Republican presidential candidate Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) said Sunday on ABC's “This Week” that if former President Donald Trump wins the 2024 presidential election, he will be “nearly 80 years old” and will be a “lame duck.” '' he said. president. “
DeSantis said, “To me, leadership is not about yourself, it's not about showmanship or anything like that, it's about getting results. So when you make a promise, do you keep it? That's not good leadership. I mean, he ran in 2016, you covered that campaign. I said I was going to drain the water, hold Hillary accountable, and cancel the debt. None of that came to fruition. So my thinking was simple, I made promises to people and I said I was going to cancel the debt. I am fully committed to delivering on these big promises, and I am willing to sacrifice whatever is in my personal/political interest to achieve these big promises.”
He added, “So he didn't fulfill these important promises from the beginning. So the problem is, even if he were to get elected, you know, he's almost 80 years old. He's going to be a lame-duck president. He's got a lot of personal issues that he's very concerned about. Will he be able to get them all done? And for me that's But at the end of the day, it's the results that matter. You have to deliver on what you promise.”
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