Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is trying to exit the 2024 Republican primaries due to falling behind by a big margin, said former president Donald Trump who is enjoying a considerable lead over rivals.
“Ron DeSanctimonious is desperately trying to get out of the Presidential race, while at the same time saving face for 2028, where he has been greatly damaged,” Mr. Trump said in a July 8 post at Truth Social. In June Mr. Trump told Fox News that he used the derogatory name for his rival because he believed Mr. DeSantis was being disloyal by challenging him for the presidency.
“Jeff Roe, Ron’s boss despite having a terrible record of winning, is spending money like a wild man gone bad,” Mr. Trump continued in his post. Roe serves as an advisor to a super PAC called Never Back Down that supports Mr. DeSantis as the 2024 Presidential candidate. In 2016, Roe ran Republican Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign….