Trump has called several GOP donors who contributed money to Ron DeSantis asking them to stop

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boosting the Florida governor: report

Former President Donald Trump has asked several of his donors to refrain from boosting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — who has emerged as one of the former president's most formidable potential rivals in a GOP presidential primary matchup — according to The Washington Post.

Trump was instrumental in shaping DeSantis' political rise in the Sunshine State, endorsing the little-known congressman in the 2018 gubernatorial primary over a more established rival, then-Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam.

With the MAGA movement behind DeSantis, he became unstoppable in the GOP primary that year, romping to an easy win over Putnam and narrowly winning the general election over Andrew Gillum, the onetime Democratic star.

But the former president, who established Florida as the center of his political operations after leaving the White House last year, now finds himself having to coexist with a longtime political ally who has the potential to eclipse him in the minds of many Republicans who may not be keen on a third Trump presidential campaign.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-called-several-gop-donors-155209241.html

I hate both of them with a passion. The more pain they can cause each other the better.

[cilla4progress]

1. Grose.

Not a Dem move

[PortTack]

2. Tfg is gonna bury him if he runs

[NH Ethylene]

3. That'll be great, as long as Trump gets buried in turn, with indictments. n/t

[PortTack]

7. ☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️

[Carlitos Brigante]

4. I have the solution. Put them both in a locked room with only some PCP, Everclear and a

cue stick........... and if neither come out victorious. It's a win-win for the world.

[underpants]

5. Well give it DeSantis on this

He’s not waiting and deferring to Trump. He got the first jump by turning ON Trump. He didn’t wait around to get hurt by Trump in some way.

[Dorian Gray]

8. Yep

I'm curious if DeSantis can do it, though. Watching Trump is like watching WWE. It's train wreck entertainment. Some hate watch him. Some love watch him. He's always interesting.

DeSantis doesn't have that "it" factor. He's quite boring if you watch him speak. He couldn't pull rallies off like Trump can. He's all social issue fight fight fight.... but then when you see him interviewed, it's like: "THIS GUY?"

The right wing media would have to do a LOT of work to get him to be anywhere as near as engaging (positively or negatively) as Trump.

[underpants]

9. It only takes one + his voice

Remember that Trump got the nomination due to the huge candidate field. If there’s ONE person running against him I doubt he gets the nomination in 2024.

DeSantis’s voice reminds of a one off character on Seinfeld - the rabbi. Frankly his voice doesn’t match his body at all.

[Dorian Gray]

10. hah

I never noticed that before.

[usonian]

6. Just two little words.

CAGE FIGHT.