Donald Trump’s GOP rivals once again compelled to rally to his defense after Colorado ruling
1 year ago

Donald Trump’s GOP rivals once again compelled to rally to his defense after Colorado ruling

Associated Press  

AMES, Iowa — With less than a month to go before voting begins, Donald Trump ‘s Republican rivals are once again rallying to his defense, this time after Colorado’s Supreme Court ruled to remove him from the state’s presidential primary ballot under the U.S. Constitution’s insurrection clause. Just as they had following Trump’s successive indictments as he racked up 91 criminal charges, the GOP front-runner’s opponents cast the landmark decision — the first time in history the 14th Amendment has been used to disqualify a presidential candidate and one the former president has vowed to appeal — as inappropriate, a “stunt” and an “attack on democracy.” Florida Gov. So it serves as a proof point for the former president,” said Republican strategist Devin O’Malley, who served as communications chief to former Vice President Mike Pence’s campaign. And that’s the way that that defeat will be most validated by the American people.” Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley told reporters Tuesday that the “last thing we want is judges telling us who can and can’t be on the ballot.” And entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, who has cast himself as the heir to Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement, pledged to withdraw his name from the Colorado GOP primary unless Trump is allowed on the ballot, and demanded DeSantis, Christie and Haley to do the same. But Biden, during a trip to Milwaukee, said there was “no question” Trump was an insurrectionist, saying that’s “self evident.

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A timeline of Donald Trump’s rivalry with Ron DeSantis
2 weeks, 6 days ago

A timeline of Donald Trump’s rivalry with Ron DeSantis

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. If I do run, I think that I’ll do extremely well.” 21 June 2022 …

Ron DeSantis was hailed as the future of the GOP — and now he’s just another Trump toady
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Ron DeSantis was hailed as the future of the GOP — and now he’s just another Trump toady

Raw Story  

On Nov. 8, 2022, Florida was the first big state where midterm election results started rolling in, confirming what most pundits believed was the story of the night: Democrats were in for a bloodbath. There were a couple helpful puff pieces,, and his wife, Casey, desperately tried to channel Jackie Kennedy down to the bouffant But for the most part, …

‘Ron, I love that you’re back': Trump and DeSantis put an often personal primary fight behind them
7 months ago

‘Ron, I love that you’re back': Trump and DeSantis put an often personal primary fight behind them

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, and Florida Gov. DeSantis and his top donors raised more than $3 million on Thursday for the super political action committee Right for America, backed by big Republican donors such as Ike and Laurie Perlmutter, who have agreed to match at least a portion of the DeSantis team’s fundraising …

Trump goes after the judge and prosecutors in his hush money case in last rally before trial begins
8 months, 1 week ago

Trump goes after the judge and prosecutors in his hush money case in last rally before trial begins

Associated Press  

SCHNECKSVILLE, Pa. — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday lit into New York prosecutors and the criminal hush money case they brought against him during his last rally before what he called a “communist show trial” begins Monday. “Have a good time watching.” Trump spoke as Israel was fighting off a retaliatory drone attack from Iran that threatened to tip …

How a CO lawsuit against Trump’s eligibility went from ‘long shot’ to the Supreme Court
10 months, 2 weeks ago

How a CO lawsuit against Trump’s eligibility went from ‘long shot’ to the Supreme Court

Raw Story  

Only a few dozen people, lawyers and court staff included, were on hand in the Denver City and County Building’s Courtroom 209 when a five-day trial in a case known as Anderson v. Griswold began on a cold morning in late October. Just outside the courtroom, footsteps echoed in the otherwise quiet halls of Denver’s city hall as Jason Miller, …

Republicans Are Grasping At Straws To Promise Retribution If Trump Is Taken Off The Ballot
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Republicans Are Grasping At Straws To Promise Retribution If Trump Is Taken Off The Ballot

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING After former president and current GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump’s disqualification from the ballots in Colorado and Maine for engaging in insurrection on Jan. 6, it didn’t take long for Republicans to respond with retributive calls to do the same to President Joe Biden, among other Democrats. These examples are presented in an effort to prove that …

Why did Ron DeSantis quit the 2024 Republican primary campaign against Donald Trump and Nikki Haley?
11 months ago

Why did Ron DeSantis quit the 2024 Republican primary campaign against Donald Trump and Nikki Haley?

Slate  

For as long as the Ron DeSantis presidential campaign existed, it was a fireworks display of hired hands trying to avoid blame for why irate donors’ hundreds of millions weren’t stopping Donald Trump. Just hours before DeSantis dropped out on Sunday, for example, we learned from NBC News that the latest head of DeSantis’ paper-tiger super PAC, Never Back Down, …

DeSantis drops out of US prez race, endorses Trump who retires ‘DeSanctimonious’
11 months ago

DeSantis drops out of US prez race, endorses Trump who retires ‘DeSanctimonious’

Hindustan Times  

Washington: After coming a distant second in the Iowa caucus, Florida governor Ron DeSantis dropped out of the race to become the Republican nominee for President on Sunday, acknowledging he didn’t have a pathway to the nomination, and endorsed the candidacy of Donald Trump, his patron-turned-rival-turned-leader. Florida Governor and 2024 Republican presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis has dropped out of the …

Trump celebrates DeSantis' decision to drop out, ending a bitter feud that defined the 2024 campaign
11 months ago

Trump celebrates DeSantis' decision to drop out, ending a bitter feud that defined the 2024 campaign

Hindustan Times  

ROCHESTER, N.H. — Donald Trump set aside months of criticism and mockery of Ron DeSantis on Sunday night, celebrating his onetime Republican rival as his newest supporter after the Florida governor ended his presidential campaign and endorsed the former president. Nonetheless, it was notable at Sunday's rally in New Hampshire to see Trump praise DeSantis without calling him “DeSantimonious” or …

Trump, blending legal battles and campaign, tops long day in court with rambling New Hampshire rally
11 months ago

Trump, blending legal battles and campaign, tops long day in court with rambling New Hampshire rally

New Indian Express  

PORTSMOUTH: Dan Steele knows what a long day in court is like. So he was extra appreciative on Wednesday that former President Donald Trump journeyed to New Hampshire after spending the day in a New York courtroom, where he sat defiantly during his trial to determine damages for defaming a magazine writer after she accused him of sexual assault. That …

DeSantis says nominating Trump would make 2024 a referendum on the ex-president rather than Biden
11 months, 2 weeks ago

DeSantis says nominating Trump would make 2024 a referendum on the ex-president rather than Biden

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. DES MOINES, Iowa — Nominating Donald Trump would make the 2024 election about his legal troubles rather than the nation’s ills under President Joe Biden, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday, hours after Trump appeared in court to argue he’s immune from prosecution. “It raises the issue for Republicans: ‘What …

Colorado police investigate threats against judges after Trump removed from presidential ballot
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Colorado police investigate threats against judges after Trump removed from presidential ballot

ABC  

Colorado authorities are investigating possible threats against state Supreme Court justices, Denver police said on Tuesday, one week after the court's decision barring former president Donald Trump from the state's presidential primary ballot. The Denver Police Department also said it was providing "extra patrols" around the homes of the justices, who ruled 4-3 on December 19 that Mr Trump should …

Column: Colorado decision striking Trump from ballot is a boost, not a setback, for his campaign
1 year ago

Column: Colorado decision striking Trump from ballot is a boost, not a setback, for his campaign

LA Times  

A Colorado Supreme Court decision striking former President Trump from the state’s primary ballot caused Republicans to rally behind his candidacy and complicated his rivals’ efforts to dislodge the GOP front-runner. “Removing Trump from the ballot in Colorado under this theory is spurious, likely unconstitutional & a sadly predictable but outrageous form of lawfare,” Texas GOP Rep. Chip Roy wrote …

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 …

DeSantis goes after Trump on abortion, COVID-19 and the border wall in an Iowa town hall
1 year ago

DeSantis goes after Trump on abortion, COVID-19 and the border wall in an Iowa town hall

Associated Press  

Donald Trump “flip-flipped” on abortion, overreached in response to COVID-19 and failed to uphold his campaign pledge to get Mexico to pay for a wall on the southern U.S. border, Florida Gov. DeSantis, who is in a distant second place behind Trump in most national polls in the battle for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, stepped up his case against …

Colorado case using ‘insurrection’ argument to bar Trump from the ballot goes to the judge
1 year, 1 month ago

Colorado case using ‘insurrection’ argument to bar Trump from the ballot goes to the judge

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. DENVER — A Colorado judge on Wednesday heard closing arguments on whether former President Donald Trump is barred from the ballot by a provision of the U.S. Constitution that forbids those who “engaged in insurrection” from holding office. Trump attorney Scott Gessler told Colorado District Judge Sarah B. Wallace during …

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,” …

'It's about reversing the country's decline,' Florida Gov Ron DeSantis defends Palestinian student group ban
1 year, 1 month ago

'It's about reversing the country's decline,' Florida Gov Ron DeSantis defends Palestinian student group ban

Hindustan Times  

Ron DeSantis, who is running for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, defended his actions against radical pro-Palestinian student groups and his decision to stay in the race despite lagging behind Donald Trump in the polls. We have acted very, very swiftly and decisively.” While DeSantis acknowledged the political impact of Trump’s 91 criminal counts, he also said that “ultimately, it’s …

‘The chance of getting elected president……is as close to zero,’ Ron DeSantis slams Donald Trump’s legal woes
1 year, 3 months ago

‘The chance of getting elected president……is as close to zero,’ Ron DeSantis slams Donald Trump’s legal woes

Hindustan Times  

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said it was unlikely Republican frontrunner Donald Trump could win the White House if he is convicted in his criminal trials, offering some of his most strident comments yet on the former president’s legal challenges. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis distances himself from Donald Trump amid criminal trials New York City, U.S., September 11, 2023. “There’s too …

Trump asks to move lawsuit seeking to bar him from 2024 elections to federal court
1 year, 3 months ago

Trump asks to move lawsuit seeking to bar him from 2024 elections to federal court

India Today  

Attorneys for former President Donald Trump moved a lawsuit seeking to bar him from running again for the White House from state to federal court in the first step of what promises to be a tangled legal battle that seems destined for the US Supreme Court. The liberal group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed the initial lawsuit …

Trump lawyers move ‘insurrection’ clause lawsuit aiming to bar him from the ballot to federal court
1 year, 3 months ago

Trump lawyers move ‘insurrection’ clause lawsuit aiming to bar him from the ballot to federal court

Associated Press  

DENVER — Attorneys for former President Donald Trump moved a lawsuit seeking to bar him from running again for the White House from state to federal court in the first step of what promises to be a tangled legal battle that seems destined for the U.S. Supreme Court. The liberal group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington filed the …

Opinion: Ron DeSantis, the abysmal front-runner among GOP candidates not named Trump
1 year, 3 months ago

Opinion: Ron DeSantis, the abysmal front-runner among GOP candidates not named Trump

LA Times  

The most depressing thing we learned about the 2024 Republican presidential candidates last week when they met for their first onstage encounter in Milwaukee is that most of them would vote for former President Trump, even if he is a convicted criminal by election day. DeSantis burst onto the national stage during the pandemic, demonizing public health officials like Anthony …

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 …

Will Donald Trump show up at next week’s presidential debate after being indicted in criminal case?
1 year, 4 months ago

Will Donald Trump show up at next week’s presidential debate after being indicted in criminal case?

India TV News  

He says he won’t sign the pledge required to participate, but former President Donald Trump’s Republican rivals are actively preparing as if he will be onstage for the GOP’s first 2024 presidential debate next week. “For many voters, this will be their first introduction to the candidates.. What they do on this one night may be more substantial than anything …

DeSantis steps up dire warning to GOP about distraction from Biden, amid Trump’s latest indictment
1 year, 4 months ago

DeSantis steps up dire warning to GOP about distraction from Biden, amid Trump’s latest indictment

Associated Press  

VINTON, Iowa — Florida Gov. Though DeSantis recently cast doubt on the false theories about the 2020 election at the heart of Trump’s federal indictment, DeSantis is saying in early-voting states that any focus except on defeating Democratic President Joe Biden would be dire for his party. His labor to spur the party forward stood in sharp contrast to the …

Jack Smith’s Trump indictment, DeSantis’ campaign, and Mike Pence: The biggest political stories of the week.
1 year, 4 months ago

Jack Smith’s Trump indictment, DeSantis’ campaign, and Mike Pence: The biggest political stories of the week.

Slate  

One theory partially explaining Trump’s grip over the GOP presidential nomination holds that each indictment further weds him to the Republican primary electorate as he portrays himself as a subject of political persecution. A New York Times/Siena College poll this week found Trump leading DeSantis nationally, 54 to 17 percent. “On bureaucracy, you know, we’re going to have all these …

Trump and his top 2024 primary rivals mostly ignore the case against him during key Iowa GOP event
1 year, 4 months ago

Trump and his top 2024 primary rivals mostly ignore the case against him during key Iowa GOP event

Associated Press  

DES MOINES, Iowa — Donald Trump and his top rivals for the GOP presidential nomination took the stage one by one Friday night to address an influential gathering of Iowa Republicans, with none of the top-tier hopefuls mentioning that new federal charges had been filed against the former president just a day earlier. “I will get the job done.” The …

DeSantis downplays Jan. 6, says it wasn’t an insurrection but a ‘protest’ that ‘ended up devolving’
1 year, 5 months ago

DeSantis downplays Jan. 6, says it wasn’t an insurrection but a ‘protest’ that ‘ended up devolving’

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. Ron DeSantis on Friday downplayed the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol, saying it was not an insurrection but rather a “protest” that “ended up devolving, you know, in a way that was unfortunate, of course.” DeSantis, speaking in an interview on the podcast of comedian Russell …

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 argues he’s top Trump alternative even as ex-president’s indictment overshadows 2024 race
1 year, 6 months ago

DeSantis argues he’s top Trump alternative even as ex-president’s indictment overshadows 2024 race

Associated Press  

PONCA, Okla. — Ron DeSantis ventured far from the usual presidential campaign trail Saturday, heading to a rodeo in reliably red Oklahoma to make the case that he’s the top alternative to Donald Trump — even as the former president’s indictment threatens to upend the 2024 Republican primary race. Multiple criminal cases — while initially lifting Trump’s polling numbers and …

GOP candidate showdown! Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis face off in epic campaign clash, sparks fly on the trail
1 year, 6 months ago

GOP candidate showdown! Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis face off in epic campaign clash, sparks fly on the trail

Hindustan Times  

The race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination is heating up, as former President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis clashed in their first dueling appearances on the campaign trail. DeSantis Strikes Back When asked about Trump's comments, DeSantis didn't shy away from challenging the former president's record. Conversely, Walter Kirsch believed that Trump would ultimately become the party's …

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 …

Trump uses his indictment to unify GOP, even as his vulnerabilities are glaring
1 year, 8 months ago

Trump uses his indictment to unify GOP, even as his vulnerabilities are glaring

NPR  

Trump uses his indictment to unify GOP, even as his vulnerabilities are glaring Enlarge this image toggle caption Brandon Bell/Getty Images Brandon Bell/Getty Images Well, it actually happened. Sponsor Message Trump goes back to that oldie in his statement Thursday night: "From the time I came down the golden escalator at Trump Tower, and even before I was sworn in …

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 …

Some Trump rivals rally to his side as possible charges loom
1 year, 9 months ago

Some Trump rivals rally to his side as possible charges loom

Associated Press  

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Top Republicans, including some of Donald Trump’s potential rivals for the GOP’s 2024 presidential nomination, rushed to his defense Saturday after Trump said he is bracing for possible arrest. McCarthy, R-Calif., said he would direct relevant GOP-led House committees “to immediately investigate if federal funds are being used to subvert our democracy by interfering in elections …

Trump vs. DeSantis: Rivals’ very different styles on display
1 year, 9 months ago

Trump vs. DeSantis: Rivals’ very different styles on display

Associated Press  

DAVENPORT, Iowa — In his first trip to Iowa this year, Ron DeSantis did not take any questions from voters. He doesn’t have that social connection with folks.” Perhaps no one is paying closer attention than Trump, who views DeSantis as his only real rival for the Republican presidential nomination. And it’s also one way to make this campaign more …

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 …

How unscripted Trump aims to distinguish himself from disciplined DeSantis
1 year, 9 months ago

How unscripted Trump aims to distinguish himself from disciplined DeSantis

Raw Story  

Donald Trump’s campaign wants voters to see the softer side of the former president. According to The Post’s reporting, “Trump is leaning into his freewheeling style in no small measure, according to advisers, to draw a contrast with his potential chief rival for the Republican nomination: Ron DeSantis.” In a likely campaign between candidates whose differences center more around style …

Trump, DeSantis rival events accent US Republican divide
1 year, 9 months ago

Trump, DeSantis rival events accent US Republican divide

Al Jazeera  

Two competing conservative events feature Republican rivals Trump and DeSantis as they look towards the 2024 election. Washington, DC – A schism in the United States conservative movement is on display among Republicans, with the presumed presidential frontrunners attending separate major events and constituencies divided on issues such as aid to Ukraine, defence spending, the debt ceiling and the role …

DeSantis leads Trump by wide margin in California as primary race starts, poll finds
1 year, 10 months ago

DeSantis leads Trump by wide margin in California as primary race starts, poll finds

LA Times  

Ron DeSantis, pictured at a Republican Jewish Coalition meeting in Las Vegas, leads former President Trump as the 2024 GOP presidential nominee pick of California Republican voters in a new poll. Ron DeSantis has surged to a lead among California Republicans over former President Trump for the party’s 2024 presidential nomination, a poll released Friday found. Among California Republicans who …

GOP 'civil war' brewing as Trump rages against 'communist' polls showing DeSantis inching ahead
2 years ago

GOP 'civil war' brewing as Trump rages against 'communist' polls showing DeSantis inching ahead

Raw Story  

On Thursday, NBC News reported that Republicans are anticipating a nasty fight brewing as former President Donald Trump lashes out at polls showing some Republican voters prefer Florida Gov. NBC News started out by noting that multiple polls showing DeSantis pulling ahead of Trump in hypothetical 2024 primary matchups. Fox News reported on the Wall Street Journal poll and a …

Essential Politics: Will Trump vs. DeSantis break the GOP?
2 years, 1 month ago

Essential Politics: Will Trump vs. DeSantis break the GOP?

LA Times  

Ron DeSantis and then-President Trump meet at the White House in April 2020. He went out of his way to attack the governor, deriding him as “an average REPUBLICAN Governor with great Public Relations” and giving him what seems to be the unfriendly nickname of “Ron DeSanctimonious.” When asked Tuesday about Trump’s comments, DeSantis said he generally takes attacks against …

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 …

Explained: The US midterm elections and the rivalry between Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis
2 years, 1 month ago

Explained: The US midterm elections and the rivalry between Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis

Firstpost  

The simmering rivalry between Donald Trump and Florida’s Ron DeSantis enters a new, more volatile phase after the Republican party’s underwhelming performance in what was supposed to be a blockbuster election year Washington: Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis have been on a collision course from the start. The difference now, and I say this with all respect for Ron DeSantis, …

Trump vs. DeSantis: A simmering rivalry bursts into view
2 years, 1 month ago

Trump vs. DeSantis: A simmering rivalry bursts into view

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis have been on a collision course from the start. In a lengthy statement, Trump knocked DeSantis as an “average REPUBLICAN governor with great Public Relations” and voiced fury that DeSantis has not publicly ruled out challenging him. The difference now, and I say this with all respect for Ron DeSantis, he’s never entered …

Trump vs. DeSantis: A simmering rivalry bursts into view
2 years, 1 month ago

Trump vs. DeSantis: A simmering rivalry bursts into view

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. In a lengthy statement, Trump knocked DeSantis as …

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 v. DeSantis: Young conservatives debate GOP’s future
2 years, 4 months ago

Trump v. DeSantis: Young conservatives debate GOP’s future

Associated Press  

TAMPA, Fla. — When former President Donald Trump took the stage before a crowd of more than 5,000 young conservative activists in Tampa this weekend, he received the rock star’s welcome he’s grown accustomed to over the seven years in which he’s reshaped the Republican Party. Milik, wearing a “Trump was Right” baseball cap, said both Republicans “have their pros, …

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