Donald Trump Says These Two Things ‘Destroyed’ Ron DeSantis

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Former President Donald Trump slammed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for the second time this week as rumors develop that the previous MAGA ally could problem Trump for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.

Trump on Sunday referred to as DeSantis “disloyal” and stated the governor’s stances on each Social Safety and Medicare will result in his political downfall.

“Social Safety and Medicare, and Ron’s assault on each, have destroyed DeSanctimonious. His love affair with Jeb Bush and Karl Rove, actually have not helped, however being a DISCIPLE of ‘Wheelchair over the Cliff’ Paul Ryan, has been a catastrophe. Ron has misplaced his supporters and his assist, and MAGA refuses to Endorse disloyal individuals,” Trump stated on his Fact Social platform.

A Trump spokesperson echoed the previous president’s claims, saying DeSantis has “lengthy embraced plans to chop Social Safety and Medicare,” plus up the eligibility age of each packages, Steven Cheung stated in an e mail to Newsweek Sunday evening.

“DeSantis is colluding together with his globalist handlers to go full NeverTrump with a view to gaslight the individuals into considering that Medicare and Social Safety ought to be ripped away from hard-working Individuals,” Cheung continued. “President Trump has made it clear that he’ll all the time stand on the aspect of Individuals, and defend advantages seniors labored for and paid for his or her complete lives.”

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – APRIL 14: Former President Donald Trump speaks to company on the 2023 NRA-ILA Management Discussion board on April 14, 2023 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The discussion board is a part of the Nationwide Rifle Affiliation’s Annual Conferences & Displays which begins at the moment and runs by way of Sunday. (Picture by Scott Olson/Getty Photographs) This can be a cut up picture with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) talking at Hillsdale School on April 6, 2023 in Hillsdale, Michigan. DeSantis spoke earlier within the day at a GOP breakfast in Midland, Michigan (Picture by Chris duMond/Getty Photographs)

In the meantime, the subsequent few months are very important for DeSantis’ political ambitions, with polls exhibiting the governor is essentially the most credible menace to Trump. DeSantis, nonetheless, has not formally declared his candidacy. Newsweek reached out to DeSantis representatives for remark through e mail.

Trump has made no secret of his disdain for the Florida governor, who he has repeatedly taken the chance to criticize. Trump typically assaults DeSantis on Fact Social by touting polls that time to a Trump victory or calling him “Ron DeSanctimonious.”

Final week, Trump mocked DeSantis’ feud with Disney and criticized his response to flooding in Florida as he took one other swipe at his anticipated Republican rival. Trump additionally blasted DeSantis in a March Newsmax interview, claiming the Florida lawmaker had solely been elected in 2018 on account of his endorsement. In accordance with Politico, Trump’s evaluation that he gave DeSantis a lift is legitimate, with polling taken on the time exhibiting the endorsement helped his marketing campaign.

In the meantime, a political fundraising group supporting DeSantis’ potential bid on Sunday launched its first assaults on Trump, with the By no means Again Down Tremendous PAC advert stating: “Trump ought to battle Democrats, not lie about Governor DeSantis.”

The advert, which aired on-line and on Fox Information, additionally referenced the previous president’s authorized troubles, saying: “Donald Trump has been attacked by a Democrat prosecutor in New York. So why is he spending tens of millions attacking the Republican governor of Florida?”

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