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So Now Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis Are Fighting?

Apparently the “war” within the GOP is now happening on multiple fronts.

Lauren Elizabeth
3 min readJan 17, 2022
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Well it’s certainly no secret that I have no love for the Democratic party. Frankly, their leadership or lack thereof this past year as they enjoy unilateral control of the House, White House, and Senate has only further instilled my frustrations. That said, it’s also certainly no secret that I absolutely loathe the Republican party, and witnessing not just their handling of the Covid pandemic but the descent into fascism has been horrifying to say the least. Every once in a while though, it would be difficult to deny there are moments when news regarding the GOP just has me wanting to sit back, shake my head, and laugh.

Not for the first time, reports concerning Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis left me in that mood.

Unsurprisingly, the two of them are beefing and frankly, we’re all better off for it.

Cheryl Teh writes:

“…According to sources who spoke to Axios’ Jonathan Swan, Trump has criticized DeSantis multiple times in private.

“In the context of the 2024 election, he usually gives DeSantis a pop in the nose in the middle of that type of conversation,” said one source, who spoke to Swan under…

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Lauren Elizabeth
Lauren Elizabeth

Written by Lauren Elizabeth

Lauren is a writer & leftist with analysis on topics related to politics & policy. She can be reached at LaurenMartinchek@gmail.com or Twitter @xlauren_mx

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