Some conservatives turn on Trump for attacking
Ron DeSantis ahead of midterms: ‘What
an idiot’
Fox News,
by
Anders Hagstrom
Original Article
Posted By: Dreadnought,
11/7/2022 12:25:24 AM
Conservative commentators who are typically Donald Trump's allies turned on the former president after he went after Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Saturday.
Trump mocked DeSantis as "Ron DeSanctimonious" while discussing the 2024 Republican presidential primary at a rally in Pennsylvania. The pair is widely considered to be the top contenders for the Republican nomination, though DeSantis has offered no indication he intends to run. Commentators called out Trump for creating division in the ranks just three days before the midterm elections.
"DeSantis is an extremely effective conservative governor who has had real policy wins and real cultural wins.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Marcus 11/7/2022 12:36:33 AM (No. 1326841)
Nothing to see here, imho. Media is stirring the pot and making a big deal of this, for their own agenda.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
john56 11/7/2022 12:39:40 AM (No. 1326842)
Please keep your arms and legs inside the ride at all times. Riding on the Trump train can be bumpy at times.
30 people like this.
Reply 3 - Posted by:
Nexus-1 11/7/2022 1:59:52 AM (No. 1326857)
Fomenting discord and rancor. The media, doing what they only know how.
Don't fall prey to their devious machinations.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
DVC 11/7/2022 2:22:47 AM (No. 1326865)
Trump haters just loving playing this up.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
tech10171968 11/7/2022 3:44:59 AM (No. 1326882)
DJT should have held his tongue on this one. Not because of how he felt, but because this gives the biased MSM ammunition. You just know they are going to play this up. Look up Reagan's 11th Commandment: there's a reason it exists.
32 people like this.
Reply 6 - Posted by:
judy 11/7/2022 5:11:33 AM (No. 1326893)
It's very obvious fake Fox does not want Trump to run again!!!
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
chance_232 11/7/2022 6:27:21 AM (No. 1326921)
The fact is, Trump said it. And it was uncalled for. For G_d's sake, if your going to rip the nations best Governor, wait until AFTER the mid-term election.
Just because I think this was an unfortunate boneheaded move by Trump, doesn't mean that I've turned on him.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Msquared112 11/7/2022 6:32:42 AM (No. 1326923)
It WAS an incredibly stupid thing to say. Many people like DeSantis a whole lot more than they like Trump, so Trump snatching defeat from the jaws of victory was incredibly short-sighted. Trump made the mistake he always makes; assuming that everyone loves his juvenile nicknames.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
idahoskook 11/7/2022 7:04:51 AM (No. 1326936)
Some conservatives? Maybe Fox viewing republicans. I can see that. But actual conservatives?……. I don’t think so.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Penelope27 11/7/2022 7:11:49 AM (No. 1326941)
Considering the cabal that runs Fox News, I take anything they say with a grain of salt.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Rinktum 11/7/2022 7:12:06 AM (No. 1326942)
Make a note of the ones who come here piling on. Who benefits from playing up this story? Right. The democrats and GOPe. Act accordingly.
18 people like this.
Reply 12 - Posted by:
hoopsfan 11/7/2022 7:17:04 AM (No. 1326945)
This was an unforced error by Trump, a really stupid comment made just prior to very important mid-term elections. He doesn't deserve a pass for this.
17 people like this.
Reply 13 - Posted by:
Lake Dweller 11/7/2022 7:25:09 AM (No. 1326952)
I tend to agree with #7. But, he did say it and I think it’s was stupid.
Maybe Trump knows something or is working an angle. He is usually right and sees things before they happen, but from what I see, it looks like a not-smart thing to say or do.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Daisymay 11/7/2022 7:58:36 AM (No. 1326977)
Oh Good Grief! It was just Trump being Trump! He said it and I'm pretty sure he knew immediately it didn't go over at all. He might have pulled it off if he had said it in another State, but don't diss the Governor of Florida, in his Own State, after he just handled a huge Hurricane and immediately got things done instead of standing around wringing his hands at the damage. It just won't sell! Trump should have known that. I am not a Trump Hater! I have backed him all the way, but! I don't want to see him trash my Governor! It's that simple. If he continues to do so it will make me choose and I don't want to have to do that!
7 people like this.
Reply 15 - Posted by:
Strike3 11/7/2022 8:17:37 AM (No. 1326998)
Fake news will be fake news. If you drop support for Donald Trump over a few jokes then your support wasn't all that strong in the first place. I will follow this man into battle anytime.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
zoidberg 11/7/2022 8:37:02 AM (No. 1327022)
Timing is everything. If Donald Trump cares about the Republican party, he should hold his fire until after the midterms.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
southernboy 11/7/2022 8:41:40 AM (No. 1327027)
Oh my goodness! If we don't have a candidate perfect in every way we'll just walk away and vote Libertarian!
That'l show him!
6 people like this.
Reply 18 - Posted by:
red1066 11/7/2022 9:02:40 AM (No. 1327050)
Turn is a BS statement. Was it a stupid statement? Of course, it was, but anyone who suddenly doesn't like Trump because of this, was a never Trumper to begin with.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
samoasam 11/7/2022 9:50:11 AM (No. 1327074)
Only Trump can undue Trump. And it’s beginning. There was no bigger fan than me. But his ego will take him down. I’m tired of his Relentless rants about how good he is. How he saved the world. How he’s giving up his billionaire pleasures for us. His attacks on opponents are getting old. He obviously fears DeSantis and wants to take him out. It ain’t gonna work against a guy who is twice as smart as he. A guy who has a resume that obviously outshines Trump. DeSantis is a smart well liked politician/governor. He’s conservative and he thinks! That’s something Trump can’t do. Trump is reactive, a brawler, a bull in a China shop. If Trump’s idea that he can attack DeSantis like he has others, it will fail miserably. I say bring it on early Donald, so we don’t screw up the 2024 campaign.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
PCMM 11/7/2022 11:07:55 AM (No. 1327132)
You can support Trump and still call him out on this stuff. The brain-dead minions who believe their favorite politician can do no wrong are exactly like the lunatics on the left. He may be getting a little dementia himself but his minions won’t see it.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
joew9 11/7/2022 11:36:14 AM (No. 1327166)
It seems to me that making fun of the "Ron is God" slogan is warranted.
Everybody knows that the real slogan is "Clapton is God".
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
Birddog 11/7/2022 11:39:41 AM (No. 1327168)
it was a joking jibe at DeSantis's just released advert claiming he was/is "Sanctified By Gawd"...
riffing on Paul Harvey's famous "God Created a Farmer" piece...
in a state were enough voters are old enough to even remember Paul Harvey.
The advert was tongue in cheek(I assume) as was Trumps mention of it.
https://youtu.be/o8jz7Cwjo3c
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
anniebc 11/7/2022 12:14:06 PM (No. 1327214)
See?
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
anniebc 11/7/2022 12:14:19 PM (No. 1327216)
Now stop it!
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
GustoGrabber 11/7/2022 12:22:23 PM (No. 1327225)
Bushies Roves and establishment Rove republicans never violate the eleventh commandment. At least not directly so as to not leave fingerprints. Use the press leak the story. Billy Bush has Trump making a lockerroom joke on a hot mic? Let er rip. Pat Buchanon, Joe Sobran? call em nazi's and take them out. John McCain? (crazy) Sarah Palin? ( call NBC ( at rockefeller Center) and get Lorne MIchaels on the horn.
They did it with W, the did it with Jeb. Win reelection as governor and immediately declare him the front runner. The establishment violates the 11th amendment all the time, but just like at the country club, they let the caddy go in the unpleasant places to find the lost ball.
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
Lucky5 11/7/2022 4:11:45 PM (No. 1327387)
I can understand why my Mom loathes Trump. He does not make it easy. The rest of my family all vote Trump.
2 people like this.
Reply 27 - Posted by:
Gina 11/7/2022 4:19:22 PM (No. 1327396)
Don't like that headline. I would never turn on Trump. If you run for office you have to be tough and have a thick skin. Trump's toughness impresses me. The Dems are going to be going hard after whoever gets the nomination -- and I already know Trump is man enough to take it.
MAGA Trump 2024
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