USA; Former US President Donald Trump has refuted claims that he spends a "considerable amount" of time thinking of snarky monikers for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who is most likely to challenge him for the Republican nomination for president in 2024. The sole officially declared Republican candidate responded to a Sunday New York Times profile that suggested otherwise by using his own Truth Social network.
Trump claimed on his social media platform that the media was "100% wrong, I don't even think about it - a very unimportant subject to me!!!" "All of the Fake News is reporting that I spend large amounts of my time coming up with a good 'nickname' for Ron DeSanctimonious, who is obviously going to give the presidential 'thing' a shot," he wrote.
The Times, however, begged to differ, claiming that the 2024 candidate "insulted Mr. DeSantis in casual conversations" by calling him "Meatball Ron," allegedly in reference to his appearance, and "Shutdown Ron," for shutting down his state at the start of the Covid-19 epidemic—something Trump himself briefly tried to do with the entire country.
On Truth Social once more last month, Trump referred to DeSantis as a RINO (Republican in Name Only) Globalist and implied that the Florida governor was a washed-up before he endorsed him.
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DeSantis has so far refrained from responding to Trump's verbal abuse, whether it be real or made up. It appears that he doesn't want to alienate the Trump supporters who could one day help him win election. Though he hasn't officially declared his candidacy, many believe he will end up being Trump's most formidable opponent for the Republican nomination.
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If Trump defeats incumbent Joe Biden in a rematch in 2024, he will become the second-oldest president to hold the office; however, the Times suggested that conservatives are increasingly uniting behind the less erratic DeSantis.
