Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis both gave speeches to different conservative summits in Washington on Friday in an effort to court evangelical voters, but the former president is far ahead of his rival in recent GOP primary polling. CBS News political director Fin Gómez has the latest.
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