With a reply that compares Ron DeSantis to a wounded falling bird, Donald Trump takes aim at his opponent

 With a reply that compares Ron DeSantis to a wounded falling bird, Donald Trump takes aim at his opponent

During a GOP gathering in their home state, former president Donald Trump made fun of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, referring to him as a "wounded falling bird." During a GOP gathering in their home state on Saturday, former president Donald Trump made fun of his opponent, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, calling him a "wounded falling bird". During his 2018 gubernatorial campaign, Trump, 77, claimed credit for helping DeSantis, 45, gain popularity, saying the Navy veteran pleaded for his support.

After my endorsement, he transformed into a rocket ship in only one day. At the Florida Republican Party's Freedom Summit, as well as the former president responded, "Now he's like a damaged falling bird from the sky." In front of signs reading "Florida is Trump Country," the outgoing president reaffirmed his unwavering belief that Ron DeSantis's presidential quest is a betrayal.

He cited surveys that indicate he is trouncing 45-year-old DeSantis in the 2024 contest. According to a recent poll, the governor is "trailing Trump by 27 degree points" and is in a "tie for second place opposite former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley." The governor's poll ratings have continually declined since he announced his campaign. Once thought to be DeSantis' biggest opponent for the GOP nomination, Trump has often insulted DeSantis and called him derogatory names like "DeSaster" and "Ron DeSanctimonious."

To an enthusiastic audience, Trump said, "We're going to win the Florida election for the third time in a row, as well as we're going to win the state by a landslide next November." Additionally, the ex-president angrily claimed to have "persuaded several Florida lawmakers to switch the endorsements against DeSantis in the days leading up to the summit."

In his speech earlier in the day, DeSantis alluded to the former president in passing but never called him by name. In an apparent jab at Trump's recent electoral success, he accused Republicans of having "blown winnable elections" in the previous three cycles and said the GOP brand is "toxic" outside of Florida. But he mostly emphasized his typical defense, which is that his Tallahassee performance validates his conservative credentials.

"Florida has demonstrated the path forward for the Republican Party," DeSantis said, eliciting cheers from the assembly for a string of successful conservative policy initiatives in the state. "No state has done more than the state of Florida to defeat the left at the institutional level." He played down Trump's most recent endorsement of Florida off-stage. Surrounded by multiple sheriffs, Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez, and senior legislative officials, he told reporters, "This happens in these things."

In other states, there have been flips the opposite way. That is a dynamic entity. Politicians carry out their planned actions.