New York City’s CBS affiliate reports:
Supporters of former president Donald Trump rallied Saturday on Long Island at an event held by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, his potential rival for the Republican presidential nomination.
His supporters organized a Trump Waving Flag rally outside the museum. Some of them were protesting DeSantis, waving flags and signs and driving Trumped-out vehicles, including a presidential limo replica.
“We’re supporting the fact that Donald Trump should be our next president in 2024, not Ron DeSantis. It’s not his time,” Joanne Wong said. “We are gonna be in Manhattan on Tuesday with President Trump, backing him. This whole thing about the indictment is BS,” protester James Robitsek said.
The Daily Beast reports:
“Go home, DeSantis!” one protester yelled at DeSantis backers. During DeSantis’ evening address inside the venue, the governor was heckled by at least one very vocal Trump supporter.
Trump White House alum and Claremont Institute fellow Paul Ingrassia interrupted the governor’s speech, urging him to “support” and “endorse Donald Trump for president.”
In a subsequent interview with The Daily Beast, Ingrassia accused DeSantis of being “in bed with the globalists.”
?VIDEO: DeSantis heckled by a Trump supporter in Long Island, New York yesterday pic.twitter.com/vHNDg89jLm #news #TheFOXposts
— The FOX Posts (@thefoxposts) April 2, 2023
Gov. Ron DeSantis holds event in Long Island……Then out of the blue here come the Trump supporters ????♥️ Love it!! #Trump2024 pic.twitter.com/dTklrEVewY
— ??Junior M.?? (@JuniorM0331) April 2, 2023
Gov. Ron DeSantis talks Trump without talking Trump at a book signing event on Long Island. He blasted Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg to which he got a standing ovation. pic.twitter.com/QDFraUQc9f
— Kristin Thorne (@KristinThorne) April 1, 2023
Outside the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Long Island, NY.
Ron DeSantis is scheduled to speak at an event, tons of #Trump supporters are outside holding Trump flags!
??? pic.twitter.com/QIZBk0UZeZ— Emily (@Emme0703) April 1, 2023
This is the big “sellout” crowd for the @GovRonDeSantis “rally” on Long Island. And we spoke to the people: 90% would vote Trump over DeSantis in the primary! pic.twitter.com/HQElSR7ojL
— Paul Ingrassia (@PaulIngrassia) April 1, 2023
Trump supporters outside the DeSantis event on Long Island NY flying Trump 2024 flags. ?? pic.twitter.com/pY7as1U0yl
— I Meme Therefore I Am ?? (@ImMeme0) April 1, 2023