{"id":1523815,"date":"2022-06-20T10:34:28","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T14:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1523815"},"modified":"2022-06-20T10:35:08","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T14:35:08","slug":"i-think-i-would-win-trump-says-of-potential-desantis-matchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-think-i-would-win-trump-says-of-potential-desantis-matchup\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I Think I Would Win\u2019, Trump Says Of Potential DeSantis Matchup"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fi-think-i-would-win-trump-says-of-potential-desantis-matchup%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=1523815&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--><p>Former President Donald Trump told The New Yorker he doesn\u2019t know or care to know if Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to run in 2024 because the former commander-in-chief is confident he would sweep the stage.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said it\u2019s DeSantis\u2019 \u201cprerogative\u201d should he run, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know if Ron is running, and I don\u2019t ask him,\u201d Trump told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2022\/06\/27\/can-ron-desantis-displace-donald-trump-as-the-gops-combatant-in-chief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The New Yorker<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s his prerogative. I think I would win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Trump has typically held a steady advantage over DeSantis, a <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/06\/08\/desantis-reacts-straw-poll-narrowly-leading-trump-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recent straw poll<\/a> conducted at the 2022 Western Conservative Summit found DeSantis had 71% support while Trump has 68%.<\/p>\n<p>A separate straw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wispolitics.com\/2022\/wispolitics-com-wisconsin-state-gop-convention-goers-split-on-another-trump-run-plurality-supports-desantis-for-24-presidential-nomination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">poll<\/a> conducted at the Wisconsin Republican Convention found DeSantis narrowly leading Trump as well, with DeSantis getting 38% of the vote while Trump received 32%.<\/p>\n<p>An unidentified consultant alleges despite Trump\u2019s confidence in defeating DeSantis, the former president is scheming to figure out how to keep DeSantis down, according to The New Yorker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrump World is working overtime to find ways to burn DeSantis down,\u201d the consultant reportedly said. \u201cThey really hate him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But for years the governor has heard he\u2019s \u201cnext,\u201d the consultant claimed. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/06\/15\/african-americans-ron-desantis-responds-elon-musk-2024-presidential-run-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: \u2018I Welcome Support From African Americans\u2019: DeSantis Responds To Hint From Elon Musk About 2024)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7454593\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7454593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">U.S. President Donald Trump listens as Republican Florida governor candidate Ron DeSantis speaks during a Make America Great Again Rally at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, Florida, U.S., July 31, 2018. REUTERS\/Carlos Barria<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cRon has been told for four years that he\u2019s Trump\u2019s successor \u2014 that all the women want to sleep with him, and all the men want to be him. Ron has heard way too many times, \u2018you\u2019re next.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis has yet to confirm nor deny whether he would mount a bid in 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/06\/13\/ron-desantis-responds-running-against-donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dodging a question<\/a> about the election recently on \u201cFox &#038; Friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c2022\u2019s coming up, 2024. We know President Trump is considering a run. We know your name is atop that list as well,\u201d co-host Pete Hegseth asked. \u201cWhere does that all sit in your mind right now?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt just sits when people always bring up my name,\u201d DeSantis said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got a lot going on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis said he was focused on winning his reelection campaign and helping the state of Florida.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump told The New Yorker he doesn\u2019t know or care to know if Republican Florida Gov. 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