{"id":2010309,"date":"2023-08-24T01:30:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T05:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-trump-backers-mtg-and-gaetz-rip-desantis-theres-a-sadness-there\/"},"modified":"2023-08-24T01:31:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T05:31:01","slug":"republican-debate-trump-backers-mtg-and-gaetz-rip-desantis-theres-a-sadness-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-trump-backers-mtg-and-gaetz-rip-desantis-theres-a-sadness-there\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP debate: MTG and Gaetz criticize DeSantis, sensing a melancholy."},"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\">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%2Frepublican-debate-trump-backers-mtg-and-gaetz-rip-desantis-theres-a-sadness-there%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=2010309&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--><h2>Republican Representatives Critique Presidential Debate<\/h2>\n<p>Following the first Republican presidential debate, which former President Donald Trump\u2064 chose not to\u2062 attend, Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Matt Gaetz (R-FL) took the opportunity to share \u2063their thoughts on the candidates who participated and defend the former president.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jon-stewart-calls-gop-sen-pat-toomey-fing-coward-toomey-mocks-him-pseudo-celebrity\/\" title=\"Jon Stewart Calls GOP Sen. Pat Toomey \u2018F***ing Coward.\u2019 Toomey Mocks Him: \u2018Pseudo-Celebrity\u2019\">pathetic group<\/a> \u200cof people I have \u200bever seen,&#8221; remarked Greene during an appearance on the Right Side Broadcasting Network after the debate. \u200cHowever, both Greene \u200band Gaetz agreed that Vivek Ramaswamy stood out as the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tucker-carlson-asks-to-see-ketanji-browns-lsat-scores-libs-cry-racism\/\" title=\"Tucker Carlson Asks to See Ketanji Brown\u2019s LSAT Scores, Libs Cry Racism\">impressive person<\/a> on the stage.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Debate Analysis: Where Do Trump, DeSantis, and the Rest of the\u200b Republican 2024 Field Stand on Key Issues?<\/h3>\n<p>Among the candidates,\u2062 Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) faced the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-allies-world-leaders-blast-biden-over-afghanistan-debacle-question-u-s-resolve\/\" title=\"U.S. Allies, World Leaders Blast Biden Over Afghanistan Debacle, Question U.S. Resolve\">harshest criticism<\/a> from Greene and Gaetz. Greene noted that she didn&#8217;t see him\u200b smile at all, while Gaetz added, &#8220;there&#8217;s a sadness there.&#8221; Gaetz further \u200dobserved that DeSantis seemed to seek his own approval by looking down at the conclusion of every answer, prompting him to delve into \u2063the psychological aspects of the debate.<\/p>\n<p>Expressing their disappointment, both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-trump-backers-mtg-and-gaetz-rip-desantis-theres-a-sadness-there\/\" title=\"GOP debate: MTG and Gaetz criticize DeSantis, sensing a melancholy.\">representatives \u200cconcluded<\/a> that the Republican Party is &#8220;sliding backward&#8221; without Trump&#8217;s presence.<\/p>\n<p>However, Gaetz \u200dand Greene praised Ramaswamy for his performance. They particularly appreciated his defense of Trump and his pledge \u2064to \u200bpardon the former president if \u2062elected, as well as his call to halt aid to\u200b Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>For all his strengths, Greene did criticize Ramaswamy for his lack of political experience and relatively \u2062young age, expressing a preference for a candidate with more extensive engagement\u200c in running\u200c the country.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In order to be president\u200b of the United States, I really want to see someone that&#8217;s been deeply engaged for\u200c quite a long time,&#8221; she emphasized.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to\u2064 read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After Trump&#8217;s absence from the initial GOP debate, Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and Matt Gaetz (R-FL) criticized the participating candidates while supporting the ex-president. 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