DeSantis will NOT bend the knee to Trump:
Florida Gov. says backing ex-president
for 2024 now 'is too much to ask' after
Trump attacked him for being 'dull' and
having 'no charisma'
Posted By: Lucky5, 1/18/2022 10:45:59 AM
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a once-loyal member of Donald Trump's court, is refusing to bend a knee to the former president and says backing him in the 2024 election 'is too much to ask' after Trump publicly attacked his character. Trump allegedly branded popular governor as having 'no personal charisma' and a 'dull personality' as rumors swirl the ex-president is angry DeSantis hasn't declined to challenge him for the GOP presidential nomination. DeSantis, however, has told his inner circle that Trump's 'expectation that he bend the knee is asking too much,' the New York Times reported.
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