According to reports, former president Donald Trump thinks Ron DeSantis’ prospects of winning the forthcoming 2024 election are harmed by his lack of charm and debate skill. The Daily Caller was told by sources close to Mr. Trump that he has referred to Governor DeSantis as being “overrated.”
Former President Trump has been on the attack against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for the last several months. It seems Mr. Trump may be seeing DeSantis as a serious competitor after calling him “Desanctimonoius” and referring to him as just a “average governor” in November at Mar-a-Lago. Those who are close to Mr. Trump dispute this characterization and repudiate any suggestion that there is any rivalry between the two leaders.
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Seven very powerful former Trump aides have convened to provide the Daily Caller exclusive knowledge on the president’s views on his prospective election rival.
The 45th President of the United States, according to a number of former Trump employees, is certain he will seek for re-election in 2024, while Stephanie Grisham, his former White House press secretary, had a different view. She said that given the already wide field of probable Republican presidential contenders, Trump is feeling “very intimidated” by potential opposition.
“I honestly don’t know what [Trump] thinks, though I’m sure he feels extremely threatened by [DeSantis],” The Caller received information from within Donald Trump’s inner circle that Grisham, a former supporter of his administration, later detailed in her frank biography. Following the attempted Capitol rebellion on January 6th, Grisham openly denounced the president, opening a glimpse into seldom seen political maneuvering.
The idea that President Trump would feel “threatened” by Florida Governor DeSantis has been refuted by three Trump insiders. DeSantis may not be a political outsider like Trump, but based on the former officials’ anonymous statements to The Caller on this delicate subject, it seems that he has won their respect.
“Let’s go back to 2015, with the entire Republican hierarchy arrayed against him, and he took them all on. You can say a lot of things about Trump. That he gets spooked is probably not one of them,” A former official from the White House said that he had discussions with Trump regarding the governor.
In a recent comment, President Trump criticized Republican Ron DeSantis for his performance in the Florida governor’s race against Democrat Charlie Crist.
“Trump believes that when you get DeSantis into a dynamic environment where he’s taking hits from all sides — the media is coming after him — he just doesn’t think DeSantis has proven the ability to deal with that,” the official said. “He really has trouble thinking on his feet.”
After supporting vaccinations during the pandemic crisis, Governor DeSantis will have a tough time winning over the White House and Trump’s supporters.
DeSantis is “simply a vessel for the status quo with a cute ‘MAGA’ window dressing. Remember he was all in on vaccines and lockdowns and he’s cited Bush as his influence. Trump will absolutely dismantle this guy on stage and I’m not sure he can take the heat,” the official said.
Nevertheless, he is “really licking his chops” at the idea, according to a second long-time Trump advisor, who also claimed that the DeSantis campaign has been “constantly assaulting Trump” behind the scenes.
“One thing about Trump, he doesn’t shy away from confrontation,” the adviser said.
“He just doesn’t view DeSantis as having the chops to stand toe-to-toe with him … he views DeSantis largely as a media creation without any semblance of charisma,” the adviser added, also pointing to the DeSantis’ debate with Crist as evidence of not looking “great” on a debate stage.
Despite the fact that DeSantis hasn’t directly addressed Trump’s complaints, his staff has “constantly attacking Trump to donors, to operatives, to other politicians,” The advisor went on.
“I think the difference between Trump and most politicians, including DeSantis, is Trump is willing to say publicly what other politicians are too cowardly to say publicly, and only say behind the scenes,” The advisor continued.
The optimism of the Trump insiders was opposed by Grisham, who disagreed with their assessment of Trump’s confidence in the face of a potential rival.
“That’s what I would’ve said when I worked for him too. What else are they supposed to say?” She informed the Caller.
Former Trump staffers claim that the president holds Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in low regard and openly admires other Republican political leaders in sharp contrast.
“Trump’s endorsement is what got DeSantis elected Governor in the first place, so Trump thinks it doesn’t seem right for DeSantis to turn around and challenge him,” The former press representative informed the Caller.
“I imagine Trump would think DeSantis is a bit overrated as well,” the representative added.
President Trump is “disappointed” with Governor Ron DeSantis’ lack of devotion to him during his last days in the White House, according to Roger Stone, a former campaign staffer who was recently pardoned by the president.
“I would say the President is disappointed in the Governor’s lack of loyalty given the President’s seminal role in DeSantis’ rise from unknown back-bench Congressman to the Governorship,” Stone said.
President Trump, according to Ambassador Grenell, is actively considering a potential run for the White House in 2024.
“Donald Trump is focused on running for President again so anyone else who wants to get in will have to contend with a robust Trump operation that has been expanding since 2016, especially in the early states,” He informed the Caller.
Recent surveys indicate that if DeSantis and Trump run for president in 2024, DeSantis will have a small advantage. According to NPR, the incumbent Commander-in-Chief pulled ahead if other potential candidates were added to the mix, leading by 12 points with 45% of survey respondents favoring him over 33% for his challenger. The former Florida governor had an advantage when just he and President Donald J. Trump were polled.
Despite rumors and conjecture, Governor DeSantis was just sworn in for a second term as Florida’s chief executive. As of right moment, it seems as if he won’t be sworn in as president until 2024 at the earliest.
“He is focused on his second term. In his eyes, there’s no rush” a top DeSantis aide told CNN on 2024.
When the Daily Caller checked into the situation, DeSantis’ staff did not respond despite being contacted.
I honesty feel that President Trump and Governor DeSantis are both giants, in their own right, in the Republican party for their successes in the political arena. I pray that they each continue their efforts, individually, and concurrently to electing more conservative Republicans in 2024 and toward defeating the corrupt Biden agenda and bring our Great Nation back to strong legislative bodies focused on America, in both houses of Congress and the White House. We desperately need to clean up our DOJ, DOD and Department of State, and, our Intelligence agencies. We need them to help us secure the border and deport the illegals and refocus on America’s citizens needs. A return to honesty and integrity is paramount to make out Nation and our economy sound without inflation and deficit spending. Our Nation needs to return to sound governance.