{"id":563665,"date":"2023-03-14T22:47:38","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T19:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nastiest-primary-yet-trump-raises-question-with-desantis-attack\/"},"modified":"2023-03-14T22:47:38","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T19:47:38","slug":"nastiest-primary-yet-trump-raises-question-with-desantis-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nastiest-primary-yet-trump-raises-question-with-desantis-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"#Nastiest primary yet? Trump raises question with DeSantis attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27806a69caa\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27806a69caa\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nastiest-primary-yet-trump-raises-question-with-desantis-attack\/#Nastiest_primary_yet_Trump_raises_question_with_DeSantis_attack\" >Nastiest primary yet? Trump raises question with DeSantis attack<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nastiest_primary_yet_Trump_raises_question_with_DeSantis_attack\"><\/span>Nastiest primary yet? Trump raises question with DeSantis attack<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/TrumpDeSantis.png?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump on Monday opened the door on what might be the nastiest primary fight yet, lashing out at acolyte-turned rival Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida who is widely seen as his most powerful rival for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.<\/p>\n<p>Eight years removed from a 2016 GOP primary where he regularly mocked would-be rivals such as \u201clow energy\u201d Jeb Bush and \u201clyin\u2019\u201d Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Trump ahead of a visit to Iowa told reporters on his plane that he regretted endorsing DeSantis during his 2018 bid for governor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Later in the evening, he used a speech in Davenport to take several potshots at DeSantis, accusing him of wanting to \u201cdecimate\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social<\/a> Security and comparing him to Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), the GOP\u2019s 2012 presidential nominee.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While it wasn\u2019t the first time that Trump went after DeSantis, his comments marked a dramatic intensification of his attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Republican tiptoeing around the 2024 race have <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly been playing nice and avoiding attacks, but Trump\u2019s assault on DeSantis raises questions about whether a more aggressive primary season is now upon the country.<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Lawson, a Republican strategist who served as communications director for DeSantis\u2019s successful 2018 gubernatorial campaign, said the attacks by Trump showed his desperation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe governor hasn\u2019t announced yet and Trump already looks this desperate. And desperation is a stinky cologne,\u201d he said. \u201cI think voters are going to be able to smell that pretty quickly. The fact that Trump\u2019s already lashing out this readily says something.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis\u2019s campaign didn\u2019t respond to a request from The Hill for comment.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The Florida governor has so far avoided engaging with Trump. Asked during an interview with Fox <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>\u2019 Brian Kilmeade on Monday whether he was \u201cworried of being defined\u201d by Trump\u2019s attacks before he ever jumps into the 2024 contest, DeSantis laughed off the question.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you have a record of achievement, people can call you a name, but that\u2019s not gonna trump the achievement,\u201d DeSantis said. \u201cWe\u2019ve built an astounding record of achievement, the best is yet to come, we\u2019re gonna do a lot more over the next few months, and that\u2019s what people look to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nikki Haley, Trump\u2019s former ambassador to the United Nations, has also largely avoided going directly at her former boss in the early weeks of her campaign. Instead, her swipes at Trump have mostly been implied, such as when she used her launch event to call for a new generation of Republican leadership and advocated for a competency test for politicians older than 75.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Former Vice President Mike Pence, who has yet to declare his candidacy but is weighing a bid and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ing to early primary states, has been among the more outspoken Republicans about Trump, a surprising move given his unflinching loyalty for four years during the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>Pence has repeatedly called out Trump by name for trying to overturn the 2020 election and for the events of Jan. 6, when a pro-Trump mob violently stormed the Capitol. Pence on Saturday said he believes \u201chistory will hold\u201d Trump accountable for his actions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But on other issues, like Ukraine and entitlements, Pence has broken with his former boss without naming him.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Some Republicans say that there\u2019s a risk in dodging Trump entirely. One Republican strategist, who\u2019s worked on presidential campaigns, recalled the 2016 GOP primary, when many well-heeled candidates wrote off Trump as a longshot and ignored his attacks. Ultimately, the strategist said, that allowed Trump to define his opponents before they ever had a chance to fight back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt some point, you\u2019re going to have to go on offense or you risk being defined on Donald Trump\u2019s terms and not your own,\u201d one Republican strategist said. \u201cI think back to 2015, 2016 and a lot of these guys tried to ignore what he was saying, and look how that worked out for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump in 2016 mocked fellow candidate Carly Fiorina\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earance, Cruz\u2019s wife, went after Jeb Bush\u2019s family and exchanged schoolyard taunts with Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) about hand size.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>As more candidates enter the 2024 race, the attacks could grow more personal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He has already threatened to reveal damaging personal information about DeSantis, and he said in an interview last month that he didn\u2019t want to \u201cembarrass\u201d Haley by revealing whether she asked to be his running mate in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has occasionally swiped at Haley, calling her overly ambitious, referencing her previous pledge not to run against Trump in 2024 and highlighting her positions on entitlements to argue that she would cut Social Security and Medicare.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The former president on Monday also suggested it was Pence\u2019s fault there was violence on Jan. 6 because Pence did not reject the election results. Trump spent the weeks leading up to the riots spreading false claims that the election was stolen and that Pence had the power to overturn it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI guess he figured that being nice is not working,\u201d Trump told reporters aboard his personal plane. \u201cBut, you know, he\u2019s out there campaigning. And he\u2019s trying very hard. And he\u2019s a nice man, I\u2019ve known him, I had a very good relationship until the end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Trump\u2019s strongest attacks have been reserved for DeSantis, a sign that the former president views the Florida governor as his most formidable challenger for the GOP nomination.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThe field is going to try to avoid taking on Trump directly for as long as possible because they all want to avoid his fire,\u201d said Dan Eberhart, a GOP donor and CEO of Canary, LLC. \u201cBut if Trump isn\u2019t going after them, it\u2019s because he doesn\u2019t consider them a threat. The more candidates there are in the race, the better it is for Trump. He\u2019s going to try to keep as many candidates that he doesn\u2019t consider serious contenders in the race as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dallas Woodhouse, a longtime Republican operative and the executive director of the conservative South Carolina Policy Council, said that there\u2019s a risk for Trump in trying to drag the 2024 primary into the dirt. After three lackluster election cycles, he said, voters are looking for a sense of stability, not volatility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDeSantis, Haley, whoever \u2013 they don\u2019t need to get into the gutter with Trump,\u201d Woodhouse said. \u201cI think DeSantis does this really well. People already know what Trump is, so what\u2019s there to gain from engaging with him?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. 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