A DeSantis spokesperson stated he was referring to Trump and his congressional supporters, not everyday voters.
August 21, 2023, 9:54 PMScott Morgan/Reuters, FILE
Trump, meanwhile, is using new polling data to defend his absence from the upcoming debate in Wisconsin. The former president, in a further snub to Fox News, has taped an interview with Tucker Carlson instead.Here's what to know from the campaign trail on Monday.an interview with the Florida Standard"We have a strand in our party that views supporting Trump as whether you are a RINO or not," DeSantis countered.
Bryan Griffin, a spokesperson for DeSantis, pushed back that the governor was talking about elected officials not voters. Eight Republicans have qualified so far, including Christie, DeSantis, Tim Scott, Mike Pence, Asa Hutchinson, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nikki Haley and Doug Burgum.
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