Donald Trump’s Presidential Campaign senses momentum and a chance to destroy Ron DeSantis’ challenge to him for the GOP Presidential Nomination before his campaign even officially begins. DeSantis has had a terrible few weeks, with him even bizarrely threatening – hopefully just joking – to build a prison on land near Disney. That will sure win over young families and suburban women! DeSantis has waited so long to announce he’s running, that he has allowed Trump to define him. That is always a disaster.
Gov. Ron DeSantis is increasingly on the ropes against former President Donald Trump, who is claiming congressional endorsements and polling victories as his campaign tries to stop Mr. DeSantis from officially entering the presidential race.
Those close to Mr. Trump’s 2024 campaign say his team is moving aggressively to diminish the popular Florida governor and crush his undeclared candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination.
“They want to keep a foot on his throat,” a Republican Party strategist with close ties to the Trump campaign told The Washington Times. “They want to freeze DeSantis out of the race.”
The Trump team is rattled by Mr. DeSantis, who has been on a shadow campaign blitz for weeks after his historic, double-digit reelection win in November.
Trump campaign aides are saturating social media with jabs at Mr. DeSantis. They are promoting Mr. Trump’s soaring poll numbers and his cascade of endorsements. The Trump-aligned super PAC MAGA Inc. is attacking Mr. DeSantis on the airwaves in an ad depicting the governor as a pudding-slurping politician who wants to slash Social Security benefits. . . .
WASHINGTON TIMES