Trump jabs at DeSantis during rally: ‘Ron DeSanctimonious’ - The Hill

Former President Trump took purpose astatine Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) astatine a run rally connected Saturday night, coining the nickname “Ron DeSanctimonious” for the person who is wide viewed arsenic Trump’s top contention for the Republican statesmanlike information successful 2024.

Trump called retired his imaginable governmental rival astatine Saturday’s rally successful Latrobe, Pa., portion besides continuing to tease his ain tally successful 2024. 

“This is the twelvemonth we’re going to instrumentality backmost the House. We’re going to instrumentality backmost the Senate. And we’re going to instrumentality backmost America. We’re going to instrumentality it back,” Trump said. “And successful 2024, astir importantly, we are going to instrumentality backmost our magnificent, oh-so beauteous White House.”

“Everybody, I committedness you, successful the precise next, very, very, precise abbreviated play of time, you’re going to beryllium truthful happy,” helium added astatine different constituent successful the rally.

Axios reported on Friday that Trump’s squad is considering launching his statesmanlike bid connected Nov. 14, little than a week aft voters caput to the polls successful the midterm elections.

However, Trump each but confirmed his imminent announcement, suggesting that helium would denote if helium wasn’t stumping for Pennsylvania GOP Senate campaigner Mehmet Oz and Republican gubernatorial nominee Doug Mastriano.

“One of the reasons I don’t privation to bash that close present — origin I’d similar to bash it — but you cognize what, and I truly mean this, I privation to person the absorption contiguous beryllium connected Dr. Oz and connected Doug Mastriano.”

Most polls amusement Trump starring DeSantis successful a imaginable matchup for the Republican nomination. However, the Florida politician remains the top menace to the erstwhile president, portion different imaginable nominees, specified arsenic erstwhile Vice President Mike Pence and Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), look further behind.

As Trump heads to Miami for a rally with Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) connected Sunday, the erstwhile president volition support his region from DeSantis, who was noticeably not invited to the rally, Politico reported.

DeSantis volition alternatively be 3 of his ain rallies connected Sunday, arsenic portion of a 13-city blitz announced aft the Trump rally was scheduled, according to Politico.

Trump’s Pennsylvania rally connected Saturday competed with a large rally from Democrats, arsenic some President Joe Biden and erstwhile President Barack Obama descended connected the authorities to enactment Democratic Senate campaigner John Fetterman and gubernatorial campaigner Josh Shapiro.The Pennsylvania Senate race, which is presently locked successful a dormant heat, is 1 of respective choky races that could find power of the precocious enclosure of Congress.

Updated 10:58 p.m.