On Tuesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized Donald Trump for implying that Florida’s new six-week abortion ban is too harsh.
DeSantis responded to a question about Trump’s comments in an article published Monday by The Messenger about the six-week ban the Florida governor recently signed into law. “Many people within the pro-life movement feel that that was too harsh,” Trump told the online outlet.
DeSantis says the law has widespread support among opponents of abortion and noted the former president didn’t say what limits he would back on the procedure.
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“Protecting an unborn child when there’s a detectable heartbeat is something that almost 99% of pro-lifers support,” DeSantis said at a news conference in Florida, taking questions after he signed a measure to combat human trafficking.
“As a Florida resident, you know, he didn’t give an answer about, ‘Would you have signed the heartbeat bill that Florida did, that had all the exceptions that people talk about?’” DeSantis added.
The rivalry between Trump and DeSantis is heating up as the Florida governor nears a decision on a 2024 presidential bid.
DeSantis allies believe that he will launch his candidacy as soon as this week, although an announcement could come closer to the end of the month.
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Former President Trump took a shot at Florida Governor DeSantis in April following the governor’s press conference on regarding the Disney redistricting battle.
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DeSanctus is being absolutely destroyed by Disney. His original P.R. plan fizzled, so now he’s going back with a new one in order to save face. Disney’s next move will be the announcement that no more money will be invested in Florida because of the Governor – In fact, they could even announce a slow withdrawal or sale of certain properties, or the whole thing. Watch! That would be a killer. In the meantime, this is all so unnecessary, a political STUNT! Ron should work on the squatter MESS!” Trump said on Truth Social at the time.
Last week, Steve Cortes, a prominent former spokesman for President Donald Trump’s 2016 and 2020 campaigns, announced Tuesday he supported Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida in 2024.
“I’m backing Gov. Ron DeSantis for president and just joined his PAC, his aligned PAC, Never Back Down,” Cortes told Fox Business host Stuart Varney on “Varney and Company.” “Look, I was honored to work for President Trump, and I think he was exactly the disrupter that the country needed back in 2016. But when I look at the situation now and going forward, I believe the best option to both win the general election and to govern effectively, to implement a conservative agenda in office, I believe the best option is Ron DeSantis.”
Cortes also discussed his endorsement in a Newsweek op-ed released last week, in which he cited Republicans underperforming expectations of a nationwide “red wave” in the 2022 midterm elections, as well as defeats in 2018 and 2020. Cortes also said in the op-ed that polling showed the country did not want to see a Trump-Biden rematch.
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“After extremely disappointing losses in 2018, 2020 and 2022, the Republican Party and the broader patriotic populist movement must find a way to halt the trend of losing and pivot to winning candidates and approaches for 2024 and beyond,” Cortes wrote.
The Never Back Down PAC announced in April that it would send a mailer to voters in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Michigan promoting the Florida governor, who has yet to announce a presidential run.
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