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Exactly, waste of VP if he chooses DeSantis, plus DeSantis is divisive nationally anyway.
It's not a waste to me. Trump failed miserably in his first term in several ways. First, he was awful at picking people to fill roles in his administration, starting with his VP pick. Second, he totally failed to clear out the career bureaucrats who are destroying the country from within as operatives of the Democrat Party. Third, he abdicated his role as President during COVID and let a couple of Marxist DNC hacks call the shots. If someone like DeSantis had been his VP instead of a clueless establishmentarian like Pence, things would have been different. Trump would have been re-elected and we wouldn't be suffering through Biden's failed Presidency.
So it's Trump's fault he lost because of his own failures and poor decision-making. DeSantis, in contrast, makes excellent decisions. He would bring a lot to the ticket, particularly RESULTS.
DeSantis is term limited as FL governor, ending in 2026. He may have concerns about visibility after he leaves that office.
If he is still interested in the presidency (why wouldn't he be? He is an excellent candidate) the VP slot would be a good place for him to be actively visible. Yes, he would have to deal with Trump's ego, that is a fact.
Trump could make him the border czar and let him rip cleaning up that mess.
Many of us that do not like Trump's ego or character would see all this and vote for him anyway, knowing DeSantis is onboard, and in position to have a good chance of getting elected after Trump term limits out.
I have two words that should explain WHY DeSantis wouldn't want to be Trump's VP... MIKE PENCE!
The way Trump threw Mike Pence to the wolves and talked about him like he was lower than whale sh*t should convince DeSantis that he wants nothing to do with being Trump's VP. Personally, I think that DeSantis is smarter than to accept a VP offer from Trump.
My guess is that DeSantis and Trump were discussing the possibility of a cabinet position for DeSantis after DeSantis' term for governor ends in just under 3 years. This would be in exchange for DeSantis endorsing Trump fully in the coming months before this election in November.
I do not know why DeSantis ran unless he thought Trump was doomed with all the "lawfare" by the Democrats, but he is term limited for the next election in 2026, so him being a VP on a winning ticket in 2024 and the presumed front runner in 2028 since Trump cannot run again makes sense.
DeSantis made the dumb decision to run for 2024 because the big donors wanted him to run against Trump and they made him think he could beat Trump, plus his wife Casey was driving him. She was running his campaign from the start.
Hopefully De Santis will finish out his term over the next two years, then in the ensuing four years remain in Florida working behind the scenes, then run for governor again.
And in any case he should stay the devil away from the s hit show of the US presidency.
If he follows that path he can do much better for Florida.
Here's another possible motive for Trump wanting to meet DeSantis. It's possible that Trump is the one asking for favors. Trump might be asking DeSantis that if Trump is convicted and put in jail or prison, would DeSantis be kind enough to pardon Trump since Trump obviously wouldn't be the candidate if he's in jail or prison. Hopefully, for Trump, DeSantis could then win the election this fall and then pardon Trump.
I have two words that should explain WHY DeSantis wouldn't want to be Trump's VP... MIKE PENCE!
The way Trump threw Mike Pence to the wolves and talked about him like he was lower than whale sh*t should convince DeSantis that he wants nothing to do with being Trump's VP. Personally, I think that DeSantis is smarter than to accept a VP offer from Trump.
My guess is that DeSantis and Trump were discussing the possibility of a cabinet position for DeSantis after DeSantis' term for governor ends in just under 3 years. This would be in exchange for DeSantis endorsing Trump fully in the coming months before this election in November.
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And here's why he might accept assuming the VP slot is offered - if Trump win DeSantis (or whoever is VP) will be gearing up to run for the WH in four years.
Again, assuming Trump asks my guess is DeSantis will weighing the odds of the economy improving and his chance to ride that wave into the presidency.
I doubt it matters much if the two men hate each other. (Didn't Johnson loathe Kenndy?)
If they feel teaming up this Nov. helps them, they will do so.
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And here's why he might accept assuming the VP slot is offered - if Trump win DeSantis (or whoever is VP) will be gearing up to run for the WH in four years.
Again, assuming Trump asks my guess is DeSantis will weighing the odds of the economy improving and his chance to ride that wave into the presidency.
I doubt it matters much if the two men hate each other. (Didn't Johnson loathe Kenndy?)
If they feel teaming up this Nov. helps them, they will do so.
I don't think they hated each other, most likely it was not much more than ruffled feathers and posturing, and maybe stress from campaigning, etc.
I don't even think DeSantis will be asked or will want the VP slot. Most likely, he'll be offered the DOJ slot. I think he would make a great DOJ.
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