The former president's dominance over the 2024 field was on full display in Florida.
The words “Florida Is DeSantis Country” projected behind Gov. Ron DeSantis as he addressed the audience. But hours later, when Donald Trump got onstage, the words “Florida Is Trump Country” appeared. | Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesKISSIMMEE, Fla. — The first-ever in-person showdown between Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis in Florida did not go well for the Republican governor and his supporters.
That Trump is besting DeSantis in his home state is light-years from the governor’s moment of triumph just one year ago, when he won a resounding reelection victory and was one of the brightest Republican stars in the nation. DeSantis for months has criticized Trump for relying too heavily on Anthony Fauci during the pandemic, and in recent days he piled on Trump — who typically jumps from one topic to another when he speaks — for using a teleprompter.
“We’ve had flips the other way in other states. It’s a dynamic thing. I mean, politicians do what they’re going to do,” DeSantis told reporters Saturday right after he filed the paperwork to qualify for the March primary in Florida. “But I would say, taking a step back and looking across the country, we’ve got more endorsements from state legislators than any other candidate by far.”
DeSantis, in contrast, focused on this legislative record in Florida during his speech earlier in the day and didn’t recognize members of his campaign or the Legislature who’d worked with him. The governor still received loud applause during his 30-minute speech, though the audience for Trump cheered much louder and longer when he took the stage.The turf war between the Florida men was also more overt at times.
Steve Avila, chapter president for the Log Cabin Republicans in Palm Beach County, said he supported Trump for president because he saw DeSantis as veering too far right and was turned off byhis campaign shared. He said DeSantis spoke about such issues as though the U.S. was 20 to 30 years in the past.
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