Prominent right-wing pundits have criticized former President Donald Trump for making fun of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
Both Trump and DeSantis have distanced themselves from one another and are expected to clash for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.
At a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, Trump called Ron DeSanctimonious a liar.
—Alex Thompson (@AlexThomp) November 6, 2022
Matt Walsh said it was a dumb nickname.
DeSantis is an effective conservative governor who has had success in policy and culture. Walsh said that Trump wouldn't be able to take this one down with a nickname.
—Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) November 6, 2022
The author of a 2020 book defending Trump also slammed the nickname. If you can convince Donald Trump to stop being undisciplined and saying stupid things, that's the biggest favor you can give him.
—Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) November 6, 2022
Rod Dreher is a senior editor for The American Conservative. "DeSantis is a much more effective leader of the Right than Trump was, if, that is, you expect a leader to get a lot done, rather than just talking about it and owning the libs."
—Rod Dreher (@roddreher) November 6, 2022
Tim Young chimed in as well. He said there wasn't a good reason for Trump to attack the congressman.
Scott Morefield is a writer for Townhall. This has always been about him.
Ben Domenech is an editor at large for The Spectator and a contributor to Fox News.
JoshHolmes, a Republican strategist who ran Senate Minority LeaderMitch McConnell's campaign, wrote "nothing like trashing a Republican Governor 4 days before Election Day."
Trump's press office did not reply to Insider's request for comment.
At a Miami-Dade rally on Sunday, Trump called on his supporters to vote for Ron DeSantis. He was not invited to the rally.
He had to compete with Trump for voters' attention by hosting his own events on the last Sunday before the election. He did not mention Trump in his speeches.
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