Former President Donald Trump says it is “very unlikely” that Ron DeSantis will play a role in his administration if he is elected in 2024 after the Florida governor departs from Sunday's Republican presidential primary. ” he said.
The 77-year-old president told Fox News' Lawrence Jones on Monday morning: “It's probably not likely, but to be honest, everything is possible, but I think it's very unlikely.” Told.
“I have a lot of great people. And I have great people who have been with me from the beginning,” he said, noting that he remains grateful for DeSantis' support.
Trump then told reporters on Sunday that he had “officially retired” the Florida governor's nickname, Ron DeSanctimonius.
DeSantis, 45, won re-election in the Sunshine State election in November 2022 by a 19-point margin. His second term ends in January 2027.
The former president also said he “couldn't see a path” for his rival in Tuesday's New Hampshire Republican primary, Nikki Haley, 51, to challenge him after serving as ambassador to the United Nations under his administration.
“I don't think I've done anything against Nikki. I'm very angry with her,” Trump added. “She worked for me for about two and a half years. She was okay. I wouldn't say great. She was okay. In fact, when she left, she told everyone that I would never oppose the president. said.”
Last week's Haley campaign Publish the edited video A story about when her former boss showered her with praise while she was in the role.
Two polls on Sunday showed Trump with a double-digit lead over Haley, but experts who spoke with the Post said that independent turnout in the Granite State primary was likely to be high. He emphasized that the gap could be narrowed.
a CNN/University of New Hampshire Survey The former president leads with 50% support, to Haley's 39%.
a Suffolk University/NBC10 Boston/Boston Globe Poll Haley had a 36% lead, while Trump had a slightly higher lead at 55%.
New Hampshire's more than 344,000 independent voters outnumber registered Democrats and Republicans in the state and could vote in either party's primary, setting Trump on a path to victory. is becoming more difficult.
“I know DeSantis voters love America and want a new generation of leadership,” Haley said in a Fox News interview Monday morning, adding that she hopes to absorb the governor's supporters. positioned himself as the best candidate for
Mr. DeSantis suspended his campaign. video announcement“It's clear that a large majority of Republican primary voters want to give Donald Trump another chance.''
“Trump is better than incumbent Joe Biden. That's clear. I signed a pledge to support the Republican nominee, and I intend to honor that pledge,” DeSantis added. He then shifted his focus to attacking his former primary opponent.
“I'm supporting him because we can't go back to the old Republican guard that Nikki Haley represents, a repackaged version of overcooked corporatism.”
President Trump filed a suit Monday in Manhattan federal court to assess damages to magazine reporter E. Jean Carroll, who won a civil lawsuit last year accusing him of defaming her in 2022 and sexually abusing her in the 1990s. He is appearing in court.
He is scheduled to return to New Hampshire tonight for a rally in Laconia.
