Posted on 03/22/2023 8:02:46 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has finally broken his silence on his much anticipated potential 2024 presidential run, giving an interview from the governor's mansion in which he said that he has what it takes to be president and "I can beat Biden."
DeSantis sat down with Piers Morgan in a wide-ranging interview, saying "stay tuned" when asked about the potential 2024 bid for the GOP nomination. Former President Donald Trump is currently the front-runner for that spot, as he endeavors to earn his second term.
"It was clear that the governor has had enough of Trump’s constant baiting and felt ready to take him on in what could end up being a ferocious battle for the White House," Morgan said, writing about the interview for the New York Post.
"DeSantis slammed Trump over his character failings," Morgan continued, "chaotic leadership style, and for his handling of the COVID pandemic — especially in keeping controversial health chief Dr. Anthony Fauci in his post helping to run the White House Coronavirus Taskforce."
Morgan asked DeSantis how the two most popular Republicans in the country are different, and DeSantis said "Well I think there’s a few things. The approach to COVID was different. I would have fired somebody like Fauci. I think he got way too big for his britches, and I think he did a lot of damage."
DeSantis shut down Florida early on in the pandemic before opening up and giving the state the label "the free state of Florida."
"I also think just in terms of my approach to leadership," DeSantis said, slamming the former president and the man to whom he owes much of his political start, "I get personnel in the Government who have the agenda of the people and share our agenda. You bring your own agenda in you’re gone. We’re just not gonna have that. So, the way we run the Government I think is no daily drama, focus on the big picture and put points on the board and I think that’s something that’s very important."
Morgan asked about the mudslinging that has already started as rumors of a DeSantis run swirl. "I don’t know how to spell the sanctimonious one. I don’t really know what it means, but I kinda like it, it’s long, it's got a lot of vowels. We’ll go with that, that’s fine. I mean you can call me whatever you want, just as long as you also call me a winner because that’s what we’ve been able to do in Florida, is put a lot of points on the board and really take this State to the next level," he said.
Trump endorsed DeSantis when he first ran for governor, helping him beat out Andrew Gillum. "Ron DeSantis is a brilliant young leader. Yale and then Harvard who would make a great Governor of Florida. He loves our country. He’s a true fighter," Trump had said at the time.
"Things have changed a little bit, I guess. It is what it is," DeSantis said.
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To deny that is to be divorced from reality.
Ds have been infiltrating the Republican Party for years.
You're not MAGA so you don't get to define US lefty. Stay in your lane.
Respectfully, I disagree. If it comes down to DeSantis vs Biden in the general, I believe it would be a no-brainer for republicans, including MAGA, and many independents.
"The enemy of good is perfect!" This adage applies equally to both Trump and DeSantis.
BTW - I will vote for Trump in the primary. I will vote for the republican in the general. If I only vote for the candidate who agrees with me 100% of the time, I would never vote for anyone except myself.
Trump is too old? I don’t think so. Was he too old, 3 years ago? If not, then he isn’t too old now. His fitness and mental acuity show no noticeable change from 3 years ago, and he has more energy than most men half his age.
But if, heaven forbid, it’s someone like Liz Cheney, I’d just as soon vote for Biden, although I’d just stay home.
If I can be honest, I don’t give a f*** about the Republican party. Those lying professional politician backstabbers lined up to shank Trump in the back from day one. It was the insiders vs outsider Trump.
Nearly all the chaos from Trump’s term was caused by Republican’s NOT supporting and standing behind Trump.
For me, when this is all over and the Trump era closes, I’ll be looking for another political party. Never again will I support these sellout SOBs.
A lot of folks on this forum remind me of 1980s democRATs.
“What you seem to be forgetting here is that Trump built his support among many, many voters who are actually registered Democrats. Do you think any establishment GOP candidate can do this in 2024?”
Good point.
Why would you be otherwise?
I don’t give a f*** about the Republican party
OK.
I’ll be looking for another political party
Good luck with that.
Not a fan of George Wallace, but America might be better off if Presidential election maps more often looked something like this.
Never mind winning the nomination, even IF he wins that, how does he plan on winning against the democrat party election fraud?
Good point! Yes, I spoke too soon. There would be exceptions to my voting for the republican candidate in the general. Liz would be one of those exceptions.
I'd like to hear how Donald J Trump plans on winning against the democRAT Party election fraud. What does he plan to do differently from 2020 and 2022?
I like Ron, but this is cringe. Sounds like a little boy, or Jeb. Better to say how he will LEAD. This isn't a game.
‘Your man Ron is in a nose dive. Embrace the suck!’
Depends on how you see it. Take off the Only Trump glasses and be objective.
You bet, the country is so much better off thanks to Republicans.
From our schools, to the border, to our economy, to foreign affairs....They’ve done a hell of job for America!
He’s really full of himself isn’t he.
Living proof of hard work and clean living. Exception: women
The no smoking or drinking apparently works. No drugs, either.
Is he that naive that he thinks the Democrats wouldn’t cheat like they have in every election? They’re so good at it, and they know they can do it with impunity, which is why they’ve been even more emboldened since 2020.
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