Ron DeSantis tells donors he will raise money for Trump, whose campaign has called him “Sad Little Man”

After that Ron DeSantis dropped out of the Republican primary, but he reportedly told supporters he was not interested in becoming Donald TrumpTrump’s vice president, claimed Trump really accomplished nothing important as president, lamented the support Trump received with each indictment, and criticized conservative media for Do not post stories critical of your opponents. IN react, a top Trump adviser called the Florida governor a “sad little man” who will only be remembered for “chicken fingers and pudding cups.” However, clearly, none of that can stop DeSantis from finding ways to help Trump get reelected.

At a donor gathering held last weekend, DeSantis told supporters he planned to raise money for Trump’s campaign, according to NBC News. An adviser to the governor confirmed the information, recalling to the newspaper that DeSantis had previously said he would support all Republicans on the November ballot, “including [at the] presidential level”. DeSantis’ statement will likely lead to his supporters raising money for the former president, with one person telling NBC News: “I think the majority in the room will now be willing to help Trump.” Businessmen Roy Bailey, who co-chairs DeSantis’ national financial advisory board, said, “I will follow the governor’s lead and I will do whatever he or President Trump asks me to do to help him He won this election.”

News of DeSantis’s willingness to fundraise for Trump immediately resonated with his 2016 confrontation with Trump. Ted Cruz, who criticized Trump from suggesting his wife was ugly (and suggesting his father was hanging out with the man who assassinated JFK) to using his phone in front of a series of Trump-Pence signs. Trump has never commented on DeSantis’ wife’s appearance (that we know of), but he did:

• Expect DeSantis to shed tears as he pleads for an endorsement in DeSantis’ first run for governor
• Claims DeSantis would be working for a law firm or “a Pizza Hut” without him
• Frequently calls DeSantis “Ron DeSanctimonious”
• Threat disclosure “things about him won’t be very flattering”
• Share the article on Truth Social Include an image about DeSantis apparently partying with high school girls while he was working at a private school, with the original post claiming DeSantis was “grooming high school girls with alcohol as a teacher.” member” (Trump’s captions were: “No way?” and “That’s not Ron. When asked about Trump’s insinuations, DeSantis told reporters: “I spend my time bringing results for the people of Florida and fighting against Joe Biden. That’s how I spend my time. I don’t do that.” don’t spend my time smearing other Republicans.”)

But it seems all is water under the bridge.

Aside from having shades of Cruz, DeSantis’ decision to switch from Trump competitor (and punching bag) to Trump supporter is not unlike the journey of a group of billionaires who rejected the former president after the 6th. January — say things like “[Trump] lost me as a supporter” and vowed never to support him again — but recently crawled back.

Reality check: Trump said states should decide on abortion and Arizona did that