The screenshot that Trump reshared on Truth Social.Posted on 01/31/2023 8:34:10 AM PST by SoConPubbie
President Trump took a shot at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) in a Sunday statement posted to Truth Social, touting his superiority in the polls and railing on DeSantis for his policies during the Covid pandemic.
“The revelations about Ron DeSanctimonious doing FAR WORSE than many other Republican governors, including that he unapologetically shut down Florida and its beaches, was interesting, indeed,” Trump wrote. “DJT leading BIG!!!”
The president also shared a picture from another Truth user on Monday that included screenshots of headlines written in 2020, comparing his Covid pandemic policy against Gov. DeSantis’s. “Remember this?” Trump commented. “Some Republican states got it right, Florida got it wrong!”
The screenshot that Trump reshared on Truth Social.Trump’s remarks come after a busy weekend for the 45th president as he kicked off his 2024 presidential campaign on Saturday in Salem, New Hampshire, with a keynote address to the New Hampshire Republican State Committee. He also spoke at the South Carolina State House on Saturday afternoon, unveiling his leadership team in the Palmetto State.
“The Fake News Media was good yesterday in their coverage of my stops in New Hampshire and South Carolina,” Trump said on Truth Social. “Other than The Globalist Street Journal, which is rarely accurate or good, they said the day was really ‘amazing.’ The enthusiasm to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN has never been stronger.”
Trump has dominated primary presidential polling over the last few weeks, eclipsing Gov. DeSantis by double-digit margins among primary Republican voters. As reported by RSBN, a new poll from Premise found that 59 percent of Republicans preferred Trump as the Republican nominee in 2024, compared to only 24 percent who preferred DeSantis.
Trump also emerged the victor in the eyes of the American voters in a new Emerson College poll, which revealed that he had garnered 55 percent of support for the nomination, while Gov. DeSantis had accrued 29 percent.
President Trump told reporters onboard Trump Force One over the weekend that he would consider a presidential bid from DeSantis as a sign of disloyalty.
Trump stated, “He would have not been governor if it wasn’t for me – and that’s okay. Number one, he wouldn’t have gotten the nomination, and number two, he wouldn’t have beaten his Democrat opponent. So, then, when I hear he might run, you know, I consider that very disloyal.”
Why Trump is picking a fight with DeSantis is beyond me. DeSantis is not going to run in 2024. Trump should use DeSantis as an ally.
“ Until then, all he can really do is “look like” a man who is planning on running without officially doing so”
Which likely puts him in the position of taking shade from those who are running.
he’s said it multiple times in the past ... how many more times does he need to say it for it to be OK with you?
1) desantis was born and raised in florida...
2) desantis has 3 young children...
3) desantis’s wife recently battled cancer...
he’s not leaving the sunshine state and moving his family to the harsh miserable climate of washington dc anytime soon...
his warning about not donating any money to any organization that claims he’s running for president in 2024 is directed at people like you...
“Trump lost me on this stuff” If that is all it took you were never a Trumper.
I don’t disagree
Fortunately, I'm smart enough to understand that because DeSantis hasn't officially filed to run with the FEC, the donations raising money in his name and with his likeness are unauthorized and are scams.
Not really hard to figure out.
DeSantis isn’t running in ‘24 ...
He said prior to his re-election that at the time he was only focused on winning his re-election.
He wasn't stupid enough to give Charlie Crist a bunch of "DeSantis doesn't want to be your governor!" ammunition to use against him.
Fact is, he's releasing a book, he's putting together a campaign team, and he's talking about all the great things he's doing in Florida. He's doing all the things that a man who plans on running would be doing.
desantis ran for reelection for florida governor last year (2022) and won...
desantis was just sworn in for his second term 3 weeks ago...
desantis released a statement 2 weeks ago instructing people not to donate any money to any organization that claims he’s running for president in 2024...
desantis didn’t have time to play victim and never did...
what part of 2 weeks ago don’t you understand???...
Yes, he’s a politician. The way he seems to be acting towards Trump (after begging Trump for his endorsement last go around) reminds me of Romney. His goal in life is purely political. He did it the normal way. He isn’t in the “real” world and then temporarily leave in order to help his countrymen. To him, politics is a vocation. Trump, politics was a service he wanted to perform for his country. I see those two things very differently. No matter what Desanctimonius says.
Weak, extremely weak.
Awesome news for Ron.
Sucker-punched, again, by the liar who calls himself a Counter-Puncher.
Bring on the grand jury! And let the chips and The Dip fall where he may.
What part of "Ron DeSantis is not a presidential candidate so any 'Ron for President' fundraiser is a scam" do you not understand?
As if this moment, just as two weeks ago, and six months ago, and likely tomorrow, and next week, he is not an official candidate for president, having filed to run with the FEC.
I'm betting he will be later this year. And when that happens, there will be official fundraising machines in place, authorized by Team DeSantis for President.
The ones existing right now are scams.
Don't be so dense.
desantis puts florida and its citizens first...
you need your head checked if you can’t see and understand that...
you’re the one being dense...
your tagline proves it...
—> A fight takes two. DeSantis has discretion, judgment and patience.
Sure. Like Jeb!
It is the trait globalists most commonly desired in their candidate.
I want someone who will fight for America.
desantis fights for and puts florida and its citizens first...
that contradicts that globalist bs you’re spewing...
I mentioned he's doing well as a governor.
that contradicts that globalist bs you’re spewing...
No. It depends entirely WHY he is doing it and how things change when he would return to DC and appoint his chummy friends he used to hang with there.
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