Sorry, but Trump just needs to stop this utter nonsense. It is unseemly. It is unbecoming. And, it is utterly unnecessary.
I don’t care what the Trump clean up crew says, DeSantis is a great Republican who has done a lot of good for both Florida and for the Country. Trump does not have to try and stand on DeSantis’ shoulders to try and make himself look taller.
Trump: Stop it. If you were running neck-and-neck I could understand some jockeying, but you’re like 50 points ahead and you still are needlessly hurling personal invectives. It’s very off-putting to me.
Do you admire Mitt Romney?
Enquiring minds want to know. After all he has dignity & is mealy mouthed, pivots smartly for every audience.
DeSantis is doing himself no favors and many of his backers are cooling.
I have no respect for his self serving behavior. He is not putting America or Americans first, he is trying to leverage some high profile actions taken in Florida to advance his political career.
Why won’t DeSantis endorse Trump?
The irony of tying that into the rest of your post is off the charts. Maybe you are confusing Trump with Madam 'why ain't I 50 points ahead'.
I don’t care what the Trump clean up crew says, DeSantis is a great Republican who has done a lot of good for both Florida and for the Country. Trump does not have to try and stand on DeSantis’ shoulders to try and make himself look taller.
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Just read about DeSantis moving to eliminate DEI funding in Florida. Isn’t that what Trump also wants? Why not instead attack the Democrats who are fighting for DEI tooth and nail?
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You’re right of course.
“Trump is way ahead and needs to stop attacking DeSantis”
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Romney won the primary by staying quiet while the top favorites eliminated each other. Romney was the last man standing and a terrible candidate.
Currently we have a split in the base, Trump/DeSantis widely covered by media and pundits BUT DeSantis has not made his intentions known. Why? Because attacking him as a governor (not competitor) makes Trump look bad. This is the DeSantis strategy for now. He is playing the coy ‘Romney approach’. Stay off the stage legally while poised on the stairs with 2 ways to go. Very cowardly and sneaky.
To me, this makes DeSantis slimy. He knows the base is split but puts his own ambition first. If he thought he could win fairly, he would announce.
Meanwhile the voter war continues without analyzing the behavior of both men. Trump knows DeSantis is running and playing coy. He is purposely trying to flush him out. Has he been successful at it? No….not yet. He knows the difference between the two is brash/proper. DeSantis is seen as the ‘grownup’ MAGA. If Trump ignored DeSantis, he knows DeSantis will stay popular without criticism. Then once DeSantis announces, Trump will be months behind in defining him. Too many will be satisfied with a ‘grownup’ Trump without questioning who DeSantis really is. In my view, he’s faking MAGA because he wants the support. If he truly cared about MAGA, he would have announced long ago one way or the other. If he really cared, he would wait until 2028.
Why hasn’t Trump dropped the big hammer on DeSantis? My theory, he doesn’t want to ruin him….because he is a good governor. If DeSantis runs, that hammer will be dropped by Trump surrogates. And that hammer won’t be nasty names, it will be conduct in government.
For those that have short memories, primaries ruin careers. Walker, Cruz, Newt etc. especially if running against Trump. Those that prefer DeSantis versus Trump will be crushed once the gloves are on. DeSantis will play nice guy and Trump will shred him…..and the base will be split thus killing MAGA.
Lastly, many keep saying Trump can’t win….it depends on the cheaters. They also say Trump can’t win women etc. Trump grew the Republican party more than any other republican. Will everyone like him? Nope. Do people dislike his personal attacks? Yes. Folks that make their decision based on name calling can never be won over. Period. Trump is Trump. Take the good with the bad and decide what’s more important. Trump delivered more than any other conservative.