DeSantis assaults Trump as a lame-duck president: 'Want to have the ability to serve two phrases'

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) mentioned the USA wants a president who can serve two phrases, a knock to former President Donald Trump, who would return to the White Home as a lame-duck on Day 1.

DeSantis launched his long-anticipated marketing campaign for president in 2024 on Wednesday, enduring months of mudslinging and advert assaults from the previous president. The Florida governor mentioned that the nation is on the "mistaken monitor," however Trump just isn't the one that can considerably remedy points, as he might solely serve for 4 years earlier than terming out in 2028.

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"Who's going to be the chief to have the ability to win the election … after which get in and implement the kind of insurance policies which might be gonna get the nation again on monitor?” DeSantis informed Good Morning NH on Thursday.

“I don’t assume you possibly can deal with all of those points that we’re going to want to do … with out two phrases. I believe you want to have the ability to serve two phrases. I believe that’s essential," he mentioned.

Now that DeSantis is within the race, the stress between the 2 candidates is just anticipated to develop. DeSantis advised on Thursday that Trump was "shifting to the left" and was so caught up in attacking him that Trump was shedding sight of his major Republican base.

Nonetheless, Trump just isn't showing to let DeSantis's feedback or marketing campaign trouble him. On Thursday, he mentioned he felt comfy about his probabilities in 2024 after DeSantis's marketing campaign launch confronted a number of technological points.

Trump informed reporters at Trump Nationwide Golf Membership in Sterling, Virginia, that he was feeling "nice" in regards to the 2024 election, citing current polls that confirmed the previous president with a considerable lead over the Florida governor.

"They're all good," Trump mentioned. "The polls are very good, so having loads of enjoyable."

The previous president has been vital of DeSantis a number of occasions, stating he has “no character” and lacks “loads of political talent” in an interview with the Messenger.

DeSantis is getting into the race with a sequence of legislative wins on hot-button matters regarding LGBT points, abortion, and immigration, in addition to a 20-percentage-point reelection win within the 2022 midterm elections. Nonetheless, he'll face a harder battle within the 2024 Republican race.

Trump and DeSantis will face former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy within the race to win the GOP presidential nomination.