There’s been tons of speculation surrounding a possible presidential run in 2024 by Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis, but a new email appears to be pretty compelling evidence that DeSantis is ready to throw his hat into the ring any day now:
A whole bunch of people got that email and probably got pretty stoked about it. There’s just one teensy-weensy little problem: it’s not from Ron DeSantis’ campaign. In fact, it has absolutely no connection whatsoever to Ron DeSantis’ campaign:
https://twitter.com/NewsGuyGreg/status/1614993077290078209
Wow.
“Trump Save America JFC” is kind of perfect though
— K O (@kate10010) January 16, 2023
The “JFC” bit seems particularly appropriate here. Because for eff’s sake, guys. Donald Trump’s PAC is trying to use interest in a Ron DeSantis presidential run to trick people into sending Trump more money. That is what scientists like to call “shady as hell.”
https://twitter.com/NewsGuyGreg/status/1614994105603395593
Oh, clearly DeSantis has a lot of clout, and it’s only natural that Trump would want to get in on that action and steal as much as he can for himself. But geez. This is, like, next-level grifting.
"99%" goes to Trump "campaign." 🤣
— Jack North (@jacknorth) January 16, 2023
99%!
Pretty funny admission against interest from Team Trump here. https://t.co/5Klx9DbxZx
— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) January 16, 2023
Sounds like the move of a confident winner and stuff. https://t.co/mA8FYCE4qO
— Boo (@IzaBooboo) January 16, 2023
LOL WUT https://t.co/F6PlylXsjr
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) January 16, 2023
You kind of have to laugh at least a little bit. It’s such a Trumpy move, but we’re still kind of genuinely surprised that he just went ahead and did it. You’ve almost gotta admire the absolute lack of shame that was required to do it.
https://twitter.com/RyanGirdusky/status/1615002000378281987
https://twitter.com/AGHamilton29/status/1615006147408281604
Oh, Team Trump isn’t just scared of Ron DeSantis; they’re downright terrified. Maybe that’s why they’re starting to get extra sloppy.
Total scumbag move
— Shipwreck (@USNShipwreck) January 16, 2023
Well, he’s a total scumbag, so. At the risk of sounding repetitive, donor beware.
https://twitter.com/bonchieredstate/status/1615006820166254592
The Lincoln Project is currently scrambling to see how they can pull off something like that.
https://twitter.com/johncardillo/status/1615010683451740162
Who’s to say it wasn’t Trump’s idea to begin with? Or that he didn’t fully endorse it?
Anyway, if nothing else, this ought to inspire some soul-searching from certain members of the GOP establishment:
https://twitter.com/bonchieredstate/status/1615008823185489926
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Update:
More on this email from Semafor’s Shelby Talcott:
Trump campaign spox Steven Cheung tells me: “This fundraising email is fake and did not come from us.”
I don’t have the email, so it’s unclear as of now what the sending address is: https://t.co/gvjtJfGxUw
— Shelby Talcott (@ShelbyTalcott) January 16, 2023
What’s going on?
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