Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suggested a one-on-one debate with former President Donald Trump, but the Trump campaign rejected the notion.
Reached for comment Thursday, the Trump campaign rejected the notion.
"Rob DeSanctimonious? The loser in 5th place in New Hampshire? His pathetic campaign is over. Good night, sweet prince," Jason Miller, a senior adviser for the Trump campaign, told Fox News Digital. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis talks to reporters in the spin room at the FOX Business Republican Primary Debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Sept. 27, 2023, in Simi Valley, California.
Trump again opted out of participating in the second GOP debate, instead holding a rally in battleground Michigan to blast President Biden for pushing electric vehicles amid an autoworkers strike. On the stage Wednesday, DeSantis argued that both President Biden and Trump were"Where's Joe Biden? He's completely missing in action from leadership," DeSantis said on stage."And you know who else is missing in action? Donald Trump is missing in action.
Former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at Drake Enterprises in Clinton Township, Michigan, on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023.
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