Trump threatens 'retribution' against DeSantis backers in late-night Truth Social rampage
1 year, 9 months ago

Trump threatens 'retribution' against DeSantis backers in late-night Truth Social rampage

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump attacked right-wing organizations who were considering backing Florida Gov. In a post on his social network platform, the former president targeted the Club for Growth over its supposed determination to back DeSantis against Trump in a theoretical primary matchup next year. "Failed former Congressman David McIntosh and his Globalist friends at Club for No Growth, who fought me all the way in 2016, and LOST, and then fought me again in 2020 Senate Races in Ohio, Alabama, North Carolina, New Hampshire, plus more, and LOST AGAIN, are now threatening to spend money against me early because their new boy, Ron DeSanctus, the man who wants to cut Social Security and MediCare, has dropped so drastically in the Polls to me," Trump wrote. Hours later, the former president set his sights on Fox News owner Rupert Murdoch for testifying under oath that he did not believe Trump's false claims about the 2020 election being "stollen" from him. "If Rupert Murdoch honestly believes that the Presidential Election of 2020, despite MASSIVE amounts of proof to the contrary, was not Rigged & Stollen, then he & his group of MAGA Hating Globalist RINOS should get out of the News Business as soon as possible, because they are aiding & abetting the DESTRUCTION OF AMERICA with FAKE NEWS," Trump raged.

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'Vast' number of Trump insiders 'dislike and distrust' his Hegseth backup plan: report
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2 weeks, 6 days ago

'Vast' number of Trump insiders 'dislike and distrust' his Hegseth backup plan: report

Raw Story  

With both multiple outlets reporting that Donald Trump is in serious talks with Gov. According to the Journal, "DeSantis, who served as a Navy lawyer in Iraq and the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, was on an earlier list of potential defense-secretary candidates that transition officials presented to the president. Early Wednesday morning, Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan reported that the …

Trump just handed ex-rival DeSantis some powerful decisions
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump just handed ex-rival DeSantis some powerful decisions

Politico  

“Everyone who wrote Gov. A veteran GOP Florida operative, similarly granted anonymity to discuss internal dynamics, said Tuesday they would be “shocked” if Uthmeier — who is currently in Italy with DeSantis on a trade mission — didn’t get the post. The House and Senate seats alone are already upending Florida’s future political landscape, as both Waltz and Rubio were …

'Enthusiastic support': Trump announces 'Meatball' Ron DeSantis has been brought to heel
7 months, 3 weeks ago

'Enthusiastic support': Trump announces 'Meatball' Ron DeSantis has been brought to heel

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump proudly announced on his Truth Social platform on Monday that his former Republican rival Florida Gov. "I am very happy to have the full and enthusiastic support of Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida," wrote Trump. "I greatly appreciate Ron’s support in taking back our Country from the Worst President in the History of the United States," …

Trump and DeSantis meet to make peace and discuss fundraising for the former president’s campaign
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump and DeSantis meet to make peace and discuss fundraising for the former president’s campaign

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump met privately with Florida Gov. On Monday, Trump said the two had had “a great meeting yesterday” and that he was “very happy to have the full and enthusiastic support of Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida.” “The conversation mostly concerned how we would work closely together to MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN. “I greatly …

Trump and DeSantis meet to make peace, discuss fundraising for ex-president’s campaign
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump and DeSantis meet to make peace, discuss fundraising for ex-president’s campaign

LA Times  

This combination of photos shows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaking on July 17, 2023,, left, and former President Trump speaking June 13, 2023. Ron DeSantis over the weekend, according to three people familiar with the discussion, marking a detente between the former rivals after a brutal primary contest marked by insults and bruised egos. The meeting, which lasted three hours, …

Ron DeSantis suspends 2024 presidential campaign — endorses Trump
11 months ago

Ron DeSantis suspends 2024 presidential campaign — endorses Trump

Raw Story  

Ron DeSantis announced that he is suspending his 2024 presidential campaign. Going into New Hampshire, DeSantis was running a distant third place in the Granite State, and scoring such low numbers that it gave his presidential campaign little momentum heading into upcoming primary and caucus contests such as Nevada and South Carolina. In a tweet announcing he was quitting, DeSantis …

Ron DeSantis Finally Admits Trump Lies About Elections
1 year ago

Ron DeSantis Finally Admits Trump Lies About Elections

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday that Donald Trump will probably lie about the outcome of the 2024 primary contests in Iowa and New Hampshire if he doesn’t win them. “If Trump loses, he will say it’s stolen no matter what,” DeSantis said on the campaign trail in New Hampshire, responding to a reporter’s question about whether …

Donald Trump’s strength is clear in Florida as Gov. Ron DeSantis tries to move past ‘nonsense’
1 year, 1 month ago

Donald Trump’s strength is clear in Florida as Gov. Ron DeSantis tries to move past ‘nonsense’

Associated Press  

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — A booth at the Florida Republican Party’s Freedom Summit made swift business of Donald Trump merchandise on Saturday, selling everything from socks to bathtub rubber ducks that paid tribute to the former president. “We’re going to win the Florida primary for the third straight time, and we’re going to win the state by a landslide next November,” …

Ron DeSantis Is Finally Going After Donald Trump. It’s Already Too Late.
1 year, 2 months ago

Ron DeSantis Is Finally Going After Donald Trump. It’s Already Too Late.

Huff Post  

Ron DeSantis is upping his attacks on Donald Trump, the front-runner for the GOP nomination. Ron DeSantis wrote on social media last night, “so it is absurd that anyone, much less someone running for President, would choose now to attack our friend and ally, Israel, much less praise Hezbollah terrorists as ‘very smart.’” It’s the latest instance of DeSantis going …

Trumpworld goes for blood after Ron DeSantis ‘listless vessels’ comment
1 year, 4 months ago

Trumpworld goes for blood after Ron DeSantis ‘listless vessels’ comment

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A press release was issued, with the subject line “The Dishonest Media Refuses to …

Ron DeSantis on Trump and Jan. 6: The Florida governor is going nuclear.
54 years, 11 months ago

Ron DeSantis on Trump and Jan. 6: The Florida governor is going nuclear.

Slate  

Whence last we checked in on the perpetually rebooting Ron DeSantis presidential campaign, it was about 10 days ago and the Florida governor’s operation was purging itself of its most obvious Nazi sympathizers. The other thing that happened Sunday was that NBC News posted an excerpt from a one-on-one DeSantis interview, which was released in full on Monday, in which …

DeSantis is getting stomped out by Trump in the place he can least afford to lose: report
1 year, 5 months ago

DeSantis is getting stomped out by Trump in the place he can least afford to lose: report

Raw Story  

The last several weeks have been rough on Florida Gov. Now the South Florida Sun-Sentinel brings word that a new poll from Florida Atlantic University/Mainstreet Research/PolCom Lab shows that Trump is leading DeSantis in the Florida governor's own state by a whopping 20 points. In a statement analyzing the results, FAU political scientist Kevin Wagner argued that they show Trump …

Trump says ‘damaged’ DeSantis is ‘desperately trying to get out’ of 2024 race
1 year, 5 months ago

Trump says ‘damaged’ DeSantis is ‘desperately trying to get out’ of 2024 race

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. At present, that largely means gratuitous attacks aimed …

DeSantis is confronted about his campaign's admission it is 'way behind' in the polls against Trump
1 year, 5 months ago

DeSantis is confronted about his campaign's admission it is 'way behind' in the polls against Trump

Daily Mail  

DeSantis laughed off the problem, saying he knew it would take 'a lot of toil and tears and sweat' to win The Florida governor trails rival Donald Trump by 32 points in the RealClearPolitics polling average and falls behind in early-voting states Fox News anchor Maria Bartiromo tore into Ron DeSantis on her show Sunday asking him what is happening …

Trump posts fake DeSantis Twitter Spaces video featuring Hitler, George Soros and the devil
1 year, 6 months ago

Trump posts fake DeSantis Twitter Spaces video featuring Hitler, George Soros and the devil

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump has posted a fake clip of Ron DeSantis’ …

Ron DeSantis US presidential bid announcement marred by Twitter glitches
1 year, 7 months ago

Ron DeSantis US presidential bid announcement marred by Twitter glitches

Hindustan Times  

Florida governor Ron DeSantis's long-awaited entry into the 2024 presidential campaign descended into a fiasco on Wednesday as the opening of the live Twitter event intended to announce his candidacy was derailed by glitches. Read here: Ron DeSantis launches Presidential bid with Elon Musk : 5 key takeaways DeSantis finally began speaking after almost half an hour of confusion and …

Trump tries to hijack DeSantis 2024 announcement day with five insult-packed rants
1 year, 7 months ago

Trump tries to hijack DeSantis 2024 announcement day with five insult-packed rants

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump tried to steal the spotlight away from Ron …

DeSantis set to announce US presidential bid on Twitter with Musk
1 year, 7 months ago

DeSantis set to announce US presidential bid on Twitter with Musk

Al Jazeera  

Florida governor seen as the biggest threat to current frontrunner Donald Trump for the Republican nomination. Ron DeSantis is to announce his bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination in a livestreamed Twitter chat with the platform’s billionaire owner Elon Musk, touting his ultraconservative record as governor of Florida as a blueprint for the United States. His rising profile among …

Ron DeSantis tells donors he's in the 2024 race and 'people aren’t going to change their view of' Trump
1 year, 7 months ago

Ron DeSantis tells donors he's in the 2024 race and 'people aren’t going to change their view of' Trump

Raw Story  

In a phone call with donors for his Super PAC, Gov. Biden, Trump and me, and I think of those three, two have a chance to get elected president — Biden and me, based on all the data in the swing states, which is not great for the former president and probably insurmountable because people aren’t going to change their …

Watch: Ron DeSantis dodges when asked directly whether Trump lost in 2020
1 year, 7 months ago

Watch: Ron DeSantis dodges when asked directly whether Trump lost in 2020

Raw Story  

Ron DeSantis has accused the Republican Party of developing a "culture of losing" -- but he's still refusing to say exactly who is responsible for developing that culture. During a news conference on Monday, DeSantis was asked whether he believed former President Donald Trump really lost the 2020 election, and he refused to give a direct answer. While it's true …

Leaked video shows DeSantis fear about ‘pissing off’ Trump voters
1 year, 7 months ago

Leaked video shows DeSantis fear about ‘pissing off’ Trump voters

The Independent  

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Trump brutally mocks Ron DeSantis: 'Outplayed, outsmarted, and embarrassed by Mickey Mouse'
1 year, 8 months ago

Trump brutally mocks Ron DeSantis: 'Outplayed, outsmarted, and embarrassed by Mickey Mouse'

Raw Story  

Former president Donald Trump tore into his potential challenger for the 2024 Republican nomination for president of the United States on Thursday, saying Florida governor Ron DeSantis "got outplayed, outsmarted, and embarrassed by Mickey Mouse and Disney." Trump posted on Truth Social, the social network he owns, that "Ron DeSanctimonious" was defeated by Disney, no doubt referencing the ongoing beef …

Donald Trump's rival Ron DeSantis vows to block former president's extradition
1 year, 8 months ago

Donald Trump's rival Ron DeSantis vows to block former president's extradition

The Telegraph  

Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor, said he will not abide by any extradition request for Donald Trump, who lives in the state. Mr DeSantis said: "The Soros-backed Manhattan District Attorney has consistently bent the law to downgrade felonies and to excuse criminal misconduct. Prior to Mr Trump being charged, Mr DeSantis had said that he would not become involved in …

Trump busted by CNN fact checker for telling a 'story that cannot possibly be true'
1 year, 8 months ago

Trump busted by CNN fact checker for telling a 'story that cannot possibly be true'

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump has been ramping up his attacks on potential presidential rival Ron DeSantis, but CNN fact checker Daniel Dale has found a number of egregious whoppers in his attacks on the Florida governor. One of the most egregious instances, writes Dale, comes from Trump telling a "story that cannot possibly be true" when discussing his decision to …

DeSantis team welcomes contrast with Trump ‘chaos’ candidacy
1 year, 8 months ago

DeSantis team welcomes contrast with Trump ‘chaos’ candidacy

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Jim McKee is standing at the end of a line that snakes through five aisles of fiction inside the Books-A-Million store in Florida’s capital city. “Personally, I’d rather see DeSantis win the Republican primary than Trump,” McKee says softly, having to repeat himself to be heard. He has a good story to tell.” Indeed, conversations throughout Tallahassee’s …

Trump launches furious lewd, homophobic attack on DeSantis as Florida governor muted on indictment
1 year, 9 months ago

Trump launches furious lewd, homophobic attack on DeSantis as Florida governor muted on indictment

The Independent  

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Ron DeSantis breaks silence on Trump indictment with quiet dig at ‘alleged affair’ with Stormy Daniels
1 year, 9 months ago

Ron DeSantis breaks silence on Trump indictment with quiet dig at ‘alleged affair’ with Stormy Daniels

The Independent  

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Trump wallowing in 'frustration and confusion' due to DeSantis' presidential run strategy: analyst
1 year, 9 months ago

Trump wallowing in 'frustration and confusion' due to DeSantis' presidential run strategy: analyst

Raw Story  

The refusal of Gov. Ron DeSantis to officially jump into the fray to win the 2024 Republican Party presidential nomination is driving Donald Trump to distraction as his shots at the Florida Republican fail to land because there is no certainty DeSantis will actually run. According to MSNBC's Hayes Brown, the former president is anxiously awaiting a DeSantis announcement because …

Trump prepares to lob 'grenade' at DeSantis and 'nothing is off the table': report
1 year, 9 months ago

Trump prepares to lob 'grenade' at DeSantis and 'nothing is off the table': report

Raw Story  

Politico has published a lengthy report about what is says is the "grenade" that former President Donald Trump is preparing to lob at Florida Gov. Among other things, Trump's team is preparing an opposition research file that will accuse DeSantis of being an "extremely lenient prosecutor" on child pornography cases during his tenure an assistant U.S. attorney. The publication notes …

FBI records debunk Trump's claim he sent in agents to stop DeSantis from losing 2018 election
1 year, 9 months ago

FBI records debunk Trump's claim he sent in agents to stop DeSantis from losing 2018 election

Raw Story  

In November last year, former President Donald Trump began ramping up his attacks on Florida Gov. Attorneys" into Broward County, one of the largest Democratic strongholds in the state, and “I stopped his Election from being stolen” — something that would imply massive criminal election interference if true. "NBC News reports that in response to the freedom of information inquiry, …

Thousands of pro-Trump bots are attacking DeSantis, Haley
1 year, 9 months ago

Thousands of pro-Trump bots are attacking DeSantis, Haley

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Over the past 11 months, someone created thousands of fake, automated Twitter accounts — perhaps hundreds of thousands of them — to offer a stream of praise for Donald Trump. Besides posting adoring words about the former president, the fake accounts ridiculed Trump’s critics from both parties and attacked Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and U.N. …

DeSantis accused of distracting voters from the 'festering problems in Florida' in scathing editorial
1 year, 10 months ago

DeSantis accused of distracting voters from the 'festering problems in Florida' in scathing editorial

Raw Story  

The Editorial Board of the Miami Herald issued a scathing piece Wednesday accusing Gov. Ron DeSantis of adopting a Donald Trump tactic to manipulate the public's attention away from real problems Floridians suffer under. Then there's his war with Disney, one of the largest employers in the state, because they "had the temerity to push back against the governor’s “Don’t …

Ron DeSantis hits back at Trump over 'groomer' smear
1 year, 10 months ago

Ron DeSantis hits back at Trump over 'groomer' smear

Raw Story  

Ron DeSantis on Wednesday hit back at former President Donald Trump, a day after Trump promoted a social media post accusing DeSantis of "grooming" teenage girls. While speaking with reporters, DeSantis was asked about Trump's decision to amplify a Truth Social post that accused DeSantis of plying teen girls with alcohol while he was a high school teacher. For years, …

As Trump blusters, DeSantis builds his case but tells people to ‘chill out’ with 2024 talk
2 years, 1 month ago

As Trump blusters, DeSantis builds his case but tells people to ‘chill out’ with 2024 talk

CNN  

CNN — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, already a master at sidestepping questions about his political future, is proving equally adept at tiptoeing around Donald Trump as he builds a case for his party’s nomination in 2024. Speaking in Lee County on Wednesday, DeSantis called for people asking about his brewing rivalry with Trump to “chill out a little bit.” He …

Trump sets off firestorm among conservatives for attack on DeSantis
2 years, 1 month ago

Trump sets off firestorm among conservatives for attack on DeSantis

Raw Story  

In his speech at a rally in Latrobe, Pennsylvania on Saturday night, Donald Trump couldn't help but take a shot at Gov. Mike Pence at 7–oh, Mike Pence doing better than I thought.” Trump's dubbing DeSantis as "DeSanctimonious, -- reminiscent of his calling Sen. Ted Cruz "Lying Ted" and labeling Sen. Marco Rubio as "Little Marco" -- set off a …

Trump furious over Ron DeSantis 'stealing' from him: report
2 years, 3 months ago

Trump furious over Ron DeSantis 'stealing' from him: report

Raw Story  

According to a report from Rolling Stone, former president Donald Trump has been alternately raging at and ridiculing Ron DeSantis as the Florida governor has been rising as his heir apparent. The sources note that when Trump has seen video clips of DeSantis speaking at public events over the past year and a half, the former president has scornfully mocked …

Trump’s efforts to subvert the 2020 presidential election could put future fair elections in jeopardy
3 years, 3 months ago

Trump’s efforts to subvert the 2020 presidential election could put future fair elections in jeopardy

CNN  

Editor’s Note: This story contains disturbing language. “On a daily basis … we’re told that we need to go in, go to jail – either on social media, phone calls to the office, emails – and the threats do continue,” said Bill Gates, a Republican member of the board, adding that last month, “My colleagues and I all were treated …

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