The former president of the United States Donald Trump has assured that, in the event that the governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, decides to present his candidacy for the Republican Party primaries for the 2024 presidential elections, he will treat the matter as he “usually manages these stuff”.
“I have heard that he could compete against me. So we will manage that the way I handle things,” Trump said, referring to a hypothetical candidacy by DeSantis, who, despite rumors, has not yet made it official. his participation in the presidential race.
During an interview on journalist David Brody’s podcast, the former president boasted that it was he who supported DeSantis during the Florida gubernatorial elections, a position he has held since January 2019, when Trump was still president of the United States, he says. The Hill portal.
Although DeSantis has not confirmed his participation in the Republican primaries, there are many polls that show him as the main candidate to represent the conservatives in the 2024 presidential elections, even ahead of Trump, who has officially presented his candidacy.
These polls against have motivated the former president to publish his own demographic studies prepared by McLaughlin & Associates –a company that collaborated with his campaign in 2020– and that give him victory against a hypothetical DeSantis candidacy with 58 percent. of the votes
