Ron DeSantis

Rove singled out Trump for “scorched earth policies” against the Florida Governor, a frequent target of the former President since late last year, accusing ...

That was his second disavowal of so-called “ [fake news](https://floridapolitics.com/archives/587970-meatball-ron-fake-news/)” suggesting that he was looking to improve on the “Ron DeSanctimonious” moniker he coined for DeSantis at a rally last year. Loved the Vaccines and wasted big money on ‘Testing.’ How quickly people forget!” The real Ron is a RINO GLOBALIST, who closed quickly down Florida and even its beaches. “One is that Governor DeSantis closed down Florida at the direction of President Trump. “But I think it works to his disadvantage,” Rove added. “So he’s punching down and I don’t think it looks good.

The Florida governor is seizing on distrust among GOP voters over Covid shots ahead of a widely expected presidential run.

Former President Trump ripped into Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Saturday, blasting him for his response to the coronavirus and his friendships with former GOP ...

When asked about the barbs earlier this month, he bristled before finally answering, “I don’t spend my time trying to smear other Republicans.” [Facebook that have reinstated him](https://nypost.com/2023/01/25/trumps-facebook-instagram-accounts-being-restored-after-suspension/) two years after he was booted off following the Jan. [New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/12/us/politics/desantis-trump-2024-president.html) report that he had taken to referring to the pol with Italian roots by the derisive nickname.

“I will never call Ron DeSanctimonious “Meatball” Ron, as the Fake News is insisting I will. Even though FoxNews killing lightweight Paul Ryan is revered by him ...

I don’t spend my time trying to smear other Republicans,” the Governor told a crowd in Ocala earlier this month. “I will never call Ron DeSanctimonious “Meatball” Ron, as the Fake News is insisting I will. They are all 100% wrong, I don’t even think about it — A very unimportant subject to me!!!”

Former President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post Saturday that will not call Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis by the nickname 'Meatball Ron,' but then ...

Trump has rolled out a number of new insults for DeSantis in recent months. Trump's vice president, [Mike Pence](https://apnews.com/hub/michael-pence), and secretary of state, [Mike Pompeo](https://apnews.com/hub/mike-pompeo), might run. He made restrictions even stiffer in Broward and Palm Beach counties, shutting down their beaches - which Trump has been quick to bring up in recent weeks. [Polling suggests that GOP voters are open](https://apnews.com/article/biden-politics-us-republican-party-democratic-united-states-government-27977d3fee45201751f37898501fd9cf) to backing someone other than Trump. Having drinks with underage girls and cuddling with them certainly look pretty gross and ephebophiliaesque,' the post said. [Tim Scott](https://apnews.com/hub/tim-scott) is planning to visit Iowa, fueling speculation about his political future. [Donald Trump](/news/donald_trump/index.html) said he will not call Ron [DeSantis](/news/ron-desantis/index.html) by the nickname 'Meatball Ron,' but then repeated a different slur for [his potential GOP challenger. It comes as tensions continue to boil between the two potential 2024 rivals. [Larry Hogan](https://apnews.com/hub/larry-hogan), may soon emerge. In a Truth Social post on Saturday morning, Trump called the Florida governor 'Ron DeSanctimonious' in the same post that he claimed it would be 'inappropriate' to use the word 'meatball' as a moniker for DeSantis ](/news/article-11742767/Trump-DeSantis-Meatball-Ron-report.html) [In a Truth Social post on Saturday morning](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/109884226707801817), Trump called the Florida governor 'Ron DeSanctimonious' in the same post that he claimed it would be 'inappropriate' to use the word 'meatball' as a moniker - which has been reported to be a jab at DeSantis' Italian heritage. - But in a Truth Social post on Saturday, he called DeSantis 'Ron DeSanctimonious' but wrote that it would be 'inappropriate' to use the word 'meatball' as a moniker

Cockburn has noticed a trend over at Vanity Fair, that once-esteemed publication. They write about Ron DeSantis, a lot. Obsessively, even. Searching “Ron…

“Trump may have sounded like an autocrat when running for president,” she forebodes, “but DeSantis has already acted like one before officially getting in the 2024 race.” Jong-Fast made hate-tweeting Trump her bread and butter, and the unimaginative collector of colorful eyeglasses (Cockburn counted [three hues in this spread)](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/06/business/media/molly-jong-fast-politics-twitter.html) is recycling her ire for a new era. She uses the word “autocrat” five times and “authoritarian” four times in this particular damning of DeSantis. Jong-Fast is not one to make claims without backing them up: she helpfully reminds readers how DeSantis turned Florida into “a banana republic,” how the man is “the Genghis Khan of social issues” and that he favors banning books. Searching “Ron DeSantis” on the VF site brings up ten articles concerning the Florida governor, published in the first half of February alone. They write about Ron DeSantis, a lot.

Trump has previously denied spending time working on a nickname for the Florida governor who's seen as a potential rival.

Nikki Haley](https://www.newsweek.com/nikki-haley-bucks-donald-trump-send-vladimir-putin-russia-message-1782100) have officially declared they are seeking the Republican party's nomination. The former president's post on Truth Social also referred to measures DeSantis had taken at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. [Fox](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/fox) Corporation Board of Directors in March, 2019, while former Florida Governor Jeb Bush lost the 2016 GOP presidential nomination to Trump. Ambassador to the U.N. He has so far held back from responding to Trump's jibes. [Donald Trump](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/donald-trump) has said it would be "inappropriate" for him to call Florida Governor [Ron DeSantis](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/ron-desantis) "meatball" following reports he has begun using the nickname in private.

ELMHURST, Ill. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is said to be heading to a Chicago suburb next week to speak to police officers. The Chicago Fraternal of Police ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will be making an 8 a.m. visit to Staten Island Monday for a law enforcement rally at Annadale Terrace, a local restaurant.

“I’m happy that our law enforcement community will get some recognition and support.” “I will never call Ron DeSanctimonious ‘Meatball’ Ron, as the Fake News is insisting I will,” Trump said on his social media platform Truth Social. “On Staten Island, we are proud to support our law enforcement,” said Assemblyman Mike Tannousis, the Staten Island GOP chairman.

NEW YORK — Florida governor and potential Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis plans to travel to New York City for a law enforcement event Monday ...

National candidates from both major parties often travel to New York to hold fundraisers, given the city’s preponderance of well-heeled political donors. It is a suburban enclave in a city of mass transit, congestion and skyscrapers, and is home to many police officers and firefighters who tend to back GOP candidates. at the Privé catering hall on the South Shore of Staten Island — one of the few Republican bastions in the otherwise Democratic stronghold of New York City.

Presidents' Day is a travel day for America's Governor.

In 2022, police backing was a given. Paul Vallas told the “On Staten Island, we are proud to support our law enforcement.