We’ve known Gov. Ron DeSantis has been running — hard — for the White House for months, campaigning in all but name from Ohio and Michigan to Israel and Japan.
But Wednesday, he made it official. Now the fight between Florida’s two political headliners, DeSantis and former President Donald Trump, gets real.
Expect a vicious brawl as DeSantis goes after the man who once was his benefactor, but who now insults him with juvenile names, like “DeSanctimonius.” In 2018, Trump put his imprimatur on a fairly anonymous Florida congressman, and DeSantis, the culture warrior, was born. Now, the governor will have to outpunch his mentor, a man who goes low with glee, while still trying to come across as presidential — MAGA without the mess.
