{"id":2454904,"date":"2025-07-02T17:49:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T21:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-confirms-that-his-relationship-with-ron-desantis-is-now-a-9-9\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T17:50:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T21:50:13","slug":"trump-confirms-that-his-relationship-with-ron-desantis-is-now-a-9-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-confirms-that-his-relationship-with-ron-desantis-is-now-a-9-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Confirms That His Relationship with Ron DeSantis Is Now a &#8216;9.9&#8217;"},"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\">24<\/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%2Ftrump-confirms-that-his-relationship-with-ron-desantis-is-now-a-9-9%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=2454904&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>Recently, President Donald Trump discussed his relationship wiht Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, indicating a significant betterment following their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/david-perdue-announces-run-for-georgia-governor-over-my-dead-body-will-stacey-abrams-control-our-elections\/\" title=\"David Perdue Announces Run for Georgia ...: \u2018Over My Dead Body\u2019 Will Stacey Abrams Control Our Elections\">competitive primary battle<\/a> for the 2024 election. Speaking at the opening of a new detention center for illegal aliens in the Everglades, Trump rated their relationship as &#8220;9.9 out of 10,&#8221; jokingly suggesting a few lingering &#8220;wounds&#8221; might account for the slight deduction. This positive sentiment was echoed by DeSantis&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">communications director<\/a>, who characterized their relationship as &#8220;fantastic.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The event was notable not only for Trump&#8217;s remarks but also because it showcased their collaboration on issues concerning immigration policy, as the new facility is designed to deter escapees through the use of local alligators and pythons.observers noted that if Trump could mend ties with DeSantis, it could challenge the narrative that he only works with loyalists.<\/p>\n<p>The article also touched upon Trump&#8217;s fractious relationship with billionaire Elon Musk, suggesting that a similar reconciliation might be possible between them. Musk&#8217;s criticisms and political maneuvers against Trump indicate ongoing tensions, hinting that their interactions might remain contentious in the future. Trump&#8217;s improved rapport with DeSantis could portend positive changes in his broader political alliances.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump said this week that his previously tumultuous relationship with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida has now bounced back to a 9.9 out of 10.<\/p>\n<p>The two men &mdash; who engaged in a fierce primary battle during the 2024 election cycle &mdash; were standing side by side Tuesday for the opening of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-reporter-travels-to-alligator-alcatraz-and-finds-out-the-name-fits\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new detention center<\/a> in the Everglades for illegal aliens.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about his relationship with DeSantis, Trump told reporters, &ldquo;I would say it&rsquo;s a 10. I think it&rsquo;s a 10,&rdquo; before he corrected himself and said, &ldquo;maybe 9.9 because, you know, might be a couple of little wounds.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; BREAKING: President Trump is ASKED about his relationship with Gov. Ron DeSantis after the election<\/p>\n<p>REPORTER: &ldquo;Y&rsquo;all <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >tangled pretty hard<\/a> during the election, how is the relationship now?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>TRUMP: &ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s a 10, maybe a 9.99, he&rsquo;s great&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fo0FAR46rU\">pic.twitter.com\/fo0FAR46rU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Patriot Oasis&trade; (@ThePatriotOasis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThePatriotOasis\/status\/1940074182764552642?\">July 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The relationship between the governor and the president is fantastic,&rdquo; DeSantis communications director Bryan Griffin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-says-his-relationship-one-time-rival-desantis-now-9-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told Fox News Digital<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They were joined by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, to tour the facility dubbed &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-alligator-alcatraz-jail-illegals-will-guarded-alligators-pythons-florida-opening-weeks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alligator Alcatraz.<\/a>&ldquo;<\/p>\n<p>The detention center in South Florida near the town of Ochopee, includes an airfield and would take advantage of the area&rsquo;s alligators and pythons to serve as a deterrent against escape.<\/p>\n<p>If Trump can reconcile with someone like DeSantis, who was challenging him for the Republican presidential nomination not so long ago, then perhaps the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/theyre-calling-it-the-value-meal-wars-taco-bell-enters-the-fray-with-new-7-deal\/\" title=\"They&#039;re Calling It &#039;The Value Meal Wars&#039;: Taco Bell Enters the Fray with New  Deal\">establishment media&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s narrative about him working only with &ldquo;yes men&rdquo; is false.<\/p>\n<p>There might even be hope for Trump and billionaire Elon Musk to restore their relationship after their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-musk-deletes-epstein-post-targeting-trump-teases-entertaining-outcome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">massive falling out<\/a>, following the tech giant&rsquo;s exit from Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>The battle between them continues, however, as Musk has targeted many issues within Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/multiple-house-republicans-oppose-senates-unacceptable-changes-big-beautiful-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Beautiful Bill<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He even vowed to fund candidates like GOP Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, after the president <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-kentucky-thomas-massie-primary-iran-55252ce7fbda9c27f6fbd9123927b1b4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">threatened to support<\/a> a challenger to Massie in a primary race next year, The Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/elon-musk-donald-trump-election-massie-a690566ca5140ca47cb7a993d41774e4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There&rsquo;s enough animosity between these two for a small war.<\/p>\n<p>This is not good for the country, and it would be fitting if Trump could mend fences with Musk, the way he seemingly mended them with DeSantis.<\/p>\n<p>Things have gotten so out of hand, that Trump mentioned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-says-going-take-look-deporting-elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">possibly deporting<\/a> Musk back to South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Are you going to deport Elon Musk?&rdquo; a reporter asked him earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>The president was taken aback at the content of the question, but still answered, &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know. I mean, we&rsquo;ll have to take a look. We might have to put DOGE on Elon.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Their feud has been a seesaw of threats, apologies, dark insinuations, and kind words, all exchanged in very public forums.<\/p>\n<p>So if this reunion between the Florida governor and the commander in chief is any indicator, be on the lookout for the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/liberals-will-hate-notorious-former-doge-employee-scores-new-role-us-government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DOGE<\/a> head to be back in the Oval Office again very soon.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The two, who had a contentious primary rivalry during the 2024 election cycle, appeared together on Tuesday at the inauguration of a new detention center in the Everglades for illegal immigrants. When asked about their current relationship, Trump told reporters it was &#8220;a 10,&#8221; but then adjusted his rating to &#8220;maybe 9.9&#8221; due to some lingering issues. DeSantis&#8217;s communications director described their relationship as &#8220;fantastic.&#8221; They were joined by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to tour the facility known as &#8220;Alligator Alcatraz,&#8221; which is designed to deter escapes using local wildlife like alligators and pythons. If Trump can reconcile with someone like DeSantis, who once challenged him for the Republican nomination, it may challenge media narratives suggesting he only collaborates with sycophants.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s also speculation about whether Trump could mend fences with billionaire Elon Musk after their significant fallout following Musk&#8217;s departure from Washington D.C., despite ongoing tensions over various issues related to Trump&#8217;s policies and potential primary challenges against GOP Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky.<\/p>\n<p>The situation between Trump and Musk has escalated to such an extent that Trump even joked about possibly deporting Musk back to South Africa when questioned by a reporter earlier this week. Their public exchanges have been filled with threats and reconciliations alike; thus, if Trump&#8217;s renewed bond with DeSantis is any indication, there may be hope for him and Musk as well in the near future<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2454905,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/trump-and-desantis-for-July-2-2025.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4133,5894,5406,35285,3634],"class_list":["post-2454904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-news","tag-politics","tag-relationship","tag-ron-desantis","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/trump-and-desantis-for-July-2-2025.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2454904","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2454904"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2454904\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2454908,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2454904\/revisions\/2454908"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2454905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2454904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2454904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2454904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}