{"id":1873790,"date":"2023-03-10T09:15:05","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T14:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-matter-uniting-trump-and-desantis-but-dividing-the-party\/"},"modified":"2023-03-10T09:15:27","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T14:15:27","slug":"one-matter-uniting-trump-and-desantis-but-dividing-the-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-matter-uniting-trump-and-desantis-but-dividing-the-party\/","title":{"rendered":"One matter uniting Trump and DeSantis but dividing the party"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fone-matter-uniting-trump-and-desantis-but-dividing-the-party%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=1873790&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-->\n<div class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div id=\"Brid_78399405\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:16; height:9;\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">                <meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Six takeaways from Biden's big-spending budget proposal\">               <meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"President Joe Biden released his budget for the next fiscal year on Thursday, outlining the policy priorities that could underpin his reelection bid should he choose to run for a second term. 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The party&#8217;s right-leaning star is growing, and the Florida governor is facing criticism from the establishment 2024 hopefuls over his position on a key foreign policy issue: the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/war-in-ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">war in Ukraine<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/desantis-inches-closer-2024-launch-iowa-trip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DESANTIS INCHES CLOSE TO 2024 LAUNCH AND TRIP TO IOWA<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2023\/03\/10\/leading-gopers-taking-aim-trump-desantis-00086454\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Talk<\/a> To <i>Politico<\/i> Karl Rove and Texas Voter Engagement Project hosted a private retreat for donors in Austin, Texas. Former Vice President <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-pence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike Pence<\/a>, Gov. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chris-sununu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chris Sununu<\/a> (R-NH), former Gov. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chris-christie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chris Christie<\/a> (R-NJ), decried DeSantis for being the wrong man to save Trump&#8217;s party. <\/p>\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<figure class=\"Figure mb-1 mb-sm-3 mb-md-1 article-lead-photo data_invisible\" data-align=\"center\" data-image-size=\"fixed\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div class=\"Figure-container\"> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\"><\/source><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" width=\"767\" height=\"511\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_md\"><\/source><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"645\" height=\"430\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\"><\/source><source media=\"(max-width: 1440px)\" width=\"645\" height=\"430\" data-image-size=\"1060x600_xl\"><\/source><source type=\"image\/webp\" width=\"1060\" height=\"706\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\"><\/source><source width=\"1060\" height=\"706\" data-image-size=\"1060x600\"><\/source>                                 <\/picture><figcaption class=\"Figure-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\"> From left: Former President Donald J. Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference CPAC&#8217;s third day on Saturday, February 26, 2022 in Orlando, FL. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks on the first day at the Conservative Political Action Conference CPAC, Thursday, February 24, 2022 in Orlando, FL.                 <\/figcaption><div class=\"Figure-credit\" itemprop=\"author\"> The Washington Post\/The Washington Post via Getty Im                <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The Bible says if the trumpet does not sound a clear call, who will know to get ready for battle,&#8221; Pence stated to the outlet that DeSantis was referring to Ukraine. &#8220;To me, it&#8217;s a function of leadership.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve got to speak plainly to the American people about the threats that we face,&#8221; The former vice president spoke out while calling for &#8220;strong American leadership on the world stage.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Explicating how he had &#8220;no illusions about [Russian President Vladimir] Putin,&#8221; Pence was also quoted. &#8220;Russia is on the move, when authoritarian regimes like China are threatening their neighbors, we need to meet that moment with American strength.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Christie, who built a career on his ability to be candid, spoke at the conference to donors about how he made his way in the world of rhetoric. &#8220;stop whispering&#8221; They expressed their dismay at Trump&#8217;s behavior and advised that the safer route was not to &#8220;just nominate Trump Lite.&#8221; <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&#8220;Read More from&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/trump-desantis-criticism-gop-candidates-pence-sununu\">Trump and DeSantis are united on one issue, but they are divided in the party<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LThe establishment Republicans have started to take aim at Gov. 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