The former president gave a relatively normal speech and did not mention a word about election fraud, instead merely praising the Republican candidates he himself supported before the election.
– It was a very emotional night and the numbers were fantastic, said Trump from the podium in Mar-a-Lago.
But there was still something that made the experts open their eyes. Because when Trump bragged about the efforts of Republicans in Florida, he only mentioned Senator Marco Rubio and not Ron DeSantis, who won his election as governor clearly in the state and is considered among the big winners so far.
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The reason is likely that the two will soon become opponents of the Republican primary two years from now.
– It was surprising that he didn’t mention DeSantis when he mentioned Rubio in Florida, says Hans Olav Lahlum in the TV studio 2.
DeSantis crushed Democrat Charles Crist in Florida.
– DeSantis was expected to win easily, perhaps in double digits, but at maybe 20 percentage points it’s just an overwhelming and surprisingly large margin. Remember that Florida is traditionally a fluctuating state that DeSantis won by the narrowest possible margin in 2018, US expert Hilmar Mjelde of the Norce Institute tells NTB.
“It will be ugly”
Many predict that there will now be a heated election campaign within the party between DeSantis and Trump until the 2024 presidential election.
– DeSantis is in many ways the hottest name in Republican politics. It’s hard to imagine he won’t challenge Trump. Trump is said to be afraid of DeSantis, says Mjelde.
