But clues to their fractured relationship were evident as early as August 2020, when the notoriously prickly DeSantis denounced as “ a phony narrative” an assertion he was the then-president’s “yes man” in Florida. Until now, DeSantis and Trump have mostly kept each other at arm’s length. With no discernible irony, Trump called Rubio “my great friend” at a rally for the senator and other Republican candidates in Miami on Sunday, an event at which DeSantis was conspicuously absent. Oh, Mike’s doing better than I thought,” Trump added, mocking his former vice-president who he has castigated for refusing to endorse the lie that his 2020 defeat by Joe Biden was the result of electoral fraud. Ron DeSanctimonious at 10%,” Trump said in Pennsylvania as he perused a screen showing what he claimed were approval ratings for the Republican 2024 nomination. In the 2016 election cycle, senior Republican hopefuls “Little Marco” Rubio, “Lyin’ Ted” Cruz and “Low Energy” Jeb Bush were derided then swept aside. It is a tactic that has cowed previous pretenders to Trump’s crown as the Republican leader and kingmaker. The two Republicans’ feuding became evident during a rally for Senate candidate Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania on Saturday, when Trump, who is expected to announce his presidential campaign imminently, introduced his new nickname for the rising conservative star: Ron DeSanctimonious. Retrieved September 23, 2017.his trademark T-shirt lists a website, which redirects viewers to, a page teeming with outlandish conspiracy theories, compared to which Alex Jones is a voice of calm reason.Polls show DeSantis comfortably positioned to win re-election on Tuesday but political opponents say his focus is locked on the national stage and a White House run. "Blacks for Trump guy has some deeply weird views about Cherokees, Masons and Obama".
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