Donald Trump dances around Ron DeSantis question at CPAC
Ron DeSantis no-showed the Conservative Political Action Conference, but Donald Trump ensured he was not forgotten in his absence, even if he didn’t mention him onstage by name.
Trump, who had reportedly workshopped new nicknames for DeSantis before keynoting the final day of proceedings Saturday, offered a series of seeming allusions to the Florida Governor, who finished second in the CPAC straw poll for President and Vice President alike. But he did not offer the sort of withering putdowns that he has for months on his Truth Social platform.
Trump, who defeated DeSantis 62% to 20% in the straw poll, called that seemingly preordained outcome a “beautiful straw poll” and a “great win.”
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