DeSantis Campaign Denies Trump’s ‘Fake News’ Dropout Claim

Florida Gov. ⁤Ron DeSantis’ Campaign Fires Back at‍ Trump’s Claim of Potential Dropout

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign fired back after former ‌President Donald⁢ Trump claimed Monday that the No. 2 candidate in the 2024 Republican primary race might soon‌ drop out.

“Rumors are strong ⁤in political circles that Ron DeSanctimonious, whose Presidential run is a ‌shambles, and whose poll numbers⁢ have absolutely crashed, putting⁤ him 3rd and 4th in‌ some states, will be dropping ‌out of the Presidential race in order to run,​ in Florida, against‌ Rick Scott for Senate,” Trump wrote.

He concluded, “Now that’s an interesting one,​ isn’t it?”

Trump did not say where he⁢ heard the‍ rumor.

DeSantis’ Response

DeSantis left the campaign trail Sunday to help his state brace for Hurricane Idalia, which is expected to make landfall in Florida as a major hurricane Wednesday.

But the governor’s press secretary fired back at⁣ Trump in a statement⁢ to Axios about the post.

“Clearly, Donald Trump and his army of consultants are panicked about Ron DeSantis’ winning debate performance and the strong ⁢momentum that ⁢has followed,” Bryan ‍Griffin told the outlet.

He also called Trump’s assertion DeSantis might seek a Senate seat “fake news.”

Griffin said the former president’s campaign needs to⁢ be “focused on getting their candidate on the campaign trail in Iowa and on the debate stage.”

Trump had not fired back as of Tuesday morning.

The former ​president skipped Wednesday’s⁣ debate in Milwaukee in ⁢which eight other candidates, including DeSantis, battled it out⁤ on stage.

Instead, Trump sat down with Tucker Carlson for an ⁣interview posted on X that was⁤ uploaded to coincide with ⁣the debate.

He deduced he did not⁢ need to debate, citing polling that⁤ shows him with a major advantage.

Post-Debate Poll Results

A poll from Emerson College released Monday found Trump’s support among Republican primary voters ⁣slipped after the debate.

The survey, conducted Friday and Saturday, saw ⁣the front-runner’s support fall from 56 percent to 50 percent.

DeSantis picked up ⁢2 percentage points in the poll and was at 12 percent, while⁤ businessman Vivek Ramaswamy dropped 1 ‍point to 9 percent support, Emerson found.

Former Vice President Mike Pence and former U.N. Ambassador ​Nikki Haley picked up 4 points and 5 points, respectively, and both sit in the mid-single ​digits.

Emerson surveyed 1,000⁤ registered voters and reported⁢ a margin of⁢ error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

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