DeSantis On Rubio Backing Trump: He’s Scared Of Him

Florida Politics reports:

Florida’s Governor is shaking off the state’s senior Senator endorsing Donald Trump for President. During a CNN interview, Ron DeSantis diminished the importance of Marco Rubio’s decision.

“Donald Trump is the candidate of the Washington politicians,” DeSantis told Dana Bash. The Governor touted his endorsements from “state legislators” and “state officials” in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina as evidence of a “different viewpoint”

“I think the Washington folks, they’re scared of Donald Trump primarying them or whatever he’s going to do,” DeSantis said, eliding the fact that Rubio was re-elected in 2022 and won’t face another election for four years.

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.@RonDeSantis discounts @MarcoRubio endorsement of @RealDonaldTrump

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