Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Responds to Recent Trump Attacks
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday gave an indirect response to former President Donald Trump’s attacks ahead of the 2024 Republican presidential primary, saying, “I don’t have time to smear other Republicans. is not spent,” he said.
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is feeling more and more heat in the 2024 White House race as his political position soars ahead of a potential presidential election, leaving potential rivals out. I have an income.
In recent days, the verbal attacks have come from President Biden, not one of his possible rivals for the Republican nomination.
The president took aim at DeSantis Thursday in Florida as part of his State of the Union address tour in key constituency states for opposing the expansion of Medicaid provided under the Affordable Care Act.
“If Governor DeSantis said, ‘I agree to expand it,’ more than 1.1 million people in Florida would be eligible for Medicaid,” the president said, adding that Florida would not expand Medicaid. said to be one of the states.
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President Joe Biden speaks at the University of Tampa in Tampa, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, about his administration’s plans to protect Social Security and Medicare and reduce healthcare costs. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) (AP)
The presidential jab comes as polls suggest that Biden and DeSantis could face off in the 2024 election.
Biden continued to criticize the policy, while former President Donald Trump was more belligerent.
The former president twice reposted and commented last week on a social media post accusing DeSantis of “grooming” an underage girl during his brief tenure as a high school teacher. It contained an image allegedly drinking with girls from
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Trump’s jab elicited a rare response from DeSantis, who said at Wednesday’s press conference, “I’m not spending my time trying to smear other Republicans.”
Trump is the most influential politician in the Republican Party and arguably the Republican Party’s top fundraiser when it comes to revitalizing grassroots, but the first three months of his recent White House bid have been spectacular. It was not.
Former President Donald Trump delivers a headline address at the New Hampshire GOP Annual Meeting on January 28, 2023 in Salem, New Hampshire. Trump will be joined by his NHGOP Chairman Steve Stepanek (right), who will join Trump’s campaign as a senior adviser.in new hampshire (Fox News)
He has faced a number of negative reviews from left- and right-wing political commentators for his campaign launch and has been criticized for his controversial actions and comments he has made over the past few months. In the wake of the Republican party’s poor performance in the midterm elections (a Republican underperformance in what many expected to be a red wave election), Trump also announced that the November has been accused of promoting a polarizing Republican candidate who was defeated by
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DeSantis — The last three years have seen his popularity skyrocket among conservatives across the country due to his strong resistance to restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic and conservative cultural warriors targeting media and businesses. Thanks to his aggressive actions as a — he won a big win in re-election in November.
The former president was once the overall frontrunner in the early 2024 Republican nomination ballot, but several polls over the past few months have put DeSantis ahead of him.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaking at a press conference at Bill Bagscape Florida State Park in Key Biscayne, Florida, Thursday, December 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
For more than a year, DeSantis routinely ignored rumors of a White House run to focus on his reelection for governor, but since his victory in November, he’s dropped plenty of 2024 hints. Sources in DeSantis’ broader trajectory say the start of the presidential election won’t happen until late spring or early summer, after Florida’s current legislative session ends, but Republican sources say the governor’s political team has already begun reaching out and identifying operatives for potential White House executions.
“He never had a chance. His political career is over,” Trump said late last month, noting that DeSantis’ endorsement had helped. Then-Rep. DeSantis won a competitive Republican gubernatorial primary in 2018 prior to his victory in the general election.
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And earlier this month, Trump claimed on social media: How quickly people forget! ”
Campaign veterans say the attack is a sign of the Florida governor’s rising national political standing.
“Governor DeSantis will be a candidate to watch and all the attention will be under scrutiny. The attacks will only increase as the momentum and buzz around him continues to build,” said longtime Republican strategist Colin DeSantis. Reid told Fox News.
And Reade, a veteran of multiple presidential and Senate campaigns, said, “The best thing DeSantis can do is keep his head down and keep working and doing well… good policy is good politics.”
Haley is ready for launch
Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley, who was an ambassador to the United Nations during the Trump administration, plans to declare her candidacy for president on Wednesday, making her the only major Republican to ever launch a White House campaign. Joined Trump.
Haley, the daughter of Indian immigrants who grew up to become South Carolina’s first female governor, has been pushing for a late-night event on Feb. 15 in Charleston in recent days.
Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, who served as UN Ambassador under President Donald Trump’s administration, at the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) Annual Leadership Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, Saturday, November 19, 2022. Mr. (Rhonda Churchill/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
For the past two years, Haley has traveled across the country through her political group, Stand for America, to support fellow Republicans running for the 2022 election. These trips led her to numerous trips to Iowa, New Hampshire, and Nevada for her first, second, and fourth contests on the Republican presidential nomination calendar. Haley’s state of origin, South Carolina, voted her third in the Republican primary.
After kicking off her campaign on Wednesday, Haley heads to New Hampshire the next day and then to Iowa.
Pence returns to Iowa
Former Vice President Mike Pence is in Iowa the day Haley begins her campaign. Pence, who has run multiple times in Iowa and other early voting states over the past two years, is likely to launch a presidential campaign in the coming months.
The mission of Pence’s recent visit is to rally conservatives who oppose transgender-affirming policies in schools. Nearby school districts allow transgender students to request support to help them transition socially at school, with or without parental permission. Public advocacy groups aligned with former Vice President Pence will launch ads in the area to coincide with Pence’s visit.
Kicking off the Tim Scott listening tour
A day after Hailey announced in Charleston, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott will host an event in the coastal city to mark Black History Month.
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The following week, as first reported by Fox News, Scott traveled to Des Moines, Iowa, to speak out about the importance of faith in America, before headlining a major Republican fundraising dinner.
The trip marks the beginning of the Faith in America listening tour by Scott, the only black Republican in the Senate and a rising Republican. Experts consider Scott a potential presidential candidate.
