‘I’d beat him’: Trump boasts that he’d defeat DeSantis in 2024 presidential primary – and says that every other Republican would drop out the race if he ran
- Former President Donald Trump has said he would beat Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in a GOP presidential primary
- ‘If I faced him, I’d beat him like I would beat everyone else,’ Trump told Yahoo
- The former president has been teasing about running in 2024 but has not yet made a firm decision
- In one recentl survey, DeSantis and Trump were nearly tied in a poll
- Trump is headed to Iowa for a rally next weekend – the state that traditionally kicks off any presidential nominee run
Donald Trump is eyeing another run at the presidency, and doesn’t seem to have any concerns about his Republican rivals including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Former President Trump is so confident of being the GOP nominee he has said that if he runs again for president, most other Republicans would ‘drop out.’
If Trump were to face the popular Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, whose popularity has has soared during the pandemic, for the 2024 GOP nomination, Trump said unequivocally ‘If I faced him, I’d beat him like I would beat everyone else.
‘I don’t think I will face him,’ Trump said during the interview. ‘I think most people would drop out, I think he would drop out.’
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ popularity has has soared during the pandemic, and stands a good chance of running for the 2024 GOP nomination but Trump believes he would beat him
Trump made the prediction during an interview with Yahoo Finance that due to be published in full on Monday.
The former president, who lost the 2020 general election, still remains popular and curry’s influence among Republican voters and GOP politicians as he toys with the idea of a third run at the presidency.
‘It’s getting to a point where we really have no choice’ Trump said last month about him running.
On September 11th he gave an even clearer indication that he was considering running once again.
If former President Donald Trump were to face the popular Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, whose popularity has has soared during the pandemic, for the 2024 GOP nomination, Trump saids unequivocally ‘I’d beat him’.
‘I know what I’m going to do, but I’m not supposed to be talking about it yet from the standpoint of campaign finance laws, which, frankly, are ridiculous,’ he said.
Trump, who will be 78 in 2024, is the front-runner early polls for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination race.
Next weekend, Trump plans to hold a rally next weekend at the State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa.
The state has always traditionally started presidential nomination race, although by convention standards it would be exceptionally early for Trump to make a clear decision at this stage.
‘I don’t think I will face him,’ Trump said during an interview to be published on Monday. ‘I think most people would drop out, I think he would drop out.’
When polls are conducted without Trump’s name on the ballot, DeSantis and former Vice President Mike Pence often come out at the top of a large group of contenders.
In one recent survey, DeSantis and Trump were virtually tied.
A poll commissioned by a Super PAC of former Trump aide John Bolton, found Trump drew in 26.2 percent of support with DeSantis at 25.2 percent.
But other polls paint Trump in a far more popular light with him pulling in 67% of the vote compared to 10% for DeSantis when pitched against six other candidates.
DeSantis’ popularity grew during the course of the pandemic thanks to his reluctance to impose COVID-19 restrictions including mask mandates.
The contrarian view seemed to resonate with Republican voters in the state
DeSantis, meanwhile, is not taking any questions on speculative runs for 2024, still three years away.
‘I’m not considering anything beyond doing my job,’ he told Fox News last week.
‘We’ve got a lot of stuff going on in Florida. I’m going to be running for reelection next year and we’re also working on a lot of things in the state beyond just the governor’s race,’ the governor said.