Key takeaways:
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) issued rare criticism of former President Donald Trump, saying truth is an “essential” quality in a leader.
- DeSantis noted that George Washington “always put the Republic over his own personal interest” and said that a political leader should try to be “like our founding fathers” and have “character.”
- DeSantis has largely avoided needling Trump but took swipes at the former president’s leadership style and his legal woes surrounding a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels in 2016.
Today, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) issued some rare criticism of former President Donald Trump, saying truth is an “essential” quality in a leader and contrasting his potential rival with the character of the Founding Fathers. DeSantis spoke with British journalist Piers Morgan as part of a sweeping interview about his presidential ambitions.
DeSantis noted that George Washington “always put the Republic over his own personal interest” and said that a political leader should try to be “like our founding fathers” and have “character.” He also said that the “underlying conduct” in the Stormy Daniels case is “just outside my wheelhouse.”
DeSantis has largely avoided needling Trump but took swipes at the former president’s leadership style and his legal woes surrounding a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels in 2016.
Axios reports that DeSantis is now slowly, kinda starting to announce his presidential candidacy and criticize Donald Trump. As the governor continues to make his presidential ambitions known, it will be interesting to see how he continues to differentiate himself from the former president.
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