Politico<\/a>. \u201cLet me tell you, we don\u2019t like that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nTapia is now amongst a growing group of Republicans choosing to throw their support behind DeSantis, despite the fact he hasn’t even launched a presidential campaign yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Recently, DeSantis has been the target of a number of Trump’s Truth Social tirades, even earning the nickname “Ron DeSanctimonious.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, despite Trump’s barrage of attacks the Florida governor has opted to play coy, a tactic that seems to be drawing in more and more supporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Popular podcast star Joe Rogan recently defended the Sunshine State governor from Trump’s criticsms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAll of the Fake News is reporting that I spend large amounts of my time coming up with a good \u2018nickname\u2019 for Ron DeSanctimonious, who is obviously going to give the presidential \u2018thing\u2019 a shot,\u201d Trump claimed. \u201cThey are all 100% wrong; I don\u2019t even think about it \u2014 A very unimportant subject to me!!!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When Rogan\u2019s guest noted that Trump was losing \u201closing his touch\u201d in coming up with nicknames, Rogan responded that the task would be even harder for Trump to do with the Florida governor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, there\u2019s not a good one that you can come up with for Ron,\u201d Rogan said. \u201cBecause Ron, he\u2019s too good with that base and his success in Florida is pretty unparalleled.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI think Ron DeSantis would work as a good president. I think, I mean, what he\u2019s done for Florida has been admirable,\u201d Rogan said last summer. \u201cI feel like what he did for Florida, a lot of people gave him a lot of grief, but ultimately, he was correct. He was correct when it comes to like deaths. He was correct when it comes to protecting our vulnerable populations. He was correct in terms of distribution of monoclonal antibodies, and he was furious when the government tried to pull those, they were trying to pull very effective treatments.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier this week, DeSantis finally shed some light as to when Americans can expect his decision on a White House run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During an appearance with \u201cFox & Friends\u201d DeSantis charted out the next few months saying that he will embark on a tour to promote his new book, \u201cThe Courage to be Free,\u201d and work through the Florida legislature\u2019s regular session, which begins in early March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\u201cWe\u2019re going to sell some books, we\u2019re going to spread the message of Florida. And then on March 8, I have our Legislative Session that\u2019s kicking off,\u201d DeSantis said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou ain\u2019t seen nothing yet,\u201d he added. \u201cThis is going to be the most productive Legislative Session we have had across the board and I think people are going to be really excited \u2026 So those are what we\u2019re going to be doing over these next few months as we get beyond that, then we can decide from there.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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