A.G. Gancarski
As Ron DeSantis storms South Carolina ahead of a potential White House run, Donald Trump is urging him to rethink his ambitions.
In a video released to Truth Social, the former President urged his onetime ally to stay put as Florida Governor and stay away from the 2024 GOP Primary, lest he risk the end of his political career.
“Ron DeSantis is a young man who is not doing well against me in the polls, to put it mildly,” Trump said. “I believe that if he decides to run for President, which will only hurt and somewhat divide the Republican Party, which we don’t need, he will lose the cherished and massive MAGA vote and never be able to successfully run for office again.”
Trump offered DeSantis an exit ramp from the potential Primary showdown.
“I believe that if he remains Governor, which is what Florida voters assumed he would do, it would be a whole different story, just saying. But who knows?”
Trump’s statement reiterates, almost word for word, a warning shot he fired on April 10, without the benefit of a video. But the context is different, with roughly half of Florida’s 20-person Republican congressional delegation endorsing the former President in recent days.
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan endorsed Trump Wednesday afternoon, becoming the eighth member of the delegation to support Trump over DeSantis for the Republican nomination.
He joins Brian Mast, Matt Gaetz, Anna Paulina Luna, Cory Mills, John Rutherford, Greg Steube and Byron Donalds in endorsing Trump, with the former President hosting a Mar-a-Lago dinner on Thursday evening with members of the Florida delegation.
And others could be coming: U.S. Reps. Gus Bilirakis and Carlos Gimenez may endorse Trump soon, according to TIME.
One Florida Congresswoman, Laurel Lee, has backed DeSantis’ still unannounced bid.
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Jacob Ogles of Florida Politics contributed to this report.
9 comments
Ultra Orthodox Southern Baptist Adelbert 👍
April 19, 2023 at 5:05 pm
He’s mighty worried that Ron will interfere with him losing again.😆
Earl Pitts "Political Go To Guru" American
April 19, 2023 at 6:49 pm
Good evening America,
I, Earl Pitts “Political Go To Guru” American am finally ready to discuss The Don/Ron issue with all of my adoring Earl Pitts American fan club.
I will be happy with either Don or Ron but since our leftist dook 4 brains citizens here in The Land Of The Free And The Home Of The Brave have swerved hard left off the straight and narrow path so far away in such a sick perverted danger to the planet and danger to themselves regarding their lost souls I do have some Don/Ron preferances to share with my many adoring fans.
The dook 4 brains leftists have been bad very bad. All of them along with their enablers such as those registered NPA or Independant, the RINO’s, the Lincoln Project, all of them need a really hard “light yo @55 on fire” 4 year spanking.
How best to do that you are asking??? We are voting Donald “make ’em scream at the sky” Trump for the 1st 4 years. Then after we have brought the leftists to heel, secured the border, reversed inflation, spanked The Chinks, spanked The Ruskies, spanked ‘Lil Kim in NORK Land, spanked Iran, and spanked whoever else needs spanking, we are going to have 8 straight years of the next POTUS Ron Desantis to continue spanking nasty dook 4 brains leftist @55’es on the regular.
Thank you my adoring American Fans,
Earl Pitts “Political Go To Guru” American
Ultra Orthodox Southern Baptist Adelbert 👍
April 19, 2023 at 7:30 pm
Seek help for narcissistic delusions, schizophrenia, and intellectual disability. Seek medication before you hurt yourself or someone else.
Dont Say FLA
April 20, 2023 at 8:58 am
You make it sound like DJT is running on the same platform as last time despite having made all those promises last time and delivering none of it. Only thing he did was repeal regulations and looky looky, banks be collapsing again as a result of it. Can’t wait to see what else falls apart due to Deregulation Javina Trump.
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April 19, 2023 at 7:19 pm
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Ultra Orthodox Southern Baptist Adelbert 👍
April 19, 2023 at 7:32 pm
Not one person knows what you are talking about.. just pulling nonsense and gibberish out of your bung hole. I’d have narcissistic delusions about myself too if I was that whacko and intellectually crippled.
Dont Say FLA
April 20, 2023 at 8:59 am
Oh come on. EPA is hilarious. It’s clearly irony.
Lex
April 20, 2023 at 10:58 am
Donald, this is the wrong way to do business. Desantis has been an ally. Desantis thought you were going to win the last election, so Desantis was positioning to run in this election. Be gracious. You may very well beat him in the primary if he runs, but running doesn’t make Desantis a bad person. Desantis is far closer in line with you, than 95% of the Republican Party. Do something you’ve never done in your life, be the bigger man.
Rob Desantos
April 20, 2023 at 4:35 pm
Have you actually seen Ron? Most grown males are bigger men than him.
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