Trump holds his fire against DeSantis in Miami
MIAMI — Former President Donald Trump held back from criticizing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during a rally in Miami on Sunday, saying that DeSantis should be reelected even as 2024 tensions between the two are spilling over into the public.
His pivot came a day after the former president publicly chided DeSantis during a rally in Pennsylvania, calling him “Ron DeSanctimonious.” It was one of the most direct shots yet Trump took at the governor — a likely 2024 rival if both men run for the Republican nomination for president.
It was Trump’s first attempt at branding the Florida governor with one of his well-known nicknames. He did so as a screen behind him displayed poll numbers that Trump cla...
