DeSantis Refuses to Support Trump if Trump is GOP Nominee

National File ^ | June 22, 2023 | CHARLES DOWNS

[SoConPubbie]

Ungrateful Ron DeSantis wouldn't be the Governor of Florida without Trump's endorsement...

On Thursday, Ron DeSantis refused to commit to supporting 45th President Donald Trump if he is the GOP Presidential nominee. Key DeSantis Advisor Paul Ryan previously stated he would not attend the GOP Convention if Trump is the nominee. DeSantis continues to follow the Paul Ryan Playbook.

A reporter asked DeSantis if he would support Trump as the GOP nominee.

DeSantis responded, “So what I would say is this, um when you are saying Cuomo did better on COVID than Florida did, you are revealing yourself to just be full of it.”

DeSantis made these comments despite the fact that during the height of the Covid lockdowns, the Florida Governor ordered armed checkpoints on the Florida-Alabama state line.

Lockdowns. Armed Checkpoints. School Shutdowns. Beach and Business Closures.@Forbes: In 2020, Ron DeSantis issued some of the most draconian Covid restrictions of anywhere in the United States. pic.twitter.com/RkC7jVDhjp

— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) March 29, 2023

Related: Ron DeSantis Signed COVID Law Allowing Forced Injections by ‘Any Means Necessary’

Florida reopened around the same time other red state governors began to reopen their states. By May 2020, there was liberal outrage that Missouri allowed massive Memorial Day parties during the “pandemic.” Trump never criticized Missouri Governor Parson for having his state open in May 2020 or any other Governor who opened their state around that time.

"I can't enforce something that's just not a law."

CNN's @DonLemon speaks to Sheriff Tony Helms about video of a Memorial Day weekend pool party at the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri.

The gathering violates social distancing measures intended to limit the spread of Covid-19. pic.twitter.com/eGM6yJVQAa

— CNN Tonight (@CNNTonight) May 26, 2020

Laura Loomer brought up a strong point that earlier in the year, the GOP said they would require candidates to sign a loyalty pledge committing their support to the 2024 GOP nominee. Loomer tweeted, “Hey @GOPChairwoman under your loyalty oath pledge that you’re requiring for the 2023-2024 GOP debates, doesn’t this disqualify
@RonDeSantis? He just refused, on video, to support Donald Trump if Trump is the GOP nominee for 2024. How will you hold @RonDeSantis accountable?”

Hey @GOPChairwoman

Under your loyalty oath pledge that you’re requiring for the 2023-2024 GOP debates, doesn’t this disqualify @RonDeSantis?

He just refused, on video, to support Donald Trump if Trump is the GOP nominee for 2024.

How will you hold @RonDeSantis accountable? https://t.co/79St93gdPT pic.twitter.com/D5BNdxVczH

— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) June 22, 2023

Earlier this year, National File reported that Paul Ryan said he will not attend the 2024 GOP Convention in his home state of Wisconsin if Trump is the nominee. It seems Ron DeSantis is following Paul Ryan’s lead on all things Trump.

[Gary from Dayton]

Of course Trump won’t support DeSantis if he is the nominee also.
So…….

[Brandonmark]

Bye-bye!

[wildcard_redneck]

DeSantis is a deep state, scumbag bitch.

[NWFree]

I didn't make it past the first sentence with the character assassination. Why would I read beyond that?

[alstewartfan]

Another filthy, lying headline.

[stars & stripes forever]

Kick DESANTIS out, ungrateful sweaty slob.

[Alberta's Child]

That Twitter post linked by Trump War Room on May 29th is devastating.

[FlipWilson]

So DeSantis didn’t do a good job handling Covid in Florida?

[mac_truck]

Trump trolls out in force...maybe the “war room” should focus on a real enemy for a change.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Unless every Trump supporter. Independent and/or MAGA Voter suddenly goes insane, Meatball Ron has no chance of winning the White House.

None.

[lee martell]

DeSantis needs to rethink his response, otherwise if he somehow becomes the nominee, he has set himself up to get the same No-Team-Spirit response.

Ron may be delighting in finally pushing back on Donald Trump in any manner, after months and months of Trump throwing out insults and ugly names directed at him.

[TheWriterTX]

He chose not to answer the question asked but attacked on an issue showing the questioner’s bias.

Trump pivots all the time, too.

Sorry. We get enough fake news from the left. Stop manufacturing more.

[rx]

"DeSantis Advisor Paul Ryan"

That there's all we need to know about the unlikelihood of any future success for Ron D.

[jacknhoo]

UniParty scum and not for refusing to endorse President Trump if he’s the nominee, but because any and every single thing DeeSantis is doing lately screams it.

🤢🤮

I’ve made my mind up today. My family had already made up their minds ahead of me this time. I was holding out just a tiny bit of hope he could possibly be a bit better than someone like Christie or Pence.

[dead]

This article is a complete piece of idiotic garbage.

[meyer]

That’s because Desanctus is a RINO, a Bush-bot.

[Responsibility2nd]

I didn’t make it past the first sentence with the character assassination. Why would I read beyond that?

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The entire article is baseless ever Trump lies.

Armed checkpoints? These people posting (and believing) this are sick in the head.

[silent majority rising]

Did he say that, or is that an assumption on your part?

[Reno89519]

And that is not quite what he said. But who really cares? Do you think that Trump will support DeSantis? Seriously?