Trump said DeSantis was “dead politically” before he endorsed him in 2017 Florida governor.
“Why do you use that name?” Baier interjected.
“I’m a big loyalist,” Trump continued. “Some people right here in this room tell me ‘sir don’t worry about loyalty, it doesn’t mean anything in politics.’ I said, to me it does. I got the guy elected.”“I got the guy elected. He came to see me, let’s say weeping because he was dead. He was getting out of the race. He was looking for jobs already. Probably at law firms or wherever he is going to look. He was totally dead. He ran a horrible campaign…it was like a wipeout.
Trump said he decided to “give it a shot” and endorsed DeSantis on Twitter. At the time, Trump called DeSantis a “brilliant young leader” who “loves our country and is a true leader.”Trump went on to headline three rallies for DeSantis during the gubernatorial race, he said, adding that he considered it a blatant betrayal when he later heard DeSantis was considering joining the race for the“Three years later, they asked him are you going to run against the president? He said I have no comment.
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