Even though explosives aren’t traditionally associated with Memorial Day, Republican presidential candidates Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump are staging their own fireworks display on Monday morning.
Monday morning, the governor of Florida made a live appearance on Fox & Friends from Jacksonville, Florida. He was questioned on a variety of topics, including the debt ceiling negotiations and why he believes he should be the Republican nominee instead of the former president.
Eventually, he was questioned by Todd Piro about his chances in Iowa, which is home to a significant early caucus primary that many political insiders consider crucial to his and any candidate’s chances of becoming the presidential nominee. The query posed to him was, “Governor, do you think you can win Iowa?”
In his response, DeSantis took aim at Trump, particularly in relation to the intra-party divisive issue of Disney:
“I mean, you know, they had mentioned there may be some differences with me and Donald Trump. And I think that those differences redound to my benefit in a place like Iowa. I mean, for example, you know, he’s taken the side of Disney in our fight down here in Florida. I’m standing for parents, I’m standing for children. And I think a multibillion dollar company that sexualizes children is not consistent with the values of Florida or the values of a place like Iowa.”
“He’s taken the side of Disney,” the governor answered, branding them as “a multibillion-dollar company that sexualizes children.” This accusation did not sit well with Trump, who lashed back right after in a social media post that read:
More on this story via The Republic Brief:
“Ron DeSanctimonious just stated, without correction on Fox & Friends, that I was “backing” Disney. Wrong! Fox should have read my posted TRUTH on Disney, but that’s not the game they play. Also, in the polls, I am beating Biden by a lot, “Rob” isn’t! Also, WAY UP ON RON. Check out the DeSanctus speech at the Trump Rally I gave to get him elected. Not easy! p.s. I got 1.2 Million more votes in Florida than Ron, a little reported fact!” CONTINUE READING…
