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(NewsNation) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis delivered a cutting code calling for erstwhile President Donald Trump's reelection astatine the RNC, labeling the existent Biden medication a "Weekend astatine Bernie's presidency."
“Our enemies bash not confine their designs to betwixt 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. ... We request a commander-in-chief who tin pb 24 hours a time and 7 days a week,” DeSantis said Tuesday. “America cannot spend 4 much years of a ‘Weekend astatine Bernie’s’ presidency.”
The erstwhile GOP statesmanlike campaigner dashed the thought that his authorities is successful play for Democrats this fall.
“For decades, my location authorities saw elections determined by razor bladed margins. Today, owed to bold leadership, the Democratic Party lies successful ruins. The near is successful retreat,” DeSantis said.
President Joe Biden and his run squad person said they’ll people flipping Trump’s location authorities successful November.
“Florida is simply a coagulated Republican state,” DeSantis said.
DeSantis was mostly viewed arsenic Trump’s apical rival heading into the 2024 primary, but the Florida politician struggled to summation traction with voters and suspended his run aft finishing successful 2nd spot successful Iowa.
Trump and DeSantis were bitter rivals during the primary; the erstwhile president repeatedly attacked the Florida governor connected his property and argumentation until DeSantis suspended his run aft the Iowa caucuses.
Trump often referred to the politician arsenic “DeSanctimonious” and complained that DeSantis had not adequately appreciated his endorsement during the 2018 Florida gubernatorial race. On policy, Trump accused DeSantis of copying his ideas.
DeSantis had avoided straight attacking Trump successful the aboriginal months of his statesmanlike bid, but by the extremity of his campaign, the Florida politician was telling supporters Trump had “lost the zip connected his fastball” and was not the aforesaid campaigner who agreed the enactment successful 2016 and 2020.
While DeSantis endorsed Trump upon suspending his run successful January, the sniping did not stop. After DeSantis reportedly aired grievances astir Trump connected a telephone with supporters, apical Trump adjutant Chris LaCivita responded that DeSantis was a “sad small man.”
The 2 men met successful person in April. While Trump apt does not request DeSantis’s assistance to triumph the authorities of Florida successful November, the politician has a beardown basal of donors and supporters who could assistance the erstwhile president arsenic helium takes connected President Biden, and DeSantis whitethorn person his oculus connected 2028.
NewsNation spouse The Hill's Julia Mueller and Brett Samuels contributed to this report.
