According to a report, during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, Donald Trump was nominated for Senate candidate Dr. Oz from announcing his 2024 presidential nomination.
NBC News claims the former president was told by advisers to resign when announcing his intentions at the White House during the rally where he attacked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, calling him “DeSanctimonious” and bragged about beating him in the polls.
His inner circle said it could distract from the Republican bid to take over the House and Senate in the midterms on Tuesday.
But a source told the outlet he was “itched” to reveal his bid for a second term. has reached out to a Trump spokesman for comment.
Conservatives like Mike Pompeo have criticized Trump for his tirade at DeSantis just two days before millions of Americans go to the polls.
“Not tired of winning. [Governor Ron DeSantis] They have proven that conservative policies work. Florida is better suited for this. Vote [DeSantis]’ Pompeo tweeted.
According to a report, during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, Donald Trump was nominated for Senate candidate Dr. Oz from announcing his 2024 presidential nomination
Donald Trump steps out of Trump Force One to address a campaign event in Latrobe, Pennsylvania ahead of the Midterms
Rod Dreher, a senior editor at The American Conservative, called Trump an “idiot” for the attack.
“DeSantis is a far more effective leader on the right than Trump, so if you expect a leader to get things done rather than just talk about it and own the liberties.”
Guy Benson, an editor at City Hall, added: “If Desantis wins hugely on Tuesday, it will be in spite of Trump – not because of him, as Trump will try to claim. Despite his instinctive, childish pettiness, he’s doing Ron quite a favor.’
Axios reported last week that Trump plans to announce his campaign on November 14.
If you do this too soon, electoral laws will restrict donations and campaign funding.
Trump finished off the Saturday night crowd: I don’t want to do this now because I’d like to… I want the focus tonight to be on Dr. Oz and Doug Mastriano lies. Because we have to win, okay?’
Republicans are expected to turn gains Tuesday night, but margin could dictate Trump’s decision.
Popular Republican Gov. DeSantis has refused to publicly fire on Trump, perhaps aware of how closely intertwined their bases are, but hasn’t ruled out the possibility of challenging him in 2024.
His reluctance has angered Trump, who has widely credited DeSantis’ rise to political stardom from being another House Republican to winning a close race for the Tallahassee governor’s mansion in 2018.
More recently, however, DeSantis has made a national name for himself with his vocal criticism of the Biden administration’s COVID-19 precautions and other attacks, as well as laws targeting LGBTQ youth.
While Trump is performing in Miami, DeSantis will speak at three rallies near Tampa on Sunday
Trump is behind Senate candidate Dr. Oz, who is in a close race for the Pennsylvania Senate with Democrat John Fetterman
The vast majority of GOP voter polls in early 2024 put DeSantis right behind Trump in terms of who Republicans want as their next presidential nominee.
Trump has yet to formally declare his intention to run, but he has dropped several clues that make clear where he is leaning.
“We’re winning big, big, big in the Republican Party for the nomination like no one’s seen before,” the former president said Saturday night.
He asked for poll numbers to be displayed on the screen above him.
“There it is, Trump at 71, Ron DeSanctimonious at 10 percent,” Trump said sardonically.
“Mike Pence at 7, oh Mike is doing better than I thought. Liz Cheney, she’s definitely not at 4 percent. There is no possibility. There is no possibility. But we’re at 71 to 10 to 7 to 4.’
Surprisingly, among the first high-profile Republicans to rush to DeSantis’ defense was Mike Pompeo — Trump’s former secretary of state and a potential 2024 contender himself.
“Not tired of winning. [Governor Ron DeSantis] They have proven that conservative policies work. Florida is better suited for this. Vote [DeSantis].’
Trump’s inner circle is eyeing November 14 as the likely date for his third run for the White House, Axios reported last week.
Meanwhile, DeSantis is making the final arguments for his own reelection bid.
He is running for a second term as governor against Charlie Crist, a House Democrat who previously ruled Florida as a Republican from Tallahassee.
Though DeSantis has kept quiet about his presidential ambitions, he has amassed a whopping $200 million war chest for his 2022 re-election bid — a staggering sum for a gubernatorial candidate.
His Sunday rallies are part of his “Don’t Tread on Florida” tour.
He will go to Lee, Hillsborough and Sarasota counties today to rally voter support.