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Donald Trump sounded a note of caution against Ron DeSantis on a podcast on Monday.
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Trump said he heard DeSantis “might want to run” against him.
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“So we’ll handle that the way I handle things,” Trump said.
On Monday, former President Donald Trump called into a conservative podcast. “water cooler” And he issued a warning to his presidential rival, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
“So now I hear he’s going to run against me. So we’re going to handle things the way I handle things,” Trump said.
As Trump has repeatedly done in the past – DeSantis “Pure and simple, I was elected,” he said, thanking him for assuming the governorship in 2018.
DeSantis hasn’t announced he’s running for president, but has hinted that he might. In the October debate, DeSantis It didn’t happen. To serve a full four-year term as Governor of Florida. Insider Kimberly Leonard also reported In November, that’s DeSantis He published his first biographyA key indicator that he is eyeing a run for the White House.
DeSantis also became one Famous front To challenge Trump for the Republican presidential ticket. as if YouGov In the year Three days after the 2022 midterms, 413 Republicans vote, 42% of respondents said they would. Instead, have DeSantis as the GOP’s 2024 nominee. Only 35% said they would vote for Trump.
Meanwhile, Trump has not refrained from insulting DeSantis. In November, Trump named the governor. “Ron Desantimonius.” During a rally and He beat him. As “average” on social media.
Secretly, Trump doesn’t seem to be DeSantis’ biggest fan either. In January 2022 Jonathan Swan of Axios It was reported that Trump The one who talks trash to the governor behind the doorsslamming his ungratefulness and saying that DeSantis has a “stupid personality.”
DeSantis, on the other hand, avoided Trump’s insults and speech He avoided hitting back. In a November 16 press release, DeSantis He told people to “chill”. A possible GOP civil war between him and the former president.
Representatives for DeSantis and a spokeswoman for Trump’s Office of the Vice President did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Insider Comment.
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