In a series of Truth Social posts Saturday, former President Donald Trump raised questions yet again about the campaign of 2024 rival Ron DeSantis.
"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. Jeff Roe, Ron's boss despite having a terrible record of winning, is spending money like a wild man gone bad. Much of the money being used was raised for his Gubernatorial race, and transferred over (illegally?) because his Presidential donors have largely fled do to his terrible, and still falling, poll numbers. Ron is just wasting time," Trump claimed Saturday afternoon, in one of three blasts at DeSantis.
Trump questioned the movement of more than $80 million from the former "Friends of Ron DeSantis" political committee to the Governor's political operation in that post.
Subsequent posts went on to diminish DeSantis at Trump's expense.
"Steve Cortes, the Ron DeSanctimonious top political strategist, thinks that Ron should get out NOW, while the getting is still good. He also said (thank you Steve!) that Donald J. Trump is the best Presidential debater ever, and can't be beaten at the debate game. Well, based on that, maybe I should enter the debates - But, then again, when you have a 40 to 50 point lead over the field, maybe I shouldn't???"
Cortes said DeSantis was "way behind" on a recent Twitter Space, but Trump misrepresents his comments. Cortes contended that, despite Trump being the debate equivalent of Jack Nicklaus, the race was "not unwinnable."
Trump went on to take issue with claims that DeSantis is only held back by a large field.
"Despite Fake News protestations to the contrary, I do better one on one against Ron DeSanctimonious than I do with a field of candidates, large or small. Personally, I don't think it matters. MAGA!!!"
Trump's words are somewhat true, in the sense that his number is bigger in a two-person field than a larger group of candidates. Overall though, DeSantis gains more from a reduced field.
The Race to the White House average of polls shows Trump up 53% to 21% in a crowded field, but if the race is reduced to two candidates, the 32 point lead shrinks to 24, with Trump ahead 57% to 33%.
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