This past Saturday, the former US President, Donald Trump, launched a critique against Governor Ron DeSantis, a Republican representing Florida.
He challenged the Governor to “do the job he was elected to do – be the governor of Florida,” suggesting that DeSantis should refocus his energies on his existing responsibilities instead of his ambition for a 2024 presidential run.
Trump dismisses DeSantis’s 2024 ambitions as ‘a hopeless cause’
Trump further dismissed the Florida Republican’s prospective 2024 presidential campaign as “a hopeless cause” and suggested that the funding being utilized for the campaign should be reallocated to assist the Republican Party’s battle against the current President, Joe Biden.
“Instead, DeSanctimonious and his establishment handlers are wasting precious resources to divide our party,” Trump declared.
Trump calls on DeSantis to pay attention to insurance sector in Florida
He further suggested that DeSantis pay immediate attention to the insurance sector of the state, specifically referencing the withdrawal of several insurance firms from Florida due to escalating costs related to natural disaster damage coverage.
To underline his point, Trump highlighted his lead over DeSantis in recent Florida polls. For instance, a poll by the Florida Atlantic University Political Communication and Public Opinion Research Lab/Mainstreet Research revealed that 50% of the registered Republicans favored Trump for the Republican nomination, with only 30% choosing DeSantis.
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Trump takes aim at Governor Kim Reynolds
The former President’s criticism was not confined to DeSantis alone. Earlier in the week, he targeted Gov. Kim Reynolds, a Republican from Iowa, showing dissatisfaction with her intent to maintain neutrality in the upcoming Iowa Republican presidential caucuses in January.
Following this incident, he was notably absent from a key gathering of conservatives and evangelicals in Iowa, where other high-profile candidates were in attendance.
In reaction to this, Jeff Reichman, a Republican state senator from Iowa, shifted his endorsement from Trump to DeSantis, specifically mentioning Trump’s jab at Reynolds as his motivation.
Trump’s campaign: Reichman ‘weak-kneed and lily-livered’
Steven Cheung, a spokesman for Trump’s campaign, referred to the Iraq war veteran, Jeff Reichman, as “weak-kneed and lily-livered.”
The long-term impact of these developments on the preferences of Republican voters in Iowa, a key early caucus state, is uncertain.
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Several Republican strategists forecast that other campaigns may exploit these issues to secure a foothold in Iowa. However, opinions differ on whether Trump’s recent actions in the state will significantly influence the voting pattern of GOP constituents.
As of now, the pivotal Iowa caucuses, which are the first in the nation, are scheduled to take place six months from now.
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