After a campaign pit stop in Davenport, Iowa, Donald Trump took another dig at Ron DeSantis. Trump has found a new way to disband the Governor of Florida aboard his Boeing 757, “Trump Force One”. Trump joked that DeSantis would work at Pizza Hut without his initial backing, according to . Something is loading.
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Former President Donald Trump ripped friend-turned-foe Ron DeSantis over fast food on his plane, dubbed “Trump Force One” this week after a 2024 campaign pit stop in Iowa.
According to , Trump’s rally in Davenport, Iowa on Monday evoked similar tenor to past campaign rallies, with more insults hurled at former ally and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Trump is traveling to campaign rallies in battleground states while DeSantis is tied to the Florida legislative session.
After the rally, while feasting on Kentucky Fried Chicken on his plane, Trump called DeSantis disloyal and continued to insist that the Florida governor’s political career wouldn’t have taken off at all without him, according to . .
“Right now he’s reportedly working at a law firm. Schwartz, Schwartz, Schwartz, and Schwartz. Where’s my fucking governor? Where’s my governor? Bring him here! He’s got 10 minutes or we’re gonna fire him. is what he would be doing right now,” Trump told reporters on the plane with a laugh, according to .
Prior to serving in Congress and as Governor of Florida, DeSantis attended Harvard Law School and served as an officer in the United States Navy with the Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps, where DeSantis had served as US legal counsel. Navy Seals.
An early Quinnipiac poll of 1,795 adults suggested that Trump is a more popular candidate than DeSantis, as 46% of GOP voters said they favor him while 32% favor DeSantis, with a margin of error of sampling of +/- 2.3 percentage points.
DeSantis’ office did not immediately return Insider’s request for comment.
As Trump spoke to reporters on his plane, he latched onto the nickname “Tiny D” for the governor of Florida. Plates of fried chicken, mac and cheese, and later coconut pie, were carried by his assistants, according to the report.
“Remember, this Ron DeSanctimonious would currently probably work at a law firm or maybe a Pizza Hut,” Trump told reporters, according to the report.