{"id":2152246,"date":"2024-01-17T21:33:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T02:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-desantis-pack-leader-only-trump-can-save-america\/"},"modified":"2024-01-17T21:35:19","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T02:35:19","slug":"former-desantis-pack-leader-only-trump-can-save-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-desantis-pack-leader-only-trump-can-save-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-DeSantis Leader: America&#8217;s Savior is Trump"},"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\">12<\/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%2Fformer-desantis-pack-leader-only-trump-can-save-america%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=2152246&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><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">US President Donald Trump \u2062shakes hands with US Representative \u200bRon DeSantis, Republican\u2063 of Florida, and candidate for Florida Governor, as \u2063he speaks during a \u200dcampaign rally at Florida State Fairgrounds Expo Hall in \u2064Tampa, Florida, on July 31, 2018. (Photo by SAUL LOEB \/ AFP) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/sophia-flores\">Sophia \u200dFlores<\/a><br \/>6:28 PM \u2013Wednesday,\u200d January 17, 2024<\/p>\n<h2>Ron DeSantis&#8217;s \u2062Former Spokesman\u2062 Now Backs Trump for\u200d 2024 \u200cPresidential Election<\/h2>\n<p>Steve Cortes, who previously served as a \u200bTrump\u200c campaign\u200c advisor in 2016 and 2020,\u2064 has made a surprising turnaround and now supports Trump \u2062in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-appears-to-be-a-popular-lead-for-2024-straw-poll-shows\/\" title=\"DeSantis Appears To Be A Popular Lead For 2024, Straw Poll Shows\">upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/campaign-2024-an-early-look-at-the-possible-republican-contenders\/\" title=\"Campaign 2024: An Early Look At The Possible Republican Contenders\">2024 presidential election<\/a><\/a>. Cortes expressed \u2063his \u2062hope that Trump becomes the next president of the United States.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Cortes also previously served as a Trump campaign advisor in 2016 and in 2020. However, he left the Trump team\u200b soon after the \u200b2020\u2063 campaign due\u200d to what he alleged was Donald Trump\u2019s \u201cvicious attacks\u201d on his former\u200d staffers.<\/p>\n<p>He then went \u200bon to \u2063join DeSantis\u2019s (R-Fla.) Never Back Down Super \u200bPac. In May 2023, \u200bhe claimed that the Florida governor\u2062 was \u201cthe best\u200c possible option to win the presidency in 2024 and to govern as a highly capable, patriotic\u2063 populist leader.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cortes later stepped down from the DeSantis team in October with no explanation. He declined to talk about his decision for \u2064months, up until Wednesday. He wrote an op-ed for <em>RealClearPolitics<\/em> \u2062 piece that was titled \u200b\u201cOnly\u2064 Trump Can Save America.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI believed that Republican voters were ready for a new post-Trump chapter \u200bof\u2062 the America First movement. I now believe I was wrong,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Following the former president\u2019s major success in\u200c the Iowa caucus, Cortes\u200d is now more confident in Trump\u2019s \u2063abilities\u2062 than ever before.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThose of \u2063us who backed Ron DeSantis \u2014 or the other Republican candidates \u00ad\u2014 should read the room. Former President Trump winnowed the field effortlessly and then\u200b crushed the remaining three candidates in Iowa. He leads in the \u200dpolls everywhere else. It is time to coalesce and unite\u2064 behind the clear preference of the GOP grassroots, Donald John Trump.\u201d,\u201d Cortes wrote.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt is time \u2064to unify\u200b behind former President Trump as he leads the battle\u2064 against the ruling class and \u2063the oligarch\u2019s intent on destroying the American way of life,\u201d Cortes wrote. \u201cI implore all patriotic populists to\u200b join as\u2062 I pledge\u200d to do all I can to work for Trump\u2019s cause, just as I proudly did in 2016 and \u200c2020.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! \u2064Receive breaking news\u2064 blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Javier\u200d Milei goes head to head\u200d with the Globalists at the WEF while an Epstein associate is backing E. Jean \u200bCarroll.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Callum Smiles<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Dr. Jeff \u2062Barke<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Executives at the WEF say they are\u2063 grappling with how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rachel-maddow-defends-msnbcs-choice-not-to-broadcast-trump-victory-speech-we-cannot-knowingly-broadcast-untrue-things\/\" title=\"Rachel Maddow supports MSNBC's decision to not air Trump's victory speech, citing the importance of not disseminating false information\">turn early demos<\/a> \u2064into \u200bmoney-makers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Apple ended Samsung Electronics\u2019\u2064 12-year run as the largest seller of smartphones in the world.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Tesla\u00a0CEO Elon\u2063 Musk \u2064said he would be uncomfortable growing the automaker \u200dto be a leader in AI and robotics without having at least 25% voting control \u2062of the \u200bcompany.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Google is set to go before a federal \u200cjury in Boston on Tuesday \u2063over accusations that \u2064its processors infringe a computer scientist\u2019s patents.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What \u2064led Steve Cortes to leave Ron DeSantis&#8217;s team and endorse \u200cDonald Trump for the 2024 presidential election?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ron DeSantis&#8217;s Former Spokesman \u2064Now \u2063Backs Trump for 2024 Presidential Election<\/p>\n<p>In a surprising turn of events, former Trump campaign advisor Steve Cortes has announced his support \u200cfor Donald Trump in the upcoming 2024 presidential election. Cortes, who previously served in the Trump campaign\u200c in\u200c 2016 and \u20632020, expressed his hope that Trump becomes the next president of the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Cortes had\u2063 previously left the Trump team soon after the 2020 campaign, citing Donald Trump&#8217;s &#8220;vicious attacks&#8221; on his former staffers as the reason for his departure. He then joined Ron DeSantis&#8217;s (R-Fla.) Never \u200cBack\u200d Down Super Pac, \u2062claiming that\u200c DeSantis\u200c was \u2062the best possible option to win the presidency in 2024 and govern \u2062as a highly capable, patriotic populist leader.<\/p>\n<p>However, Cortes later stepped down\u2063 from the DeSantis team in October\u200c without providing any \u2063explanation. He remained silent about his decision for months until Wednesday when \u2063he wrote an op-ed for \u200cRealClearPolitics titled &#8220;Only \u2062Trump Can Save America.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In the op-ed, \u2063Cortes\u200b admitted, &#8220;I believed that Republican voters were ready\u2064 for a new post-Trump chapter\u2062 of the America First movement.\u2062 I now believe I was \u200cwrong.&#8221; He acknowledged that following the former president&#8217;s major success in\u200d the Iowa caucus,\u200c he is now more confident in Trump&#8217;s abilities than ever before.<\/p>\n<p>Cortes urged \u2063those who backed Ron DeSantis \u2062or \u2064other Republican candidates to &#8220;read the room&#8221; and recognize Trump&#8217;s dominance in the polls. He stressed the need for Republicans to coalesce and \u200dunite behind the clear\u200c preference of the GOP grassroots.<\/p>\n<p>This unexpected endorsement from Cortes highlights the continuing influence and appeal of\u2063 Donald Trump within the Republican Party. Despite their previous differences, Cortes now firmly believes that Trump is the best choice to lead the country in the next <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-gop-push-back-on-impeachment-talks\/\" title=\"White House, GOP push back on impeachment talks\">presidential term<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As the political landscape heads towards \u2063the 2024\u200d election, it\u2064 will be\u2062 interesting to see how Cortes&#8217; endorsement \u200dinfluences\u200b other Republican \u200bfigures and the overall dynamics of \u2062the race. It is clear that Trump remains a significant force \u2063in American politics, capturing the attention and support of influential\u2062 figures like Cortes, \u200dwho now see him as \u200dthe only viable option \u2063to save America.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ron DeSantis, a Republican candidate for Florida Governor, shook hands with US President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Tampa, Florida. The event took place on July 31, 2018, at the Florida State Fairgrounds Expo Hall. A photo of the moment was captured by SAUL LOEB \/ AFP. 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