
Donald Trump launched into a surprise direct attack on Florida governor Ron DeSantis – a likely rival for the 2024 Republican Party nomination should the two men announce their competing candidacies as anticipated – while campaigning for the GOP’s Doug Mastriano and Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania on Saturday night.
“We’re winning big, big, big in the Republican Party for the nomination like nobody’s ever seen before. There it is, Trump at 71, Ron DeSanctimonious at 10 per cent,” Mr Trump told a rally crowd in Latrobe, pointing to poll numbers on a big screen as he coined a new nickname for a man many view as his likeliest successor.