Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was given a blunt reminder of his personal previous in addition to a glimpse into his doable future after his newest assault on Donald Trump.
“You can be the most worthless Republican in America,” DeSantis stated on Sunday forward of the Iowa caucuses. “But if you kiss the ring, he’ll say you’re wonderful.”
As DeSantis identified, it additionally works the opposite manner.
“You can be the strongest, most dynamic, successful Republican and conservative in America ― but if you don’t kiss that ring, then he’ll try to trash you,” DeSantis stated.
He made related feedback in autumn.
Trump has been open about being a “loyalty freak.”
“I value loyalty above everything else—more than brains, more than drive and more than energy,” Trump wrote in his 2007 guide, “Think Big And Kick Ass In Business And Life.”
But as many observers rapidly identified on X, DeSantis was one of many ring-kissers as a key Trump ally when in Congress, in addition to for a lot of his time as Florida governor.
Trump has claimed that DeSantis got here to him crying as he “begged” for an endorsement forward of Florida’s 2018 gubernatorial main, and DeSantis launched a cringey marketing campaign video about his loyalty to Trump that very same yr.
DeSantis might quickly be a ring-kisser once more: He has pledged to assist Trump if the previous president wins the nomination even when he’s convicted of a felony. DeSantis has additionally stated he would pardon Trump if elected president himself.
DeSantis’ critics stepped in with some reminders:
