Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is turning up the heat on frontrunner Donald Trump and defending his own trailing campaign, warning that the former president will deliver the 2024 election to Democrats because he energizes his critics.
Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, greets sheriffs from different counties in Florida before he delivered remarks at an event, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023, in Tampa, Fla. on Thursday and defended his own campaign, warning that the former president could deliver the 2024 election to Democrats energized to beat him.
The Florida governor has been sharpening his critiques of Trump over the past few months as he’s sought to revitalize his campaign. Most notably, heDeSantis suggested the thousands of voters who show up to Trump’s political rallies would be matched by those who show up to keep the former president from winning the White House again.
“This is nothing more than a desperate attempt of a flailing candidate who is in the last throes of his campaign,” Cheung said in a statement. “This tough guy routine from DeSantis is laughable, because the only thing tough about him is is ability to embarrass himself every single day on the campaign trail.”
DeSantis, responding to questions both from the media and his friendly audience, said no one was entitled to the GOP nomination, “especially anybody that couldn’t even stop Joe Biden.” He suggested that the 77-year-old Trump did not have the energy for his old job.
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