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RockCreek

(740 posts)
Tue Nov 8, 2022, 11:23 PM Nov 2022

The BBC and Guardian both highlight Drump's Mob-like threads against DeSatan.

Mob threats by a politician - even Trump- made it to near the top of each of these British web pages.

BBC: "Donald Trump has warned Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis against running for president in 2024, saying doing so would harm the Republican Party.

"I think he would be making a mistake. I think the base would not like it," the former president told Fox News.

He also threatened to release unflattering information about the 44-year-old, without providing details...."

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63563862

The Guardian:

"Speaking to reporters on his plane on Monday night, Trump said: “I think if he runs he could hurt himself very badly. I think the base would not like it – I don’t think it would be good for the party.”

The former US president also warned that he would tell reporters “things” about the Florida governor “that won’t be very flattering”.

Trump is expected to announce his third run for the Republican presidential nomination later this month, seeking to piggyback predicted Republican success in Tuesday’s midterm elections. At a pre-midterms rally in Ohio on Monday, he indicated an announcement could come in Florida on 15 November.

DeSantis has emerged as the most powerful rival to Trump in Republican circles, governing his state with rightwing policies popular with the party’s Trumpist base...."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/08/donald-trump-ron-desantis-2024-president-campaign

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