‘Angry’ Trump focused on taking down DeSantis as expected indictment looms

Former President “Donald Trump” is targeting Governor “Ron DeSantis” (R-FL) as allies race to defend Trump against a potential indictment and criticize DeSantis, seen as his main rival for the 2024 Republican presidential candidacy.

High-profile Trump supporters are attacking the Florida governor over his subdued reaction as the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office considers charging the former president in a case involving alleged hush money payments made to porn star “Stormy Daniels” in 2016.

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“The President is very, very angry with all of these people. He does not need these proxies,” a former campaign advisor said. “If he’s going to take down Ron DeSantis politically, then he will be the one doing it.”

“He will not be giving credit to anyone. He doesn’t need surrogates to take out Ron DeSantis. Donald Trump will take out Ron DeSantis all by himself,” the advisor added.

DeSantis, a prominent governor in a swing state that many Republicans hope will run for president in 2024, is not expected to make a formal move until the summer. His stance has drawn sharper criticism from Trump and other potential candidates in the election.

Prominent supporters such as political activists Jack Posobiec, Alex Bruesewitz, and Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr., have urged DeSantis to condemn the potential indictment as a politically motivated witch hunt. Others have rallied behind Trump’s call to “take our nation back.”

Ali Alexander, an organizer of the “Stop the Steal” rallies that followed the 2020 presidential election, indicated his support for a mass demonstration in response to Trump’s suggestion on the Truth Social site that his supporters take to the streets in the event of his arrest.

Instead, some believe that the public arguing by Trump and DeSantis’s supporters enables DeSantis to remain quiet. An individual suggested, “This is becoming a proxy battle between the Lisa Boothes and the John Cardillos and the Buck Sextons of the world,” dismissing some voices as being “paid to put a ring of protection around Ron DeSantis.”

By contrast, affable Trump allies, like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), have refused to support the push for civil unrest. In anticipation, hundreds of riot police officers have been mobil