(The Guardian) rump warns DeSantis against White House run
The Guardian’s Hugo Lowell is at former president Donald Trump’s election night party at his Palm Beach, Florida, mansion: Donald Trump briefly wandered into the ballroom at his Mar-a-Lago resort, the venue for the election night watch party, and appeared to warn Florida governor Ron DeSantis – for a second time on Tuesday – that running for the White House in 2024 would be a mistake. “I’m not sure he would want to run,” Trump said of DeSantis, who is expected to coast to re-election in the gubernatorial race and is considering a presidential campaign.
The former president’s remarks doubled down on more expansive comments earlier in the day that suggested he would reveal unsavory information about DeSantis were he to challenge Trump for the Republican nomination in 2024. “If he did run, I will tell you things about him that won’t be very flattering,” Trump told reporters. “I know more about him than anybody other than perhaps his wife, who is really running his campaign.”
Trump endorsed DeSantis in his 2018 campaign for governor, elevating him from a relatively obscure Tea Party congressman to the most powerful politician in Florida. DeSantis only narrowly won that election but his opposition to Covid lockdowns and vaccines turned him into a Republican darling.
Trump is expected to announce his third run for the White House potentially as soon as next week, according to people familiar with discussions, but he remained coy about who he might choose as a running mate for vice-president. “Oh, I’ll let you know very soon,” he said.
The Guardian’s Hugo Lowell is at former president Donald Trump’s election night party at his Palm Beach, Florida, mansion: Donald Trump briefly wandered into the ballroom at his Mar-a-Lago resort, the venue for the election night watch party, and appeared to warn Florida governor Ron DeSantis – for a second time on Tuesday – that running for the White House in 2024 would be a mistake. “I’m not sure he would want to run,” Trump said of DeSantis, who is expected to coast to re-election in the gubernatorial race and is considering a presidential campaign.
The former president’s remarks doubled down on more expansive comments earlier in the day that suggested he would reveal unsavory information about DeSantis were he to challenge Trump for the Republican nomination in 2024. “If he did run, I will tell you things about him that won’t be very flattering,” Trump told reporters. “I know more about him than anybody other than perhaps his wife, who is really running his campaign.”
Trump endorsed DeSantis in his 2018 campaign for governor, elevating him from a relatively obscure Tea Party congressman to the most powerful politician in Florida. DeSantis only narrowly won that election but his opposition to Covid lockdowns and vaccines turned him into a Republican darling.
Trump is expected to announce his third run for the White House potentially as soon as next week, according to people familiar with discussions, but he remained coy about who he might choose as a running mate for vice-president. “Oh, I’ll let you know very soon,” he said.
