I am surprised that DeSantis would say something like that, after we all have been repeatedly assured by DeSantis-bots that DeSantis is too high-minded, too noble-minded, as befits a special 8th day creation, to engage in smears such as that.
Ah... the often bought up Reagan comment about not attacking other republicans....
But, time and again, for desantis or his supporters/nevertrumpers, it’s been shown that not talking bad about other republicans doesn’t apply to them, but only, in their view, other republican peons and little people