Former President Donald Trump questioned why Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds would endorse his fellow GOP presidential candidate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, calling him a “wounded bird.”
“Why would anybody endorse Ron DeSanctimonious, who is like a wounded bird falling from the sky?” Mr. Trump wrote in a Truth Social publish Monday. “His poll numbers are terrible, he is totally against Ethanol, and fought to destroy Social Security and Medicare.”
“Well, the ‘Nation’s most unpopular governor,’ Kim Reynolds of Iowa, just endorsed him. What’s that all about?” he wrote.
Ms. Reynolds, a Republican, endorsed Mr. DeSantis Monday at a marketing campaign rally, saying a “big reason” is as a result of she doesn’t suppose Mr. Trump can win the final election.
“We need someone who will fight for you and who will win for you,” she mentioned. “We need someone who will not get distracted, who puts this country first, and not himself. That leader is Ron DeSantis.”
The endorsement by Ms. Reynolds, who’s the Hawkeye State’s hottest Republican, might imply an uptick in assist for Mr. DeSantis. The first-in-the-nation Iowa caucus shall be on Jan. 15.
Mr. Trump first attacked Ms. Reynolds for the endorsement on Sunday earlier than she introduced it publicly. He mentioned on Truth Social that it might be the tip of her “political career in that MAGA would never support her again.”
“Two extremely disloyal people getting together is, however, a very beautiful thing to watch,” he mentioned of Ms. Reynolds and Mr. DeSantis. “They can now remain loyal to each other because nobody else wants them!!!”
Ms. Reynolds mentioned she had deliberate to remain out of the race, however in the end modified her thoughts when the previous president began attacking her for not endorsing him, and taking credit score for her gubernatorial wins.
