Ex-DeSantis Leader: America’s Savior is Trump
OAN’s Sophia Flores
6:28 PM –Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Ron DeSantis’s Former Spokesman Now Backs Trump for 2024 Presidential Election
Steve Cortes, who previously served as a Trump campaign advisor in 2016 and 2020, has made a surprising turnaround and now supports Trump in the upcoming 2024 presidential election. Cortes expressed his hope that Trump becomes the next president of the United States.
Cortes also previously served as a Trump campaign advisor in 2016 and in 2020. However, he left the Trump team soon after the 2020 campaign due to what he alleged was Donald Trump’s “vicious attacks” on his former staffers.
He then went on to join DeSantis’s (R-Fla.) Never Back Down Super Pac. In May 2023, he claimed that the Florida governor was “the best possible option to win the presidency in 2024 and to govern as a highly capable, patriotic populist leader.”
Cortes later stepped down from the DeSantis team in October with no explanation. He declined to talk about his decision for months, up until Wednesday. He wrote an op-ed for RealClearPolitics piece that was titled “Only Trump Can Save America.”
“I believed that Republican voters were ready for a new post-Trump chapter of the America First movement. I now believe I was wrong,” he said.
Following the former president’s major success in the Iowa caucus, Cortes is now more confident in Trump’s abilities than ever before.
“Those of us who backed Ron DeSantis — or the other Republican candidates — should read the room. Former President Trump winnowed the field effortlessly and then crushed the remaining three candidates in Iowa. He leads in the polls everywhere else. It is time to coalesce and unite behind the clear preference of the GOP grassroots, Donald John Trump.”,” Cortes wrote.
“It is time to unify behind former President Trump as he leads the battle against the ruling class and the oligarch’s intent on destroying the American way of life,” Cortes wrote. “I implore all patriotic populists to join as I pledge to do all I can to work for Trump’s cause, just as I proudly did in 2016 and 2020.”
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What led Steve Cortes to leave Ron DeSantis’s team and endorse Donald Trump for the 2024 presidential election?
Ron DeSantis’s Former Spokesman Now Backs Trump for 2024 Presidential Election
In a surprising turn of events, former Trump campaign advisor Steve Cortes has announced his support for Donald Trump in the upcoming 2024 presidential election. Cortes, who previously served in the Trump campaign in 2016 and 2020, expressed his hope that Trump becomes the next president of the United States.
Cortes had previously left the Trump team soon after the 2020 campaign, citing Donald Trump’s “vicious attacks” on his former staffers as the reason for his departure. He then joined Ron DeSantis’s (R-Fla.) Never Back Down Super Pac, claiming that DeSantis was the best possible option to win the presidency in 2024 and govern as a highly capable, patriotic populist leader.
However, Cortes later stepped down from the DeSantis team in October without providing any explanation. He remained silent about his decision for months until Wednesday when he wrote an op-ed for RealClearPolitics titled “Only Trump Can Save America.”
In the op-ed, Cortes admitted, “I believed that Republican voters were ready for a new post-Trump chapter of the America First movement. I now believe I was wrong.” He acknowledged that following the former president’s major success in the Iowa caucus, he is now more confident in Trump’s abilities than ever before.
Cortes urged those who backed Ron DeSantis or other Republican candidates to “read the room” and recognize Trump’s dominance in the polls. He stressed the need for Republicans to coalesce and unite behind the clear preference of the GOP grassroots.
This unexpected endorsement from Cortes highlights the continuing influence and appeal of Donald Trump within the Republican Party. Despite their previous differences, Cortes now firmly believes that Trump is the best choice to lead the country in the next presidential term.
As the political landscape heads towards the 2024 election, it will be interesting to see how Cortes’ endorsement influences other Republican figures and the overall dynamics of the race. It is clear that Trump remains a significant force in American politics, capturing the attention and support of influential figures like Cortes, who now see him as the only viable option to save America.
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