate in that situation. However, you know, I signed the pledge. I’m a Republican. I don’t think it’s going to come to that, and I think we’ll be — we’ll get the job done like we need to, but the reality is I signed it, and that’s what I did.”
“So, you stand by that this morning?” Geist said.
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I don’t like Nikki Haley but I prefer her to Desantis...that is how bad this guy is. His support are mainly people distorted by TDS i.e. Never Trumpers, latching onto anything that they believe will take Trump down...expect Haley and not Desantis to consolidate that support 25% max.
Nikki McRomBush!
A felon Trump as our nominee will be a catastrophe for the Republican Party.”
I cannot and will not support my Governor for POTUS. What is being done to Trump can and will happen to any POTUS who supports the people instead of the Deep State. Obviously DeSantis supports the Deep State.
I just blew coffee all over my keyboard.
thanks a lot.
I never claimed it would be a win for President Trump, did I?
It will happen whether anyone wants to believe it or not. I believe more people will write in President Trump than vote for the GOP nominee. I could certainly be wrong.
Rick Scott endorsed Trump yesterday and in Florida…..
Move along. Nothing here. Don’t look.
Democrats want to to convict and imprison Donald Trump and his family. That’s the game now for DeSantis too just like Charlie Gasparino reported yesterday.
Will all the unhinged gasbags on here apologize?
If you don’t care about your country, and would do that, why are you here?
Desantis was the alternate. His lack of patience and reliance on the wizards of smart cost him that position.
I would think you’d be used to be mistaken.
#being
I credit conservative anger at the COVID shutdowns and attempts to mandate the vaccines, as well as the Democrats overreacting to January 6th. Additionally, the attempts by Big Tech to shut out rightist dissent backfired, as conservatives abandoned YouTube, Google, Facebook, etc., to alternative blogs, search engines, and podcasts. There is no longer a figure like William Buckley or Rush Limbaugh to keep conservatives within the Overton Window of acceptable opinions.
So you think the “Honorable Governor” can go on MSNBC and talk like a cross between Christie and Pelosi and inherit the nomination if they use lawfare to take Trump off the board? You must think Republican voters are fools
What a Fag.
Stay home. We didn’t need you Lyin’ Ted *ssholes in ‘16, and we don’t need you in ‘24.
Now go home, and get your shinebox.🤡😂👢👢😂
Trump/Putin 2024 🇺🇸
That is your, and RDeS's opinion, not a proven fact. That thought may make you happy, but it's worth as much as the contents of a spittoon.
You’ve been gone for a while. We all missed you. Sorry your sex change didn’t take. You still have no balls.
I think you are spot on with all your opinions in your reply to me. :)
Well, looks like I’m taking DeSantis off my tagline.
He’s enjoying the dems election interference.
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