{"id":574335,"date":"2023-05-13T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-13T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/trump-seeks-to-extinguish-desantis-hopes\/"},"modified":"2023-05-13T17:30:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-13T14:30:00","slug":"trump-seeks-to-extinguish-desantis-hopes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/trump-seeks-to-extinguish-desantis-hopes\/","title":{"rendered":"#Trump seeks to extinguish DeSantis hopes"},"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-6a25da4b6b750\" 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-6a25da4b6b750\" 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-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/trump-seeks-to-extinguish-desantis-hopes\/#General_election_weakness\" >General election weakness?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/trump-seeks-to-extinguish-desantis-hopes\/#Blunting_DeSantis_momentum\" >Blunting DeSantis momentum<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/illo-trumpdonald_desantisron_vm-gn-adobestock_trump-desantis.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump is hoping to squash any momentum from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) or other would-be Republican challengers before the party\u2019s 2024 primary even begins in earnest.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has moved aggressively in recent days to stamp out any suggestion that another candidate can topple him or could be a viable alternative, and the former president\u2019s allies viewed Wednesday night\u2019s town hall on CNN as a major success in that regard.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cTrump\u2019s numbers among Republicans are going up after tonight,\u201d Frank Luntz, a longtime GOP pollster, predicted as the town hall came to an end.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think last night \u2013 it\u2019s over,\u201d conservative commentator Dan Bongino said Thursday in a clip circulated by a Trump-aligned super PAC.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s allies viewed Wednesday night, when he made his first CNN <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 since 2016, as a win for the former president.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The decision to go on the network was itself a jab at DeSantis and his tendency to only speak to Fox <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> or local conservative outlets in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>The former president was buoyed throughout the night by a supportive crowd of Republican New Hampshire voters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Those in attendance cheered when he suggested he would pardon a \u201clarge portion\u201d of those convicted of federal offenses for the Jan. 6, 2021, riots, and they laughed along as Trump mocked writer E. Jean Carroll whose rape allegations resulted this week in a nine-member jury to find Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation. One questioner even took a swipe at DeSantis in asking about government mandates for businesses.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Trump\u2019s campaign viewed the audience response as a reflection of Trump\u2019s connection with Republican primary voters, something any challenger will have to overcome to win the party\u2019s nomination next year.<\/p>\n<p>The town hall also allowed Trump to dominate the news cycle, a familiar tactic of his that will make it difficult for any opponent to garner much traction for an extended period.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"General_election_weakness\"><\/span><strong>General election weakness?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>But if Wednesday\u2019s town hall was a showcase for Trump and his hold on many Republican primary voters, some critics believe it also highlighted his weaknesses that could cost the party in a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> election.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Trump repeatedly pushed the false claim that the 2020 election was rigged. He falsely claimed he had the right to take classified documents from the White House and could have shown them to others at his Mar-a-Lago estate. He declined to say if he wanted Ukraine to win its war against Russia, and he defended his \u201cAccess Hollywood\u201d comments about groping women.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Matthews, a former Trump press official who resigned on Jan. 6, 2021, argued the town hall \u201cmight\u2019ve riled up his base,\u201d but was unlikely to help Trump with the kind of moderate voters he would need to win back the White House.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis just served as a reminder to them of how exhausting and chaotic another four years of Trump would be,\u201d Matthews said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Never Back Down, a super PAC supporting a potential DeSantis 2024 bid, offered up a laundry list of topics Trump brought up that they argued underscored his weakness as a candidate, such as his conduct on Jan. 6, his insistence that the 2020 election was rigged, his various legal problems and his previous derogatory remarks about women.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRon DeSantis has impressive accomplishments on so many issues \u2014 improving education, strengthening the economy, fighting illegal immigration, securing elections, promoting Second Amendment rights, supporting families, stopping woke madness \u2014 and that\u2019s what he talks about every chance he gets,\u201d the group said in a statement after the town hall.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Blunting_DeSantis_momentum\"><\/span><strong>Blunting DeSantis momentum<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Even prior to the town hall, Trump\u2019s team has been working to blunt any potential momentum around a DeSantis candidacy.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The former president has relentlessly attacked the Florida governor, who has been reluctant to hit back before announcing his candidacy. And Trump\u2019s team rolled out a slew of Republican congressional endorsements, many coming from the Florida delegation, in a move intended to show Trump\u2019s enduring support in the party.<\/p>\n<p>Many Republican strategists believe DeSantis will see a bump in the polls when he formally announces his candidacy in the coming weeks, and they cautioned that debates and ongoing investigations into Trump could shake up the race.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But there is concern among some DeSantis supporters that Trump\u2019s lead in the polls has only grown in the past six weeks that the Florida governor has garnered increased national attention.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>A Washington Post\/ABC News poll released this week found 53 percent of registered Republican voters would back Trump in a primary, compared to 25 percent who said they would support DeSantis.<\/p>\n<p>A CBS News poll released late last month found 58 percent of likely GOP primary voters said they would vote for Trump, while 22 percent said they\u2019d vote for DeSantis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDonald Trump is a historical figure who is loved by a segment of the U.S. population, and they can\u2019t wrap their heads around it,\u201d one official who worked on Trump\u2019s 2016 campaign but now supports DeSantis in a primary told The Hill. \u201cThat\u2019s the reality of the situation, and you have to figure out how you\u2019re going to beat him.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2023 Nexstar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Inc. 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