DeSantis Hits Back at Trump as Poll Numbers Slip – By Claire Hansen (US News) / Mar 22 2023
Recent polls show the former president inching further ahead of DeSantis in a hypothetical 2024 GOP primary contest.
Florida Gov. DeSantis is hitting back at Trump after weeks of staying silent in the face of escalating attacks by the former president.
DeSantis’ new offensive posture comes as he slips in polls of potential 2024 GOP presidential candidates. Though the governor hasn’t officially announced his campaign, he and Trump are considered the runaway favorites for the nomination.
DeSantis all but confirmed his future plans in an interview with British TV personality Piers Morgan, where he also lobbed several unsubtle jabs at Trump and asserted his ability to defeat President Joe Biden.
“I have what it takes to be president and I can beat Biden,” DeSantis told Morgan, according to Morgan’s write-up of the interview published in the New York Post.
