Trump Campaign Says Ron DeSantis Plagiarized “Great American Comeback” Slogan, Here’s Proof

If you were dialed in during the 2020 election cycle, Governor Ron DeSantis’s “Great American Comeback” slogan will sound very familiar because Trump said it first.

The Trump campaign noticed too and released an email that reads “Amid a catastrophic failure to launch, Ron DeSantis announced his candidacy with ‘Great American Comeback,’ a phrase stolen from President Donald J. Trump’s 2020 State of the Union address.”

Watch Trump use the phrase here:

Ron DeSantis Blatantly Plagiarizes President Trump's "Great American Comeback" pic.twitter.com/8qOydliRZH

— Team Trump (Text TRUMP to 88022) (@TeamTrump) May 25, 2023

I’m ready for the Great American Comeback with President Donald J. Trump.#Trump2024 @TeamTrump https://t.co/gjDKEsxKcl

— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@mtgreenee) May 25, 2023

Here DeSantis’s new video that used Trump’s “Great American Comeback” slogan:

I’m running for president to lead our Great American Comeback. pic.twitter.com/YmkWkLaVDg

— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) May 24, 2023

Here’s what Business Insider reported:

President Donald Trump launched another attack on his freshly minted GOP presidential rival Gov. Ron DeSantis, this time accusing him of plagiarizing his 2020 State of the Union speech.

Trump’s camp sent an email circular on Wednesday evening shortly after DeSantis formally announced his presidential bid on Twitter Spaces with Elon Musk. The announcement was marred with technical glitches.

Trump’s email said: “Amid a catastrophic failure to launch, Ron DeSantis announced his candidacy with ‘Great American Comeback,’ a phrase stolen from President Donald J. Trump’s 2020 State of the Union address.”

Trump’s said in his State of the Union address in 2020: “Three years ago, we launched the Great American Comeback. Tonight I stand before you to share the incredible results.”

Donald Trump is accusing Ron DeSantis of plagiarizing his campaign message, 'Great American Comeback,' from Trump's 2020 State of the Union addresshttps://t.co/boSDHLa4D2

— Insider News (@InsiderNews) May 25, 2023

Trump also used the phrase “the great American comeback” at several rallies across the United States.

Take a look at an OAN report from 2020:

#HappeningNow on #OANN: President Trump hosts a Great American Comeback rally in Jacksonville, Fla. Tune in now to watch it live! pic.twitter.com/0oSplflYCU

— One America News (@OANN) September 24, 2020

Alex Bruesewitz knows what’s going on: