DeSantis criticizes Trump’s debate hesitation; Pro-DeSantis PAC mocks him in ad.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Criticizes Donald Trump’s Possible Absence from Republican Primary Debate
During an interview on Wednesday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis expressed his criticism towards former President Donald Trump for potentially not attending the first Republican Party primary debate in Milwaukee next week.
DeSantis, speaking to Guy Benson on Fox News Radio, confidently stated that he expects to face the most attacks from other candidates since he is the only candidate, apart from Trump, who is polling in double digits.
“Clearly, I’m the only guy that Trump’s campaign attacks,” DeSantis said. “And then the other candidates, a lot of them don’t really say much about Donald Trump, and they — they focus more on me.”
The governor eagerly anticipates the opportunity to engage with the millions of Americans who have yet to pay attention to the primaries.
“Ever since we won re-election in Florida by such a historic margin, people have identified me as a threat,” he said. “The Democrats have identified me as a threat. Biden, Harris, they spend more time attacking me than anybody else. The media, they have been after me. I have probably had more hit pieces from the corporate press than any other candidate running.”
“They want to create the narrative that somehow he’s inevitable,” he later added. “But I think the fact that they frantically attack me all the time shows that they don’t actually believe that.”
DeSantis also pointed out that Trump only showed up to the Iowa State Fair when the Florida governor was participating in the events, suggesting that Trump did it “to try to take some of the attention away from us.”
“So, if you already had it in the bag, you would not worry about any other candidate,” he continued. “I have been in races where I had it in the bag. I was not out there attacking people that I was 40 or 50 points ahead of. So, he owes it to people to go up there and debate.”
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DeSantis suggested that one of the main reasons Trump does not want to debate is because he does not want to defend his record in terms of unfulfilled campaign promises from 2016.
The Super PAC supporting DeSantis, Never Back Down, released an ad taunting Trump for not committing to the debate.
“Donald Trump used to mock Democrats for refusing to debate,” the ad states, showing footage of the former president doing so.
The ad then transitions to an interview with Trump on Fox News, where anchor Bret Baier questions him about his potential absence from the event.
“We can’t afford a nominee who is too weak to debate,” the ad asserts. “We need a nominee with stamina. A nominee who’s sharp.”
“Republicans deserve a candidate who earns our vote,” it continues. “Not one who demands it. What happened to Donald Trump?”
Republicans need a nominee with stamina. A nominee who’s sharp.
We deserve a candidate who earns our vote — not one who demands it. pic.twitter.com/Tf3Cf4RrtX
— Never Back Down (@NvrBackDown24) August 16, 2023
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