President Trump Heard a Rumor That This GOP Candidate is Dropping Out

This morning, August 28th, President Trump visited Truth Social to report a rumor he had been hearing.

The rumor is that Ron DeSantis is dropping out of the GOP primaries due to his abysmal polling!

This might be the most brilliant move that DeSantis has performed in his entire campaign.

Take a look at the post from President Trump:

I joke about DeSantis, but this would be a good move.

Floridians have proven that they love DeSantis.

I mean, he won with a 19-point lead!

He should run for the Florida Senate.

The Hill has a story talking more about DeSantis dropping out:

Before discussing possible answers and scenarios, consider recent Florida history, where (full disclosure) I voted for Gov. DeSantis in 2022. After his victorious reelection, I heard legions of Trump-supporting Florida Republican voters, activists, party leaders and insiders insist that DeSantis “should wait until 2028.”

Singing the same song, they warned how Trump, with his rock-solid, loyal MAGA base, would “destroy” Florida’s rising political star. They also feared that the Republican Party — which is to say Donald Trump — “would eat their young,” which is to say DeSantis.

Should DeSantis have listened to the folks who supported his reelection but wanted him to stay on the sidelines in 2024? In retrospect, yes. For MAGA land, which will dominate the Republican primaries in 2024, everything Trump “Truths” out becomes gospel. On July 8, the former president proclaimed: “Ron DeSanctimonious is desperately trying to get out of the Presidential race, while at the same time saving face for 2028, where he has been greatly damaged.” Trump ended his “Truth” rant with the further dig, “Ron is just wasting time!”

That “truth” could be the rare case when Trump offered wise political advice to his closest rival, beneficial to both. There is no evidence that DeSantis plans to withdraw from the primary race he officially entered on May 24. However, his campaign’s early performance seems destined for a political science case study, or perhaps even a future Searchlight Pictures comedy, “How to Lose a Presidential Primary in Two Months.”

The RCP poll average showed DeSantis at peak popularity in late February. At that point, he trailed Trump by a manageable 12.8-point margin. Thus, DeSantis was always the underdog in a fight against a powerful, vengeful former president, who in the time since has only gained support among his devoted followers as a result of the two indictments brought against him.

Trump repeatedly bragged that he “made” DeSantis’s career. He warned the governor against entering the 2024 race and boasted about destroying DeSantis for the “disloyalty” of daring to become his primary rival. Trump has since spent ample time, perhaps even excessive time, savaging his “DeSanctimonious” target — no surprise to Floridians who had urged he wait until 2028. At this point, Trump is walloping Florida’s governor by 20 percentage points in Florida itself. Whence the talk of a death spiral.

To DeSantis’s credit, he is the only primary candidate who consistently polls in second place and earns double digits. Both Trump and DeSantis are statistically tied with President Biden in general election match-ups.

Thus, DeSantis has a dilemma; although he is flush with millions in campaign cash, major donors are nervous. The governor has been losing traction ever since Feb. 24, falling from 30 to 20 percent support among national GOP primary voters. DeSantis has never lost an election, but how will he continue that streak?

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If, by the end of 2023, he fails to compete with Trump because he is not Trump, DeSantis should drop out of the primary race and save himself the embarrassment of losing in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. He trails Trump in each of those early states by at least 20 points. This will let him save his future and face for 2028.

DeSantis could make an excellent ally for President Trump.

He should take the advice and drop out.

Many on Twitter are spreading more of the rumor:

I hope the rumor that DeSantis is dropping out of the presidential race to run against Rick Scott for senate in Florida is just that. He can't make it as president so they want to install him in the Senate? Plan A didn't work so now the Lincoln project and Politico have plan B?

— Rae rae (@Godbless120286) August 28, 2023

oh……..

Rumor on the block is DeSantis is dropping out of the Presidential race.

— Tired of being politically correct (@USBornNRaised) August 28, 2023

President Trump says there's a rumor that Ron DeSantis will be dropping out of the presidential race to run against former Governor Rick Scott for the US Senate in Florida…

Oh My…

— Matt Couch (@RealMattCouch) August 28, 2023

Daily Dot has more on the story:

Scott, a Republican, preceded DeSantis as Florida governor before successfully running for Senate in 2019 after serving two terms. His seat is up for reelection in 2024.

DeSantis and Scott have largely kept their distance, though Scott has pushed back on a few of DeSantis’ efforts: namely on abortion and education policies for in-state Dreamers, children brought to the U.S. as migrants.

https://twitter.com/anAhmedSalah/status/1696148887168278705

We will keep you informed here whether the words turn out true.