Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis responded Tuesday to criticisms from former President Donald Trump, telling a reporter, “While you’re getting issues accomplished, you are taking incoming fireplace.”
Trump has raised eyebrows by criticizing DeSantis, additionally rumored to be contemplating a 2024 run for president, calling the Republican governor “Ron DeSanctimonious,” and describing him as “a mean REPUBLICAN Governor with nice Public Relations.”
DeSantis, 44, received his reelection marketing campaign in a landslide final week.
“What do you concentrate on Trump’s huge announcement and among the lower than flattering feedback he has made about you?” requested a reporter.
DeSantis laughed earlier than responding: “One of many issues I’ve discovered on this job is once you’re main, once you’re getting issues accomplished, you are taking incoming fireplace, that’s simply the character of it.”
His remarks got here simply hours forward of Trump’s a lot touted Tuesday night announcement, during which many consider the previous president will lastly formally say that he’s operating for reelection.
DeSantis appeared to steer his response away from Trump and in direction of a extra basic reflection on media criticism, including “all that’s simply noise,” earlier than saying, “Actually what issues is, are you main? Are you getting in entrance of points? Are you delivering outcomes for folks, and are you standing up for people? And when you try this, then none of that stuff issues. And that’s what we’ve accomplished, we’ve centered on outcomes, and management.”
“On the finish of the day,” he added. “I might simply inform folks to go take a look at the scoreboard from final Tuesday evening.”
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Former Vice President Mike Pence, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, former ambassador Nikki Haley, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan are additionally reportedly contemplating presidential runs.
“We’re giving it consideration in our home. Prayerful consideration,” Pence said in an interview that aired Monday on ABC’s “World News Tonight,” including of whether or not Trump ought to run once more, “That’s as much as the American folks. However I believe we’ll have higher selections sooner or later.”
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