{"id":126972,"date":"2024-04-11T08:58:16","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T08:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/11\/ron-desantis-tells-donors-hell-raise-money-for-trump-whose-campaign-called-him-a-sad-little-man\/"},"modified":"2024-04-11T08:58:17","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T08:58:17","slug":"ron-desantis-tells-donors-hell-raise-money-for-trump-whose-campaign-called-him-a-sad-little-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/11\/ron-desantis-tells-donors-hell-raise-money-for-trump-whose-campaign-called-him-a-sad-little-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Ron DeSantis Tells Donors He\u2019ll Raise Money for Trump, Whose Campaign Called Him a \u201cSad Little Man\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"has-dropcap\">Shortly after <strong>Ron DeSantis<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/ron-desantis-drops-out-of-presidential-race-ahead-of-new-hampshire-primary#:~:text=Save-,Florida%20Gov.,against%20former%20President%20Donald%20Trump.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dropped out<\/a> of the GOP major, he reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/ron-desantis-preemptively-rejects-vp-offer-from-trump-says-trump-accomplished-nothing-as-president\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">advised<\/a> supporters that he had little interest in being <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong>\u2019s VP, claimed Trump successfully completed nothing of significance as president, lamented the help Trump gained after every indictment, and castigated the conservative media for not working essential tales about his opponent. In <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LaCivitaC\/status\/1760440085839802489\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/LaCivitaC\/status\/1760440085839802489&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LaCivitaC\/status\/1760440085839802489\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">response<\/a>, a prime Trump adviser known as the Florida governor a \u201csad little man\u201d who would solely be remembered for \u201cchicken fingers and pudding cups.\u201d Yet, apparently, none of that&#8217;s stopping DeSantis from pulling out all of the stops to assist get Trump reelected.<\/p>\n<p>At a donor retreat held final weekend, DeSantis advised supporters he plans to fundraise for Trump\u2019s marketing campaign, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/ron-desantis-privately-donors-plans-fundraise-trump-rcna147160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in line with NBC News<\/a>. An adviser to the governor confirmed the information, reiterating to the outlet that DeSantis had beforehand stated he would help all Republicans on the poll in November, \u201cincluding [at the] presidential\u201d degree. DeSantis\u2018s declaration will likely lead to his supporters raising money for the ex-president, with one telling NBC News: \u201cI would say the majority in the room would now be willing to help Trump.\u201d Businessman <strong>Roy Bailey,<\/strong> who cochaired DeSantis\u2019s nationwide finance advisory board, stated, \u201cI will follow the governor\u2019s lead, and I will do anything that he or President Trump ask me to do to help him win this election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">The information of DeSantis\u2019s willingness to fundraise for Trump had fast echos to the 2016 about-face from <strong>Ted Cruz,<\/strong> who went from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2016\/03\/24\/cruz-trump-leave-heidi-hell-alone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blasting Trump<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/nymag.com\/intelligencer\/2016\/03\/trump-fights-sexism-with-ugly-heidi-cruz-retweet.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">implying his spouse was ugly<\/a> (and suggesting his father <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/blogs\/2016-gop-primary-live-updates-and-results\/2016\/05\/trump-ted-cruz-father-222730\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">palled round<\/a> with the man who assassinated JFK) to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/the-fix\/wp\/2016\/10\/06\/sad-ted-cruz-phone-banking-for-donald-trump-is-a-pretty-great-meme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">working the telephones in entrance of a bunch of Trump-Pence indicators<\/a>. Trump by no means commented on DeSantis\u2019s spouse\u2019s appears to be like (that we all know of), however he did:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"paywall\">\n<li>Claim DeSantis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/2023\/02\/donald-trump-ron-desantis-endorsement-tears\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shed tears<\/a> whereas begging for an endorsement throughout DeSantis\u2018s first gubernatorial run<\/li>\n<li>Declare DeSantis would be working for a law firm or \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/2023\/03\/donald-trump-ron-desantis-insults\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a Pizza Hut<\/a>\u201d if it wasn\u2019t for him<\/li>\n<li>Regularly name DeSantis \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/01\/21\/us\/politics\/desanctimonious-trump-desantis.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ron DeSanctimonious<\/a>\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Threaten to <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaketapper\/status\/1590386502097420288\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaketapper\/status\/1590386502097420288&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaketapper\/status\/1590386502097420288\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reveal<\/a> \u201cthings about him that won\u2019t be very flattering\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Share posts on Truth Social that <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/willsommer\/status\/1623050705631150081\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/willsommer\/status\/1623050705631150081&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/willsommer\/status\/1623050705631150081\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">included a picture<\/a> of DeSantis seemingly partying with highschool ladies whereas he was working at a personal faculty, with the unique publish claiming DeSantis was \u201cgrooming high school girls with alcohol as a teacher\u201d (Trump\u2019s captions learn: \u201cNo way?\u201d and \u201cThat\u2019s not Ron, is it? He would never do such a thing!\u201d Asked about Trump\u2019s insinuations then, DeSantis\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/desantis-says-he-wont-fight-trump-over-high-schoolers-photos-2023-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">advised<\/a>\u00a0reporters: \u201cI spend my time delivering results for the people of Florida and fighting against Joe Biden. That\u2019s how I spend my time. I don\u2019t spend my time trying to smear other Republicans.\u201d)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"paywall\">But apparently, that\u2019s all water below the bridge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">In addition to having shades of Cruz, DeSantis\u2019s choice to go from Trump competitor (and punching bag) to Trump bundler just isn&#8217;t not like the journey of a bunch of billionaires who disavowed the ex-president within the wake of January 6\u2014saying issues like \u201c[Trump] lost me as a supporter\u201d\u00a0and vowing to by no means help him once more\u2014however lately <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/billionaires-who-once-disavowed-trump-are-coming-crawling-back\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">got here crawling again<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\"><strong>Fact-check: Trump<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/arizona-brings-back-civil-war-era-law-banning-abortion-one-day-after-trump-says-states-should-decide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>stated states ought to get to resolve on abortion, and Arizona did simply that<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div aria-label=\"social media post\" class=\"TwitterEmbedContainer-ggEzfU fHwbKp\">\n<div class=\"MessageBannerWrapper-krrtvl eYObke ConsentBannerWrapper-bMdLtU WTFWJ\" data-testid=\"message-banner\">\n<div class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ MessageBannerContent-gLUJfX iUEiRd jyISiS hloGrW\">\n<h4 class=\"ConsentBannerTitle-lgaGAH gOfech\">X content material<\/h4>\n<p>This content material may also be considered on the positioning it <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therecount\/status\/1778102489889353764\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Opens in a new window\" class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ BaseLink-eNWuiM ConsentBannerLink-dJZMSz iUEiRd jyISiS joAuXZ\">originates<\/a> from.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Shortly after Ron DeSantis dropped out of the GOP major, he reportedly advised supporters that he had little interest in being Donald Trump\u2019s VP, claimed Trump successfully completed nothing of significance as president, lamented the help Trump gained after every indictment, and castigated the conservative media for not working essential tales about his opponent. 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