Chump losing his shit over DeSantis's increasing popularity with MAGATs.

[bullwinkle428]

In a matter of months, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has gone from being a shining example in Donald Trump's eyes of a MAGA leader molded in his image to an average politician who forgot his roots as he rose to Republican stardom.

People close to both men first noticed the palpable shift in Trump's posture toward DeSantis earlier this year as enthusiasm for the Florida governor swelled among donors and GOP operatives who praised his laissez-faire response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The more DeSantis' popularity soared, the more obsessed Trump became with receiving credit for his political celebrity.

In April, Trump had told Fox News that DeSantis would "certainly" be under consideration for the VP slot if he were to launch a third presidential campaign in 2024. By October, the former President was demanding that he publicly rule out a White House bid of his own.

"It's not that Trump is complaining about Ron... but he likes to remind Ron and others that he made him," said a person close to the former President, who added that Trump has been telling people around him that DeSantis could show more gratitude. Politico first reported the tension in their relationship last Friday.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/19/politics/trump-desantis-relationship/index.html

:trumpvoice: "AS MY GOOD FRIEND BILL COSBY LIKES TO SAY, 'I BROUGHT YOU INTO THIS WORLD, AND I CAN TAKE YOU OUT!!'"

[ElementaryPenguin]

1. Living in the same state...DeSantis could not be Grump's running mate.

[keithbvadu2]

9. Dick Cheney had to move out of Texas

[Lovie777]

2. GQP in disarray ....

[LetMyPeopleVote]

3. This will be fun to watch

[Wounded Bear]

4. The problem with your political base being based on fandom instead of good policy...

Fans can be a fickle bunch.

[Mad_Machine76]

5. The idea of either of them being popular with anybody

is truly, truly sickening.

[Casady1]

7. I understand Trump more that DeSantis

On some level Trump has a certain flair and can read people and knows show business. Desantis is just plain unlikeable on every level.

[Mad_Machine76]

12. Point taken (esp. about DeSantis)

but history will wonder why Trump hasn't been jailed or exiled for everything he's been responsible.

[Takket]

6. DeathSentence is like drumpf but he actually has

The brain to pull off his bullshit.

[Casady1]

11. Too unlikeable

[malaise]

8. Eff both of them

That is all

[keithbvadu2]

10. DeSantis has moved from ally to potential challenger.

[John Ludi]

13. Trump is

starting to realize that he is no longer needed for Trumpism to continue.

[tanyev]

14. Reason 3,247 why malignant narcissists are terrible leaders.