Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis made headlines on the final day of 2023 after stating he had “categorically dominated out” the potential of serving as Donald Trump’s vp.
DeSantis shared his stance throughout an interview on ‘Your World with Neil Cavuto’ shortly after concluding a city corridor occasion in Edgewood, Iowa.
Within the interview, DeSantis additional elaborated on his earlier actions towards firms like Disney for his or her “woke” insurance policies, expressing his dedication to defending kids’s innocence and parental rights.
He boasted in regards to the financial success of Florida underneath his governance, rating first for brand new enterprise formation and having paid down a good portion of the state’s debt.
The interview took a flip when DeSantis outspokenly dismissed any notion of operating as vp with Trump. “I’ve categorically dominated out being VP,” DeSantis said, suggesting Haley ought to be clear about her intentions with regard to the identical place.
“I do know Nikki Haley is not going to rule out being vp as a result of she spends some huge cash attacking me. So, is she making an attempt to defeat former President Trump, or is she making an attempt to be his vp? She is not going to rule that out. You recognize, she’s gotten a whole lot of help from these never-Trumpers. They’re viewing her as just like the darling of never-Trump, but she’s positioning herself to doubtlessly be within the operating for that. I’ve categorically dominated out being VP. I believe she ought to do this. So her supporters know the place she stands,” DeSantis stated.
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The remarks swiftly ignited a firestorm of commentary on social media, with customers lambasting DeSantis. Standard Twitter persona Catturd succinctly remarked, “No one requested you.”
Others joined in with quips about DeSantis’s perceived delusion about his standing with Trump and the GOP base, implying that his declaration was extra a foregone conclusion than a daring political stance.
One Twitter consumer mocked, “Poor lil Rob nonetheless has no concept that his place on the grownup desk is gone eternally. He’ll eternally reside on the youngsters desk now,” whereas one other quipped, “Straightforward to say that when he is aware of that Trump is rarely going to ask him!”
One other wrote, “Ron DeSantis is the final individual on planet earth Trump would select as his VP.”
Some even theorized about DeSantis’s acknowledgment of Trump because the seemingly GOP nominee, saying, “A minimum of he’s recognizing Trump goes to be the GOP nominee. He’s within the anger stage of grief.”
One other stated, “So now he’s simply misplaced 2 jobs. President and Vice President.”
