Fact Check: Ten False and Misleading Claims
in Trump's Latest Anti-DeSantis Rant
Townhall,
by
Guy Benson
Original Article
Posted By: Rama41,
3/24/2023 12:49:27 PM
I'm genuinely unsure whether it's even worth making the effort to substantively examine former President Trump's multi-post 'Truth' Social thread hammering Florida Governor Ron DeSantis -- this latest broadside came in response to the latter Republican's interview with Piers Morgan -- but just in case factual information still matters to anyone, let's have a look. [Snip] Conservative voters must decide: Is the purpose of the 2024 GOP presidential primary to Make Donald Trump's Feelings Great Again, or to put themselves in the best position to win the general election?
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Quigley 3/24/2023 12:58:51 PM (No. 1432532)
I’m already tired of this nonsense.
Trump makes his own attacks. Desantis gets this guy to do it so desantis can act holier than thou. Very traditional- the dims have antifa burn down a church so they can act all innocent when they accuse trump of the fedsurrection. Sick of it. Already.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
TexaTucky 3/24/2023 1:13:30 PM (No. 1432543)
That's funny, OP.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
bpl40 3/24/2023 1:13:57 PM (No. 1432544)
Trump is his own man. DeSantis is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wall Street globalists. That alone ‘trumps’ all the points made in here. The voters are not stupid.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
SALady 3/24/2023 1:17:09 PM (No. 1432549)
I don't give a damn about Donald Trump's "feelings".
I give everything about saving this republic from the evil disaster that Senile Joe bidet's unelected Communist puppet masters have inflicted on every aspect of this country!!!! And the only person who has the "gravitas" to do that is Donald Trump!!!!!
At this point, DeSantis reminds me for more of George W. Bush than Ronald Reagan. DeSantis is the very popular governor of a state that has become solidly Republican in the last few years. Because he has a strong majority of Republicans in the state legislature, he can get anything he wants passed and made into law. Because of that, and the strong conservative things he says, he seems like a very strong and in-control governor. Even the media there tends to be positive in their reporting of him. He has a pretty wife and nice-looking kids.
Sadly, that sounds exactly like George W. Bush not that long ago when he was the very popular and competent governor of our state. So he ran for president long before he was really ready to make that step, and when he encountered the brutal opposition of the national Demon-Rats, and far too many Republi-Can'ts, he folded like a wet noodle. We are still paying for many of the disasters his incompetency caused during his administration.
I do think DeSantis is stronger than Bush. But he is still going to have to sell his soul to special interests to afford to run for president. They don't do that for free. And some of the special interests that have already been supporting him are very troubling. And he has yet to have to deal with a hostile work environment. It's basically a "love fest" in Florida for him.
So, no, Donald Trump 1,000,000% in 2024. Then if DeSantis wants to try it in 2028 after Trump has done all the dirty work to clean up this bidet disaster, he will have my support.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
philsner 3/24/2023 1:20:36 PM (No. 1432553)
Baaa, baaa.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Northcross 3/24/2023 1:28:36 PM (No. 1432559)
Trump once again can't help himself and goes into full egotistical jerk mode, because that is who he is. So tiresome.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
judy 3/24/2023 1:53:07 PM (No. 1432571)
I flat out do Not trust DeSantis!
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
earlybird 3/24/2023 2:03:24 PM (No. 1432584)
Wussy little Guy Benson? Seriously?
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Illinois Mom 3/24/2023 2:04:14 PM (No. 1432585)
#4...EXCELLENT comments.
I would just add that Donald Trump is not a politician. That is evident in the way he speaks. Politician's are always trying to be "all things to all people." Trump was all in from the beginning on his promises to fix or improve the things that were wrong in the country. He didn't tackle economic or "race issues" by talking about them constantly, he tackled them practically and got results that improved the economy and eased racial tensions through actual job creation.
Also, Trump was not beholden to donors, and while at this point, Desantis has done very well by Florida but he is beholden to his mentors and donors. As long as he is governor in one state out of fifty, his backers can let him stand his ground on Disney and the schools. Will he be allowed to do that on a national stage?
I'd rather see Desantis as VP in '24 then bat clean up in '28. A bit more age and wisdom might be the very thing that prepares him and his family to withstand the onslaught.
It took a "bull in a china shop" to shake up Obama's "managed decline" of the United States. We had a glimpse of all of the possibilities again. We saw Trumps policies actually work. It is all the more noticeable since Biden's reversal of the everything that was working.
Just an aside, certain journalists and radio hosts are crushing big time on Desantis. It's getting sickening. Listen to old recordings from Rush. You may learn that it's possible to admire another man and articulate why you do, without acting like you want to date him.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
MickTurn 3/24/2023 2:20:12 PM (No. 1432597)
As a side note, what Democrap candidate doesn't do worse every waking moment?
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
downnout 3/24/2023 2:38:28 PM (No. 1432616)
It would be nice if Republicans could aim their firepower at Dems instead of each other.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Hermit_Crab 3/24/2023 4:10:57 PM (No. 1432671)
Gay Benson has always been a pseudo-conservative Establishment hack.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
YorkieMom 3/24/2023 5:41:08 PM (No. 1432731)
Attacking the messenger? I asked myself if Benson was making things up, but the videos show Trump actually said what Benson wrote in this article. And those quotes sound like Trump is a lefty democrat. complimenting Charlie Christ over DeSantis? Really? Trump seems to be getting very worried.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Citoyen 3/24/2023 6:35:04 PM (No. 1432757)
It is distressing that Trump is now telling certified lies about DeSantis, many that are obviously false. I continue to be amazed that he is attacking DeSantis on the Covid issue. With his abject support of Fauci during 2020, including calls to shut down the country, he sets himself up for a brutal take down on this issue by DeSantis. Screeching bald-faced lies about a political opponent is a Democrat tactic and I'm sorry that Donald Trump is doing it.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
mean Gene 3/24/2023 7:12:35 PM (No. 1432775)
It's of no consequence to me what Guy Benson says, but since I want to be always informed, I read it anyway.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
Ditto1958 3/24/2023 8:40:31 PM (No. 1432799)
Stop with this, please. Joe Biden tells whopper lies on an almost daily basis, makes up stuff about his past, has his press Secretary claim the border is secure and the economy is strong.
Trump, meanwhile, is a salesman. His book is “The Art Of The Deal.” He makes effective use of puffing. Most Americans understand that when Big Jim’s Autos claims they have the lowest prices in town, you don’t get out the fact checkers and sue Big Jim if he’s wrong.
No reasonably intelligent person is misled by Trump. Please worry about our current president’s lies and not Trump’s salesmanship.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
earlybird 3/24/2023 9:17:58 PM (No. 1432804)
Wussy little Guy Benson isn’t what I’d call a messenger. Does anyone really pay attention to him? Weak.
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