Florida Governor Ron DeSantis declared on Tuesday that, if given the chance, he would not serve as former President Donald Trump's running mate.
"I don't believe that. I'm not a No. 2 guy, DeSantis declared on the "Wisconsin Right Now" radio program, adding that the vice presidency "doesn't really have any authority" and that he would prefer to continue serving as governor.
It's a little bit presumptuous to be doing that at this stage, DeSantis said when asked about his own thoughts on a running mate.
We must first win the early primaries because that is my goal, he continued.
Trump has come in for harsher criticism from DeSantis. On Tuesday's episode of the "Mark Belling Show," he attacked both Trump and Vice President Joe Biden for their respective success in appealing to suburban women, who he claimed "disapprove of Biden, I think they also unfortunately disapprove very strongly of Donald Trump."
DeSantis continued by equating Floridians with the electorate at large, referring to his home state as a "microcosm of the United States," where candidates must win over a broad spectrum of voters in order to win statewide office. By a double-digit margin, DeSantis won re-election last year.
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"Nobody is Ron DeSantis' guy. Not "the guy" is he. He is merely "a guy." Because his numbers are as small as he is, Ron is just standing there, sour and dejected, said Steven Cheung.
DeSantis added on Tuesday that he would back the GOP nominee, even if it ended up being Trump.
In the majority of national polls, Trump continues to have a significant advantage over his GOP rivals, including DeSantis and the former vice president Mike Pence.
In a recent NBC News poll, 51% of national Republican primary voters said they would support Trump over DeSantis and Pence for the GOP presidential nomination in 2024.
"I don't believe that. I'm not a No. 2 guy, DeSantis declared on the "Wisconsin Right Now" radio program, adding that the vice presidency "doesn't really have any authority" and that he would prefer to continue serving as governor.
It's a little bit presumptuous to be doing that at this stage, DeSantis said when asked about his own thoughts on a running mate.
We must first win the early primaries because that is my goal, he continued.
Trump has come in for harsher criticism from DeSantis. On Tuesday's episode of the "Mark Belling Show," he attacked both Trump and Vice President Joe Biden for their respective success in appealing to suburban women, who he claimed "disapprove of Biden, I think they also unfortunately disapprove very strongly of Donald Trump."
DeSantis continued by equating Floridians with the electorate at large, referring to his home state as a "microcosm of the United States," where candidates must win over a broad spectrum of voters in order to win statewide office. By a double-digit margin, DeSantis won re-election last year.
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"Nobody is Ron DeSantis' guy. Not "the guy" is he. He is merely "a guy." Because his numbers are as small as he is, Ron is just standing there, sour and dejected, said Steven Cheung.
DeSantis added on Tuesday that he would back the GOP nominee, even if it ended up being Trump.
In the majority of national polls, Trump continues to have a significant advantage over his GOP rivals, including DeSantis and the former vice president Mike Pence.
In a recent NBC News poll, 51% of national Republican primary voters said they would support Trump over DeSantis and Pence for the GOP presidential nomination in 2024.
