Ron DeSantis
“We had an opportunity to come out of the gate and do that and reach a much broader folk,” the Florida governor said on Hugh Hewitt’s radio show.
The Florida governor insists he has a path ahead in the race, but news from his political orbit since the first nominating contest suggests otherwise.
“We’re going to lose if voters are making a decision based on that," the Florida governor and 2024 rival said at a CNN town hall.
“I think Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley would actually, at this point, do this country and this party a service by stepping aside,” the former GOP presidential candidate said.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The former president's drastic change in tone did not go unnoticed by "The Tonight Show" host.
Donald Trump's rivals for the 2024 presidential nomination never put up much of a fight, but that doesn't mean the GOP didn't have other options this time around.
The MSNBC host said the Florida governor "put it all on Iowa" and "destroyed his political career in his home state," all for naught.
Jane Coaston said people are starting to say out loud what many were already thinking about the Florida governor.
DeSantis was supposed to be the next coming of Trump, a fighter without the baggage — and millions to burn in Iowa. So what went wrong?
Donald Trump is the projected winner of the Iowa caucuses, while Ron DeSantis is expected to finish second.