DeSantis Commends Trump In New Book Despite Trump’s Repeated Attacks

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has praised former President Donald Trump in his book. This despite the fact that the Sunshine State Republican was recently subject to barbs from Trump who may view him as a threat in 2024’s GOP primary.

Excerpts taken from “The Courage to Be Free: Florida’s Blueprint for America’s Revival,” Which hits bookshelves Tuesday, where? Obtained The Guardian. DeSantis, who continues his fight against Critical Race Theory and the elite class, paints Republicans like George W. Bush as part of what he considers to be a problematic institution.

“Some DC commentators have opined that Donald Trump’s nomination represented a hostile takeover of the Republican Party. But this analysis gets it exactly backward,” DeSantis wrote. “Since Ronald Reagan flew back to California on January 20, 1989, the GOP grass roots had been longing for someone who rejected the old-guard way of doing business and who could speak to their concerns and aspirations. Trump supported policies that appealed to the base in a way that GOP leaders in the DC swamp had been either incapable of doing or unwilling to do.”

DeSantis explains in the book how Trump was a celebrity as a TV star and high-profile developer. “brought a unique star power to the race” in 2016, when Trump defeated Hillary Clinton.

DeSantis criticizes top Democrats and the media for using the Russia collusion conspiracy theory to try to discredit him. “kneecap Trump’s presidency.”

Trump’s endorsement was the reason that 44-year old governor won his first election in Florida in 2018. “enhance[d] my name recognition.”

“I knew that a Trump endorsement would provide me with the exposure to GOP primary voters across the State of Florida, and I was confident that many would see me as a good candidate once they learned about my record,” DeSantis wrote. “I had developed a good relationship with the president largely because I supported his initiatives in Congress and opposed the Russia collusion conspiracy theory.”

DeSantis speaks glowingly about Trump, despite Trump’s recent actions Multiple times attacks He has been voted against ever since the midterm election ended. Trump, who is credited with DeSantis’s first gubernatorial win, has Claim DeSantis in tears “begged” His endorsement. Trump also attempted to give DeSantis a nickname like many of his political adversaries, calling him “Ron DeSanctimonious.”

Recent polling suggests that Trump’s attack on DeSantis makes some Republicans feel less bad about Trump than DeSantis.

2024 MI GOP Primary head two-head poll by ahref=”https://twitter.com/EchelonInsights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@EchelonInsights

DeSantis — 47%
Trump — 42%
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Poll also tested the nickname “Ron DeSanctimonious,”

5% of respondents said it made them feel less positive about DeSantis.

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— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) February 22, 2023