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Trump to Hugh Hewitt on DeSantis:
“He had nothing! He was dead, he was leaving the race, he came over and he begged me, begged me, for an endorsement. He was getting ready to drop out,”-- “There were tears coming down from his eyes...
Mediaite ^
| February 2, 2023
| Ken Meyer
Posted on 02/02/2023 8:41:02 AM PST by Macho MAGA Man
Trump gave an interview on Thursday to Hugh Hewitt, who repeatedly asked him to spill on what disparaging nicknames he plans to use against those who compete with him in the 2024 Republican primary. When Hewitt floated Glenn Youngkin (R) as a possible bid, Trump referred to the Virginia Governor as a “disappointment,” complaining that he didn’t get enough gratitude from Youngkin or his team even though “I did a lot for him. And he got elected because of me, just like Ron DeSantis. Even more so.”
DeSantis is often considered Trump’s biggest potential primary threat, and the former president has been opening fire on the governor ever since the midterm elections. Trump often claims DeSantis would’ve never won his governors race without his endorsement, so as soon as Trump brought up DeSantis’ name, the floodgates opened for a full-scale attack.
“He had nothing! He was dead, he was leaving the race, he came over and he begged me, begged me, for an endorsement. He was getting ready to drop out,” Trump said. He then shared how DeSantis supposedly grovelled for his help in beating Adam Putnam in Florida’s Republican primary
"There were tears coming down from his eyes. He said ‘if you endorse me, I’ll win,’ said Trump. “So I end up doing it, and he wins. They say it was like a bomb went off. Just a bomb totally went off. From the moment I endorsed him, he went from losing by numbers that were not catchable to winning easily.”
This went on with Trump saying “everything collapsed” for Putnam from the moment he endorse DeSantis, and that “I got him past the crackhead [Andrew Gillam], who was the hottest person in the Democratic Party at the time.”
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Yowza! Trump totally scorched DeSantis in his interview with Hugh Hewitt last night. How embarrassing for DeSantis to hear he was in tears begging Trump for his endorsement. DeSantis has to respond to this. I think Trump did this to provoke a response from Ron, to let the American public see if DeSantis will stand up to harsh ridicule.
To: Macho MAGA Man
This stretches credibility pretty far.
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posted on
02/02/2023 8:42:33 AM PST
by
Blueflag
(Res ipsa loquitur: ad ferre non, velit esse sine defensione)
To: Macho MAGA Man
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posted on
02/02/2023 8:43:17 AM PST
by
EEGator
To: Macho MAGA Man
Not a good look for Trump.
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posted on
02/02/2023 8:43:21 AM PST
by
Oldeconomybuyer
(The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money)
To: Macho MAGA Man
This makes Trump look weak and paranoid.
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posted on
02/02/2023 8:43:22 AM PST
by
Sirius Lee
(They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
To: Macho MAGA Man
desantis is giving trump all the rope he needs to hang himself...
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posted on
02/02/2023 8:43:35 AM PST
by
heavy metal
(smiling improves your face value and makes people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
To: Macho MAGA Man
BWAHAHAHAHA!!!
GREAT SATIRE!
THANKS FOR THE MORNING LAUGH!😂😂😂😂
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posted on
02/02/2023 8:43:43 AM PST
by
V_TWIN
(America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
To: Macho MAGA Man
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posted on
02/02/2023 8:43:57 AM PST
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: Macho MAGA Man
I wish Trump would grow up.
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posted on
02/02/2023 8:44:15 AM PST
by
shadowlands1960
(We live in a world of intolerance masked as tolerance. RUSH LIMBAUGH)
To: Macho MAGA Man
Trumps digging his own grave politically I think. His ego just won’t let him shut up.
To: Macho MAGA Man
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posted on
02/02/2023 8:45:32 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Macho MAGA Man; xzins
Trump is acting like a two year old. Every day he comes out with something to make me like him less.
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posted on
02/02/2023 8:46:39 AM PST
by
P-Marlowe
(I got the <ΙΧΘΥΣ>< variant. Catch it. John 3:16)
To: Macho MAGA Man
“DeSantis has to respond to this”
That is what the chattering class hopes for. Maybe DeSantis will hold his fire and just refer to winning elections.
To: Blueflag
It stretches credibility beyond the breaking point.
IOW, Grump is lying.
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posted on
02/02/2023 8:46:54 AM PST
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: Red Badger
At the top of the article is the video with Trump telling Hugh about DeSantis in his own words.
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To: Macho MAGA Man
Mediaite is owned by Dan Abrams..................
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posted on
02/02/2023 8:47:51 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Macho MAGA Man
Actually, Trump comes off pretty poorly. Ungracious, undignified, low blows.
Using Wrestlemania type hyperbole might might work when attacking Leftists, but it sounds petty and desperate when directed at a decent conservative with a proven track record.
To: Macho MAGA Man
Trump endorsed DeSantis—so far as I can tell, good for both of them.
Undoubtedly Trump’s endorsements carry weight, perhaps not quite as much as some think, and some of them are shrewed. Some of them are no brainers. And some of them are head scratchers.
I still wonder if some sort of early interventon and sanity could have save PA. As near as I can tell, the Pub side came down to three bad choices, one of whom made better noises than the others, but still demonstrated horrible enough judgment to be unelectable—although maybe she would have been able to beat Fetterman.
Biden/Fetterman 2024. It’s a no-brainer.
To: Blueflag
""From the moment I endorsed him, he went from losing by numbers that were not catchable to winning easily.” Is this not true? It seems it would be easy enough to confirm.
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posted on
02/02/2023 8:48:24 AM PST
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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