ABC’s “The View” co-host Pleasure Behar attacked Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., and admitted that she desires Donald Trump to be the GOP presidential nominee so Democrats can win in 2024.
Throughout a section on the Wednesday present, the ladies mentioned the potential for DeSantis securing the presidential nomination in 2024 after being floated as a possible candidate. Whereas DeSantis has seen recognition after his midterm re-election, Behar insisted that the governor was a “dweeb” and that Trump must be the nominee for Democrats to win.
“DeSantis is what they name a dweeb. And Trump is the one who must get the nomination, as a result of then the Democrats will win. He’s a two-time loser already. Hellooooo! Loser!” Behar joked, placing an L-sign on her brow, whereas Alyssa Farah Griffin requested, “However is not {that a} danger?”
Pleasure Behar on “The View” mocked former President Donald Trump as a “loser” on Wednesday’s present. (ABC)
A brand new Fox Information ballot confirmed Trump main DeSantis by double digits amongst Republican main voters. The ballot additionally confirmed an 11% improve in assist for Trump since February.
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Different members of the panel agreed that DeSantis doesn’t have the stamina to tackle Trump in a possible main.
“I’ve been saying at this desk for months, I feel Ron DeSantis is essentially the most over-hyped politician in America. I feel this notion that he’s going to save lots of the GOP from Trump, and rating the nomination, it’s over-hyped. He had a great midterm election. He obtained reelected in Florida,” Griffin mentioned.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump have been seen as front-runners for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. (Paul Hennessy/SOPA Photographs/LightRocket by way of Getty Photographs // Win McNamee/Getty Photographs)
She continued, “He obtained reelected. He did a great job. It is a man that I wish to see two issues from, I wish to see him with a impartial interviewer like George Stephanopoulos and truly reply powerful questions. I’ve by no means seen him do a serious nationwide sit-down interview. And secondly, you don’t beat Trump by not going after Trump. I wish to see him take a punch at Trump.”
“He’s gonna miss,” Behar joked.
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Co-host Sara Haines added, “He additionally lacks charisma. And never that that is good or unhealthy, we’ve watched among the magic and he additionally had different expertise, however President Obama got here onto the stage and the entire crowd was enthralled. He had the ‘it’ issue. Donald Trump, whether or not you appreciated ‘it’ or not, he had an element.”
“Ron DeSantis, there’s nothing there. I don’t suppose you may win within the media protection, with some type of gravitas that he simply doesn’t have,” she mentioned.
Former President Donald Trump at the moment leads amongst Republican main voters in response to a latest Fox Information Ballot. (AP Picture/Andrew Harnik, File)
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Further polls have proven Trump with a double-digit lead over DeSantis. Nonetheless, a NPR/Marist ballot discovered that solely 38% of nationwide adults would wish to see Trump as president once more with the previous president receiving solely a 39% favorability score.
