Former President Donald Trump’s niece and one of his toughest critics, Mary Trump, said Friday that her uncle “hates” Republican Ron DeSantis.
on her podcast Mary Trump Showshe was asked by one of her listeners who she thought her uncle would vote for for governor in Florida in this year’s midterm elections.
Trump said her uncle would “definitely” not vote for Charlie Christ, the Democratic nominee for former Florida governor who opposes incumbent DeSantis.
“But I also know he hates Ron DeSantis, so I wouldn’t be surprised if Donald didn’t vote for anyone, because he’s a baby,” she said. added.
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DeSantis still holds the lead in polls against Christo, including the latest poll results compiled by FiveThirtyEight on Friday, with Republicans holding 53 percent of voters compared to 42.5 percent of Democratic opponents. It shows that you are leading in the approval rating.
Florida governors maintained a similar lead on Tuesday, but Christo’s current percentage dropped from 42.9 percent that day, according to the FiveThirtyEight database. Another governor’s poll gave it a 14-point lead.
Trump recently announced that he would hold a rally in Florida on Sunday to support Republican Senator Marco Rubio, who is opposing Democrat Val Demings. However, Mr. DeSantis, once considered a close ally of Mr. Trump, will not attend.
According to Politico, the governor of Florida wasn’t even aware of the event. A person close to him told the press that Trump’s rally against Rubio was like “putting an elbow on Ron’s throat.”
Questions about their once-close relationship come in light of ongoing speculation that they are both considering running for president in 2024 as the Republican nominee.
Michael Binder, a professor of political science at the University of North Florida, said: Newsweek With DeSantis now appearing to distance himself from the former president ahead of a potential race to lead the Republican Party, Trump may have felt “betrayed.”
“It’s clear these two don’t have a good personal relationship. A lot of politics is a deal, but personal relationships matter.” If he doesn’t, he likely feels betrayed by the candidate he thinks is the Republican nominee.”
Earlier this year, the former president called reports of tensions between him and DeSantis “fake news.”
Newsweek We’ve reached out to Donald Trump and DeSantis’ media offices for comment.
