“NewsCorp, which is Fox, the Wall Street Journal and the no-longer-great New York Post (bring back the colonel!), is all about Gov. Ron DeSanctimonious, an average DEMO Governor with great PR,” wrote Trump, repeating a nickname he first used for the governor last week. Colonel Allan, a former editor of the New York Post, retired in 2016. Trump attributed DeSantis’ political success as governor to the weather in his state, saying he “has the advantage of SUNSHINE, where people from poorly run northern states would go no matter who the Governor was, like me!” The former president claimed his endorsement of DeSantis won him the 2018 Florida gubernatorial election. Trump said DeSantis approached him in a “desperate situation” while he was “politically dead” in 2017 to seek his endorsement. He added that “Ron DeSanctimonious is playing games” by not answering questions about whether he will run for president in 2024. DeSantis is seen as Trump’s primary challenger for the GOP nomination that year if both decide to be a candidate “Fake News asks him if he’s going to run if President Trump runs, and he says, ‘I’m only focused on the Governor’s race, I’m not looking at the future,’” Trump wrote. “Well, in terms of faith and order, that’s not really the right answer.” Trump earlier this week warned DeSantis against seeking the White House in 2024 during an interview on Fox News. “I don’t know if it’s running,” he told the network. “I think if he runs, he could hurt himself really badly. I really think he could hurt himself.” The former president’s statement Thursday comes after DeSantis’ re-election Tuesday on an otherwise largely disappointing night for the GOP, fueling further talk of a presidential run and praise from fellow Republicans and the conservative media. Meanwhile, several Republicans criticized Trump after the midterm elections and even blamed him for significant losses. Construction halted after a noose was discovered at the Obama Presidential Center construction site. $100,000 reward Toomey blames Trump for GOP midterm losses On Thursday, Trump warned that he and his supporters will again triumph over his critics, as he said they did in 2015 and 2016 despite the “Assault on the Media (Conspiracy!).” “Fox News fought me all the way until I won, and then they couldn’t have been nicer or more supportive. The Wall Street Journal loved low-energy Jeb Bush and a host of other people as they quickly disappeared from view, eventually falling in line with me after I easily shot them down, one by one,” Trump said. “We’re in exactly the same position now,” he continued. “They’ll keep coming after us, MAGA, but we’ll win in the end. Put America First and, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
