A.G. Gancarski
Ron DeSantis is finally speaking out about Donald Trump’s claims he “begged” the then-President for an endorsement in 2018 “with tears coming down from (his) eyes.”
During an interview with Megyn Kelly, the Florida Governor and 2024 presidential candidate seemed to deny Trump’s assertions, made repeatedly since last fall, that DeSantis begged for an endorsement against Adam Putnam and Andrew Gillum in the race for Governor.
“Do you believe that? You tell me,” DeSantis said to Kelly, though he didn’t expressly deny it.
“I mean, come on, this was, you know, in public,” DeSantis continued. “I think we were on Air Force One, and I said, ‘Hey, I’m thinking about running. Will you support me? Will you tweet for me?’ And he’s like, ‘Yeah, I’ll tweet for you.’ And that was it.”
“He was getting ready to leave the race, and he came over and asked whether or not it would be possible for me to endorse him,” Trump contended in a February interview. “For whatever reason, I did endorse him.”
Trump made similar comments in March at a rally.
“I’m a loyalist. And when a man comes to me (with) tears in his eyes, He’s at almost nothing in the polls, and he’s fighting somebody that’s at 42, and he’s got almost $30 million in the bank. He’s at almost nothing. He’s got no cash. And I said, ‘I can’t give you an endorsement. There’s no way you can win. You’re dead.’”
Despite misgivings, Trump granted the endorsement, as DeSantis fought for him “just a little bit on the impeachment hoax.”
DeSantis said Friday Trump’s objections to DeSantis running are only because he’s a “threat” to the former President’s bid for a second term.
“He doesn’t say that about his own Vice President running against him. He doesn’t say that about his ambassador to the U.N. running against him. He doesn’t say that about other people he endorsed in the past who are now running against him. He only says that about me because I think he construes me as the only threat to his winning the nomination,” the Governor told Kelly.
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July 28, 2023 at 12:51 pm
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PeterH
July 28, 2023 at 1:00 pm
Does anyone really care? Trump takes the cake but DeSantis comes in a close second for the worst Republican presidential candidate in American history!
Republicans are America’s biggest problem!
Vote all Republicans out of office!
News alert:
CNN is reporting that DeSantis is backtracking on his endorsement of RFK Jr to head CDC! Only 207 more policy reversals before DeSantis can become a competent caring human!
Dont Say FLA
July 28, 2023 at 1:33 pm
Poor little Rhonda set himself up to say stupid shit on a daily basis. He tests statements on campaign staff and asks if it sounds stupid or comes across wrong. Campaign staff response is “Go with that! Exactly that! Yes SIR” snicker snicker snicker.
[“sir” = DeSantis campaign staff lingo for “Stupid Incompetent Rhonda”]
Ocean Joe
July 28, 2023 at 1:14 pm
Yes, it’s Trump’s fault.
And now, biting the hand that fed him the governor’s office, Ronnie wants to out MAGA the maggot in chief.
Tom
July 28, 2023 at 4:13 pm
Trump must be laughing his a$$ off. To quote Matthew McConaughey, this is like pistol whipping a blind kid.
Dont Say FLA
July 28, 2023 at 1:29 pm
It would be much more effective for Trump to admit that endorsing Rhonda was a mistake. Trump denies everything, and never admits mistakes.
Admitting the mistake of endorsing Rhonda would be the most powerful statement Trump could make about Rhonda.
“I endorsed Rhonda but you know what, I regret that endorsement. It was a mistake. At the time he seemed promising, but then he trans-formed into the Raging Rhondaroid and I regret endorsing him and getting him into the Governor’s office where he only fails.”
You listening, Team Trump? Admit the Rhonda endorsement was a mistake. That would be immensely powerful.
It’s easy to do. Just say “Everybody makes mistakes once in a while. Even me. Although I made very few mistakes, the least mistakes of anybody in all of history, endorsing Rhonda is the mistake I regret the most.” Practice makes perfect. Say it to the mirror 100 times. Then say it once to the media, and Rhonda’s done done. Done done done.
Chris
July 29, 2023 at 2:19 am
Trump best you to it. He already said it was a mistake. Pay attention
Dont Say FLA
July 30, 2023 at 7:47 pm
Oh, thank you. I try to pay attention, but damn, even Trump supporter leave halfway through his rallies. The man talks entirely too much, and he just sound like a broken record suck repeating the same thing for almost 3 years now. Sometimes he slips in something new to say. I guess I missed it. Thanks for telling me!
It was 2017
July 28, 2023 at 1:39 pm
Based on the football halftime story, we can infer it was still 2017 when Rhonda begged with tears in their eyes for Trump’s endorsement for 2018. See there, Rhonda’s not lying. Technically.
Just a Charlotte County Guy
July 28, 2023 at 9:33 pm
I think Desantis is lying here. – lying is a strong word so maybe he just remembers it differently. But I will say that as a Floridian who is involved in the electoral process, we all knew Adam Putnam was supposed to be Governor. He had that seat picked and promised by the establishment years ago – that’s how it was back then. Putnam had the cash and the establishment endorsements. He was a GQ GOP Candidate with his Florida roots, his past electoral service and his red hair, khaki pants and blue button up shirts. Desantis comes in as an outsider with the Trump endorsement eventually. He spiked. People were jumping off the Putnam ship to jump to Desantis. And then Desantis aired a tv commercial where he read his kids Trump themed stories. His political stock skyrocketed. He rode the Trump rocket through the primary. He was lucky Gillium was still under investigation so he won the general.
Make no mistake. Ron Desantis owes his Governorship – 1st term – to Donald J Trump.
My Take
July 28, 2023 at 11:41 pm
“Yes, I was on my knees,” says Ron, “but not for, you know, begging.”
Tjb
July 30, 2023 at 2:52 pm
Just,
you are spot on with your comment.
Christians Are Earth’s Cancer
July 29, 2023 at 7:50 am
Christians blame others, it’s what they do.
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