‘He should get out’: DeSantis outflanked by Trump on his home turf
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — The first-ever in-person showdown between Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis in Florida did not go well for the Republican governor and his supporters.
Trump and his allies outflanked DeSantis in the days leading up to Saturday’s “Florida Freedom Summit,” where both GOP presidential hopefuls appeared before more than 1,000 Florida Republican activists, state and federal lawmakers and party faithful. The event marked the first time the two took to the same stage on the same day in Florida since DeSantis declared his candidacy in May.
The flex by Trump — which included a handful of GOP state legislators flipping their endorsements Saturday from DeSantis to Trump — reinforced the n...
