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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump Plotted for Weeks to 'Mindf-ck' DeSantis With Florida Endorsements
The upper ranks of Donald Trumps campaign and political operation exploded in jubilation on Tuesday, mocking Ron DeSantis staff as a bunch of amateurs, with multiple officials belly-laughing with one another over how much Trump had in their verbiage cuck[ed] the Florida governor on securing endorsements from the states congressional delegation, according to three sources familiar with the internal chatter.
Team Trumps rollout of Florida endorsements on Tuesday was part of a plan to subvert DeSantis in his own state that the former presidents staff has been working on for more than a month, sources say. Trumps aggressive, weeks-long outreach to secure Florida Republican endorsers this early in the game (when DeSantis hasnt even officially declared a 2024 presidential run) has been spearheaded by top aides like Brian Jack and Susie Wiles, with the ex-president at times getting personally involved as well, the sources say.
By this past weekend, Trumps inner circle was convinced they had a number of new Florida lawmakers ready to announce their support. Previously, the idea was to release the endorsements at once, likely Thursday or Friday of this week. However, by the weekend, plans had changed: It was decided that the Trump campaign would drip them out at different points in the coming days including on Tuesday when DeSantis would be on the ground in Washington, D.C., trying to lock down his own endorsements from the Florida delegation. The ploy was part of a deliberate effort to, in the words of one of the sources familiar with the matter, embarrass and mindfuck DeSantis as much as possible, via a steady drip.
At least for this week, it seems to have worked.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-plotted-desantis-florida-endorsements-1234717791/
Team Trumps rollout of Florida endorsements on Tuesday was part of a plan to subvert DeSantis in his own state that the former presidents staff has been working on for more than a month, sources say. Trumps aggressive, weeks-long outreach to secure Florida Republican endorsers this early in the game (when DeSantis hasnt even officially declared a 2024 presidential run) has been spearheaded by top aides like Brian Jack and Susie Wiles, with the ex-president at times getting personally involved as well, the sources say.
By this past weekend, Trumps inner circle was convinced they had a number of new Florida lawmakers ready to announce their support. Previously, the idea was to release the endorsements at once, likely Thursday or Friday of this week. However, by the weekend, plans had changed: It was decided that the Trump campaign would drip them out at different points in the coming days including on Tuesday when DeSantis would be on the ground in Washington, D.C., trying to lock down his own endorsements from the Florida delegation. The ploy was part of a deliberate effort to, in the words of one of the sources familiar with the matter, embarrass and mindfuck DeSantis as much as possible, via a steady drip.
At least for this week, it seems to have worked.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-plotted-desantis-florida-endorsements-1234717791/
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Trump Plotted for Weeks to 'Mindf-ck' DeSantis With Florida Endorsements (Original Post)
demmiblue
Apr 2023
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Baitball Blogger
(46,750 posts)1. Lovely people.
DinahMoeHum
(21,801 posts)2. Trump has pros running his campaign this go-round. . .
Not rank amateurs like Brad Parscale and Steve Bannon.
His team of pros include Susie Wilies, DeSantis' former campaign manager, whose father was NFL hall-of-famer and broadcaster Pat Summerall
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/18/us/politics/susie-wiles-trump-desantis.html
Forewarned is forearmed. Let's not underestimate him.
Cha
(297,424 posts)3. e gods.. Fascist Putin Puppets on
Steroids.
Yeah, Take out deSadist and then fulck yourselves, Assholes.
Cha
(297,424 posts)4. I bet that bites deSadist.. his
Former campaign manager.
TY