After attacking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Saturday, conservative commentators—who had previously supported Donald Trump—turned against the former president, Fox News informed.
While discussing the 2024 Republican presidential primary at a speech in Pennsylvania, Trump made fun of DeSantis by calling him “Ron DeSanctimonious.” Though DeSantis has not declared his intention to run, the two is usually regarded as the leading candidates for the Republican candidacy. Three days before the midterm elections, Trump was criticized by commentators for sowing discord among his supporters.
DeSantis is a very effective conservative governor who has had real policy victories and real cultural victories, according to Matt Walsh, a commentator at The Daily Wire and a prominent figure among social conservatives. Trump won’t be able to win this one by using a stupid nickname. He had better have something more in store.
Additionally, he noted that three days before the midterm elections, when Republicans are supposed to present a united front, Trump publicly attacked the most well-liked conservative governor in the United States.
Numerous other powerful conservatives spoke out against Trump.
Trump made his remarks on Saturday while analyzing the latest primaries polls, which has Trump enjoying a sizable lead.
The Turning Point USA Student Action Summit’s presidential straw poll revealed that 78.7% of participants wanted Trump to be the Republican nominee in 2024.
Trump received 69% of the support of delegates at the Conservative Political Action Conference in August, according to another straw poll conducted there. Just 24% of voters supported DeSantis when he ran.
According to a poll of Republicans in New Hampshire, the governor has a slim advantage over Trump in the event of a June Republican primary. According to the poll, 39% of probable Republican primary voters in the Granite State would pick the first-term Florida governor over the former president, who received 37% of the vote.
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