{"id":1222735,"date":"2022-01-18T16:52:19","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T21:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1222735"},"modified":"2022-01-18T16:52:27","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T21:52:27","slug":"report-ron-desantis-will-not-bend-the-knee-to-trump-asking-too-much","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-ron-desantis-will-not-bend-the-knee-to-trump-asking-too-much\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Ron DeSantis Will Not Bend the Knee to Trump; \u2018Asking Too Much\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freport-ron-desantis-will-not-bend-the-knee-to-trump-asking-too-much%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1222735&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GettyImages-1164628727-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) reportedly will not kowtow to former President Donald Trump, the <em>New York Times<\/em> reported about the media\u2019s drummed-up feud&nbsp;between the two stalwart Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>While the establishment media are looking to misdirect readers from President Joe Biden\u2019s 33 percent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/12\/poll-record-low-33-percent-approve-of-bidens-job-performance\/\">approval rating<\/a> and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/14\/joe-bidens-no-good-very-bad-24-hours\/\">subsequent failures<\/a>&nbsp;with \u201cremarks made for irresistible headlines,\u201d the <em>Times<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/01\/16\/us\/politics\/trump-desantis.html\">joined<\/a> other media outlets in creating \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/590071-trump-desantis-tensions-ratchet-up\">tensions<\/a>\u201d between Trump and DeSantis.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The <em>Times<\/em> reported DeSantis\u2019s friends believe Trump has an \u201cexpectation\u201d that DeSantis should \u201cbend the knee\u201d to Trump\u2019s likely 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/politics\/archive\/2022\/01\/trump-arizona-rally-2024-election\/621244\/\">presidential bid<\/a>. But bending the knee, the governor\u2019s friends reportedly stated, \u201cis asking too much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\">The reporting by the <em>Times<\/em> on the \u201ctensions\u201d comes after&nbsp;Trump reportedly trashed DeSantis as a 2024 primary opponent, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/16\/report-trump-bash-ron-desantis-private-dull-personality\/\">dubbing<\/a> him a \u201cdull personality\u201d with \u201cno personal charisma\u201d and without a chance of winning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\">Establishment media rumors suggest DeSantis responded on Friday to Trump\u2019s comments via a podcast, where he <a href=\"https:\/\/ruthlesspodcast.com\/episodes\/ron-desantis-gets-ruthless\">noted<\/a> \u201cthe Covid lockdowns former President Donald Trump encouraged early in the coronavirus pandemic,\u201d NBC News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/donald-trump\/trump-s-advisers-point-finger-mcconnell-reports-desantis-feud-swirl-n1287618\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Both Trump and DeSantis have reportedly stated the drama between the two is media-driven.<\/p>\n<p>The establishment media, which reported last week on Biden\u2019s staggering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/14\/joe-bidens-no-good-very-bad-24-hours\/\">setbacks<\/a>, is likely looking to change the topic from Biden to a more harmonious topic of a Trump and DeSantis feud.<\/p>\n<p>NBC anchor Chuck Todd of <em>Meet the Press<\/em> led his show on Sunday by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeetThePress\/status\/1483050281344679941?s=20\">slamming<\/a> Biden for failing to shut down the virus, reduce 40-year high inflation, and enact the \u201cBuild Back Better Agenda\u201d:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MTP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MTP<\/a>\u2014<\/p>\n<p>Every new administration enters office with an agenda of optimism.<\/p>\n<p>For President Biden, the plan was that Covid would be defeated, the economy would fully recover and he would deliver a return to normalcy. <\/p>\n<p>But plans have a way of going sideways. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kPkXG9dzkA\">pic.twitter.com\/kPkXG9dzkA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeetThePress\/status\/1483050281344679941?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>CNN\u2019s <em>State of the Union<\/em> with anchor Jake Tapper was also forced on Sunday to report Biden\u2019s inability to deliver on his campaign promises. In an interview with Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, Tapper <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNNSotu\/status\/1482744522450739200?s=20\">questioned<\/a> how bad the virus will become over the course of the next weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a very difficult time during this surge. We are seeing high case numbers and hospitalization rates. \u2026 We\u2019re also seeing strain in many of our hospitals around the country,\u201d Murthy said. \u201cThe next few weeks will be tough.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;This is a very difficult time during this surge. We are seeing high case numbers and hospitalization rates\u2026 we&#8217;re also seeing strain in many of our hospitals around the country,&#8221; says US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy of the Covid surge.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The next few weeks will be tough.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WUJhHWxNit\">pic.twitter.com\/WUJhHWxNit<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 State of the Union (@CNNSotu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNNSotu\/status\/1482744522450739200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Headlines across the major papers throughout the nation wrote negative headlines. \u201cBiden\u2019s year of hard lessons,\u201d the <em>Washington Post<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2022\/01\/17\/bidens-year-hard-lessons\/\">reported<\/a>. \u201cThis Presidency Isn\u2019t Turning Out as Planned,\u201d the <em>New York Times<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/01\/16\/opinion\/biden-obama-economy.html\">penned<\/a>. \u201cGloom, outrage and barely any hope from readers on climate change,\u201d the <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/opinion\/letters-to-the-editor\/story\/2022-01-15\/gloom-outrage-and-barely-any-hope-climate-change\">published<\/a>&nbsp;about Biden\u2019s inaction.<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow Wendell Huseb\u00f8 on Twitter&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WendellHusebo?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\"><em>@WendellHuseb\u00f8<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) reportedly will not kowtow to former President Donald Trump, the New York Times reported about the media\u2019s drummed-up feud\u00a0between the two stalwart Republicans. 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