Donald J. Who?
By ARI BLAFF
March 21, 2023 6:06 PM
Governor Ron DeSantis (R., Fl.) told Piers Morgan in a recent interview that Joe Biden has “failed the country” and that he could beat the president in a general election should he run.
“If I were to run, I’m running against Biden,” DeSantis told Morgan in an interview scheduled to air Thursday, according to a first-person preview published in the New York Post. “Ultimately you know the guy I’m gonna focus on is Biden because I think he’s failed the country. I think the country wants a change. I think they want a fresh start and a new direction and so we’ll be very vocal about that.”
Asked his thoughts about Trump’s recent attempts at mudslinging, such as deriding him as “Ron DeSanctimonious,” the Florida governor dismissed the insults as “background noise.”
“It’s not important for me to be fighting with people on social media,” DeSantis said. It’s not accomplishing anything for the people I represent. So, we really just focus on knocking out victories, day after day, and if I got involved in all the under tow I would not be able to be an effective Governor. So, I don’t think it’s something that makes sense for me.”
More from the New York Post:
For months, DeSantis has said nothing as Trump has escalated his verbal attacks on him, branding his ex-protégé “Ron DeSanctimonious” and “Meatball Ron.”
On Monday, Trump went nuts after DeSantis took a shot at him over his anticipated indictment over alleged payoffs to ex-lover Stormy Daniels, saying, “I don’t know what goes into paying hush money to a porn star to secure silence over some type of alleged affair.”
The inferred morally censorious tone sparked a furious response from Trump, who raged on his Truth Social platform: “Ron DeSanctimonious will probably find out about FALSE ACCUSATIONS & FAKE STORIES sometime in the future, as he gets older, wiser and better known when he’s unfairly and illegally attacked by a woman, even classmates that are ‘underage’ (or possibly a man!). I’m sure he will want to fight these misfits just like I do!”
Trump’s mood is likely to deteriorate further when he hears what DeSantis says about him in our lengthy interview at the Governor’s Mansion in Tallahassee, the most personal and revealing he’s ever given.
It was clear that the governor has had enough of Trump’s constant baiting and felt ready to take him on in what could end up being a ferocious battle for the White House.
And in a series of jabs at likely his biggest rival for the Republican nomination, DeSantis slammed Trump over his character failings, chaotic leadership style, and for his handling of the COVID pandemic — especially in keeping controversial health chief Dr. Anthony Fauci in his post helping to run the White House coronavirus task force.
In the interview, DeSantis said, “I have what it takes to be president and I can beat Biden.”
Trump even awarded a presidential commendation medal to Fauci in one of his last acts as president.
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