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DeSantis to Trump: ‘I don’t spend my time trying to smear other Republicans’
Florida's Voice ^ | 08 Feb 2023 | Eric Daugherty

Posted on 02/08/2023 12:28:57 PM PST by Drew68

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To: chiller

“But, it seems very conceivable that DeSantis might think; I don’t want any part of this. I’m very happy in Florida.”

Nope. DeSantis has a mission. And he will not be deterred.


21 posted on 02/08/2023 12:41:26 PM PST by TexasGator (!!!)
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To: Drew68
OCALA, Fla. (FLV) – Gov. Ron DeSantis responded to former President Donald Trump’s ‘ReTruth’ of a post claiming the Florida governor is a “groomer,” in reference to a photo from left-wing media outlet MeidasTouch.

 

A groomer? Where did THAT come from? I saw the Trmp post from yesterday. It was a cheap shot. Typical of Trump. But I didn't see where Trump stooped to calling RDS a groomer.

This article smacks as left wing drivel. Making lies out of what was said.

22 posted on 02/08/2023 12:41:45 PM PST by Responsibility2nd (Donald Trump is a setting sun. Ron DeSantis is a rising star.)
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To: nwrep

“Mic drop.”

Ha, ha... All republicans don’t deserve to be smear. I am sure Romey, Mitch, Adam Kinzinger, Fred Upton, Susan Collins, Murkowski, etc. etc. etc.

The party is full of establishment hacks and need to be smeared. Right now DeSantis and Trump are in a political fight whether you realize it or not. His attacks are politics and politics is not pretty. If DeSantis can’t weather Trump’s attacks he is not fit to be President. If he survives the primaries and wins, he will get my vote hands down.


23 posted on 02/08/2023 12:42:36 PM PST by BushCountry (A properly cast vote (1 day voting) can save you $3.00 a gallon.)
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To: SoConPubbie
You, DeSantis, are also endorsed by the likes of Establishment GOP and Globalist actors like Jeb Bush, Paul Ryan, John Bolton, etc., so there is that, right, DeSantis?

You mean all the people that Trump himself endorsed and hired?

Except, of course, Jeb Bush. Trump was a Democrat back in those days.

24 posted on 02/08/2023 12:43:14 PM PST by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President 2024)
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To: TexasGator

We shall see. I am pretty much keeping my powder dry until next year, and see how it all plays out.


25 posted on 02/08/2023 12:43:21 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: chiller

“This is costing DjT support”

I think it is. He got away with the petty name calling in 2016 because it caught people by surprise......it very well may work against him this time.

As far as Governor DeSantis being very happy in Florida.......we ALL are.


26 posted on 02/08/2023 12:43:23 PM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: frogjerk

“Trump needs to keep his message more positive and talk about how he was turning the country around until Biden was installed.”
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^This.


27 posted on 02/08/2023 12:43:41 PM PST by jimwatx
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To: Drew68; thinden; xone; numberonepal; EasySt

Last night, we saw a member of the Deep State Uniparty (DSU) utilize MAGA rhetoric to make his public performance appear to be better and align with patriotic fervor.
Patriots saw it, pointed it out and called it out.

DeSantis, a member of the DSU, is not immune from this critique.
The “magnifying glass” is being used on DeSantis to keep him honest so that \going forward\ his actions continue to mirror his outward rhetoric and any past Deep State errors he made need to be addressed, not swept under the rug.
This time, it isn’t the media critiquing the [assumed] candidate but it is the rightful action of We the People.
Once bitten, twice shy

Y’all remember Ben Sasse, right?
Oh, wait....Ben’s a close friend of Ron DeSantis!


28 posted on 02/08/2023 12:44:03 PM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel (Machine-gun jumblies. How'd I miss that? - Austin Powers 2)
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To: All

DeSantis needs to be vetted. Better now than later. Get everything out so there are no surprises.


29 posted on 02/08/2023 12:44:28 PM PST by GulliverSwift
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

And now Ben is at UF, where he belongs.


30 posted on 02/08/2023 12:45:15 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Republican in occupied CA

“Trump cares about Trump. And only Trump.”

Utter nonsense, he cares about the country. He might think he is the only one that set it back on the right path and that is why he is attacking. And he has a proven track record on what makes America Great.


31 posted on 02/08/2023 12:45:25 PM PST by BushCountry (A properly cast vote (1 day voting) can save you $3.00 a gallon.)
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To: Responsibility2nd
A groomer? Where did THAT come from? I saw the Trmp post from yesterday. It was a cheap shot. Typical of Trump. But I didn't see where Trump stooped to calling RDS a groomer.

Trump "ReTruthed" a post accusing DeSantis of "Grooming high school girls with alcohol."

32 posted on 02/08/2023 12:45:26 PM PST by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President 2024)
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To: frogjerk

Obviously Trump believes DeSantis is his biggest opponent.

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If Trump wants to see his biggest opponent - he should look in a mirror.


33 posted on 02/08/2023 12:45:34 PM PST by Responsibility2nd (Donald Trump is a setting sun. Ron DeSantis is a rising star.)
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To: BuckeyeGOP

Its heart warming to hear DeSantis say there’s nothing wrong with Dominion voting machines. 😏


34 posted on 02/08/2023 12:45:48 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: GulliverSwift

There is that. Also make it look like DeSantis is his own man, instead of being tied to closely to Trump, which is a very risky proposition these days. That’s just playing it smart.


35 posted on 02/08/2023 12:46:36 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: SoConPubbie

DeSantis has been paying off scores of bloggers and pundits to bash Trump. He doesn’t have the guts to make his points himself. Trump is calling his bluff.


36 posted on 02/08/2023 12:46:51 PM PST by GulliverSwift
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To: Prolixus

Romney is always smearing Republicans.


37 posted on 02/08/2023 12:46:51 PM PST by aynrandfreak (Being a Democrat means never having to say you're sorry)
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To: Joe Brower

“Good to see DeSantis continuing to take the gentleman’s road,”

yes, because politics is a gentelman’s game.

Oh just wait. Just wait until and if DeSantis declares. We’ll see how much of a gentleman he is when the press starts throwing everything at him and the kitchen sink. A photo of him drinking alcohol with underaged teen girls is already making it’s round. Oh just wait. He’ll have no where to go but in the arms of establishment rinos.


38 posted on 02/08/2023 12:47:19 PM PST by BuckeyeGOP ( )
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To: Drew68

Good, balanced responses all around by Ron.

Shows that he is a reasonable, temperate, thoughtful man, not like his apparent primary opponents.


39 posted on 02/08/2023 12:48:15 PM PST by miserare ( Impeach Joe Biden!)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel
Oh, wait....Ben’s a close friend of Ron DeSantis!

Wanna see something funny?

Trump endorses Sasse in 2020 race

The funny part is this endorsement came AFTER Ben Sasse became a full-blown #NeverTrumper!

LOL!

40 posted on 02/08/2023 12:48:40 PM PST by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President 2024)
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