Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis responds to latest Trump attacks
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday gave an indirect response to former President Donald Trump’s attacks ahead of the 2024 GOP presidential primary, saying, “I don’t spend my time trying to smear other Republicans.”
As his political stature soars ahead of a potential presidential run, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida is increasingly feeling the heat and taking income fire from possible rivals in the 2024 White House race.
In recent days the verbal attack came not from one of his likely rivals for the GOP nomination, but from President Biden.
The president, in Florida on Thursday as part of his post State of the Union address tour in critical electoral states, took aim at DeSantis for opposing Medicaid expansion provided under the Affordable Care Act.
“Over 1.1 million people in Florida would be eligible for Medicaid if Governor DeSantis just said, ‘I agree to expand it,’” the president said as he…
