DeSantis Attacks Trump, Pins Election Results On Him

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis didn’t waste any time going after President Trump at the third Republican presidential debate.

DeSantis attacked Trump in his opening remarks during Wednesday’s debate. He blamed the former president for a string of Republican shortcomings after GOP-backed policies and candidates were defeated in Tuesday’s election.

Ron DeSantis: “I'm sick of Republicans losing”

One night after Republicans suffered big losses in Kentucky and Virginia, DeSantis opened the third GOP debate by pointing back to when Trump promised Republicans “were going to get tired of winning.”https://t.co/vuZZa9944H pic.twitter.com/Qb5Kr0Flj7

— POLITICO (@politico) November 9, 2023

From Forbes:

DeSantis called out Trump for saying “Republicans were gonna get tired of winning,” after launching various criticisms of Trump, including pointing out his absence at Wednesday’s debate, his failure to make Mexico pay for a border wall and the additional national debt incurred under his presidency.

Donald Trump said Republicans were going to get tired of winning.

Well we saw last night. I’m sick of Republicans losing.

In Florida, I showed how it’s done. One year ago here, we won a historic victory — including a massive landslide right here in Miami-Dade County. pic.twitter.com/L1TajYgtm8

— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) November 9, 2023

“I’m sick of Republicans losing in Florida,” DeSantis said when asked why the candidates should be nominated instead of Trump, adding that “Donald Trump’s a lot different guy than he was in 2016,” repeating a frequent attack line he’s used on the former president.

“He owes it to you to be on this stage and explain why he should get another chance. He should explain why he didn’t have Mexico pay for the border wall,” he continued. “He should explain why he racked up so much debt. He should explain why he didn’t drain the swamp and he said, ‘Republicans, we’re gonna get tired of winning.’ Well, we saw last night. I’m sick of Republicans losing.”

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Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley also took a shot at Trump’s handling of the national debt and his foreign policy stances.

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From The Hill:

:“I can tell you that I think he was the right president at the right time. I don’t think he’s the right president now. I think that he put us $8 trillion in debt, and our kids are never going to forgive us for that,” she said.

Nikki Haley: "I can talk about President Trump. I can tell you I think he was the right president at the right time. I don't think he's the right president now." Says he put US $8T in debt, used to be right on Ukraine and foreign issues and "now he's getting weak in the knees."

— Dylan Wells (@dylanewells) November 9, 2023

“I think the fact that he used to be right on Ukraine and foreign issues, now he’s getting weak in the knees and trying to be friendly again. I think that we’ve got to go back to the fact that we can’t live in the past.”