Trump planning primetime announcement for 2024 run despite allies pleading with him to hold off Trump is expected to make an official primetime announcement at Mar-a-Lago club on Tuesday The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2022
GOP House Judiciary tweet celebrating Kanye, Trump, Musk widely mocked: ‘The thee musketeers of public implosion’ “I guess in hindsight there were signs that the GOP messaging was off this cycle,” journalist Ryan Lizza wrote The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2022
How will DeSantis govern Florida? Presidential run could dictate next moves TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — With a landslide victory and a Republican supermajority in the Legislature, Gov. Ron DeSantis is guaranteed the ability to continue his conservative culture wars agenda against the “woke ideology’' that helped earn him a second term. Orlando Sentinel · Nov 11, 2022
Climate change comes to prisons Florida lacks a comprehensive policy to protect people locked in increasingly sweltering prisons Salon · Nov 11, 2022
Is Donald Trump really in trouble? What the Republican blame game over the midterm elections suggests about 2024 While counting continues to decide the balance of power after the midterm elections, Republicans are openly lamenting how the predicted "red wave" turned into more of a puddle — and many are pointing the finger of blame directly at Donald Trump. ABC News · Nov 11, 2022
DeSantis rewrote the political map in Florida. Will the changes be permanent? MIAMI — In his victory speech Tuesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis said that his victory over Democrat Charlie Crist had “rewritten the political map.” Miami Herald · Nov 11, 2022
‘Ron DeSanctimonious’: angry Trump lashes out at Republican rival Former president, who is still expected to announce candidacy, posts diatribe against possible White House contender and others The Guardian - US · Nov 11, 2022
US midterms: America appears to have passed 'peak Trump' Donald Trump was not on the ballot for the 2022 US midterms. But the former president’s shadow still falls heavily across American politics and he has done all he can to keep it that way. His attempt to both set the political agenda for 2022 and to endorse his style… The Conversation · Nov 11, 2022
Control of Congress matters. But which party now runs your state might matter more In state-level races, Democrats defied expectations, but Republican incumbents held their ground. On the whole, red states continue to grow redder, and blue ones bluer. WEKU · Nov 11, 2022
Trump lashes out against Glenn Youngkin: "He couldn't have won without me" Trump has been claiming responsibility for the political rise of potential competitors in the 2024 GOP presidential primary, including Youngkin and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Axios · Nov 11, 2022
Biden, DeSantis get midterm jump on Trump as 2024 White House race begins The 2024 presidential race is taking shape following midterm elections that gave an early boost to President Joe Biden and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, while leaving Donald Trump on the defensive. Tribune News Service · Nov 11, 2022
In Hot, Out Cold: Trump's 2024 Comeback Looks Bleak If DeSantis Hype Is Real Former President Donald Trump is expected to announce his bid for the 2024 presidential race. Benzinga · Nov 11, 2022
Question for Our Florida Readers About Gov. DeSantis As many have pointed out, Ron DeSantis won the Florida Governor's race in 2018 in a squeaker, 49.6%-49.2%, and in 2022 in a blowout, 59.4%-40%. What's your sense, based on your knowledge of your fellow Floridians, of why this happened? Note that I'm not asking here whether DeSantis is in… Reason · Nov 11, 2022
Trump news – live: Mike Pence says Trump ‘endangered me and my family’ on Jan 6 in new interview ‘It’s Mitch McConnell’s fault. Spending money to defeat great Republican candidates instead of backing Blake Masters and others was a big mistake,’ former president says The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2022
The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2022 Trump claims he used the FBI to help DeSantis win 2018 election – prompting calls for investigation GOP has turned on Mr Trump following the party’s disappointing midterms performance – and thrown support behind Mr DeSantis
The Conversation · Nov 11, 2022 Ron DeSantis: the Florida governor who may steal the Republican nomination from under his mentor Donald Trump's nose Is Ron DeSantis the heir apparent to Donald Trump? It sure looked like it on Tuesday. In a US midterm election that saw his Republican party underperform nationally, DeSantis was the spectacular outlier, turning in a dominant performance in Florida’s governor race that turned heads among friends and foes alike.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 11, 2022 US Election: Trump Tears into Rising Republican Rival DeSantis Ex-US President Donald Trump has lashed out at Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, as the simmering rivalry between the two top Republicans boiled over. Trump belittled his former political apprentice as an "average" governor, lacking in "loyalty", BBC reported. DeSantis, 44, won re-election in a landslide in Tuesday's midterms, sealing his…
Salon · Nov 11, 2022 Trump has DeSantis meltdown on socials People in Trump's circle are urging him to chill out
Tribune News Service · Nov 11, 2022 Commentary: The ‘red wave’ fizzled, but Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis showed the GOP how to win FORT WORTH, Texas — Though the House and Senate are still hanging in the balance, it’s clear Republicans did not sweep the nation with the “red wave” of conservative wins like they hoped. If anything, it was more of a red trickle.
Evening Standard · Nov 11, 2022 Donald Trump lashes out at Republican rival calling him ‘average’ and claims he ‘fixed’ his losing campaign Ron DeSantis, 44, was re-elected as Florida governor with almost 60% of the vote
The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2022 Newsom, DeSantis both claim 'freedom' as election mandates California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are both claiming the mantle of freedom in their election day victories
Reuters · Nov 11, 2022 Kelly's win in Arizona leaves Democrats one seat shy of Senate control Incumbent Democrat Mark Kelly defeated Republican Blake Masters on Friday to win a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona, a contest that left Democrats one seat short in the battle for control of the chamber with two more races to be decided.
Bangkok Post · Nov 11, 2022 Powerful Murdoch media turns on 'loser' Trump WASHINGTON: The powerful media empire of conservative billionaire Rupert Murdoch appeared to turn its back Thursday on Donald Trump, labeling the former US president a "loser" who shows "increasingly poor judgement" after the midterm elections.
Tribune News Service · Nov 11, 2022 DeSantis’ landslide catapults him into spotlight as GOP’s Trump alternative TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decisive victory and Republicans’ lackluster performance elsewhere in the country have become fodder for conservatives, who are increasingly casting doubt over former President Donald Trump’s influence over the party and wondering if DeSantis may have a more effective playbook.