DeSantis fails to stem hits from Trump world
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The conundrum that confronts Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis if he runs for president against one-time ally Donald Trump was on full display Monday.
After getting pressure over the weekend from Trump allies, the Republican governor responded during a press conference to the prospect of Trump getting indicted by ripping into Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. DeSantis called him a “Soros DA” — a reference to billionaire Democratic donor George Soros — who was part of a group of prosecutors who are a “menace to society” and ignore real issues around crime. That’s a line of criticism in the spirit of what many other Republican supporters of Trump have said.
But DeSantis also...