The Miami Herald reported that Trump lashed out at his rival, Ron DeSantis:
Former President Donald Trump blasted Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday, issuing a lengthy statement that called the Florida GOP leader an “average Republican governor with great public relations” and accused him of “playing games” over a potential future presidential bid. Trump, who reiterated his previous “Ron DeSanctimonious” nickname in the press release, said DeSantis owes his entire political career to the former president’s past support of his campaign — something the former president says the governor now takes for granted. “The Fake News asks him if he’s going to run if President Trump runs, and he says, ‘I’m only focused on the Governor’s race, I’m not looking into the future,’” Trump said. “Well, in terms of loyalty and class, that’s really not the right answer.”
Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article268604697.html#storylink=cpy
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“Most thieves lack a sense of honor and are not to be trusted.”
Synonyms for thieves: criminal, crook, swindler, cheat, fraud, et al.
Traitor Trump and Deranged DeSantis fits that proverb, that dates back to at least to Cicero, an orator and politician in ancient Rome.
Trump shouldn’t bother to talk about loyalty and class as he has neither. If these two blowhard egomanics get involved in a war of words, Democrats should sell tickets as a fundraiser.
King Kong Vs Godzilla
On the other hand, King Kong and Godzilla had their good points. Unlike these two and the cult that will follow either.
Trump has loyalty to his (corporate) class (the Banksters and other ultrawealthy ) which after Citizens United, is all that matters.
‘Don’ King is so mad because DeSatan refuses to acknowledge him. Is he gonna make ‘Stop The Steal’ sequel movie?
Well, now that we have the thuggery out of the way…
Pass the popcorn!
Could Trump possibly run as third party candidate. If his 35% fanatic base held, do the math. He wins if the other candidates evenly split the balance of the votes. It would be interesting to know what he would call his party.
Actually, if Trump’s base stuck with him in a 3 way race, it would be very unlikely that anyone would get the required 270 electoral votes, which means the House would vote on who becomes President from the top 3, with each state getting just one vote.
That would probably not be a pretty outcome, any way you look at it.
That would be a gift from on high, the ultimate “cancel culture,” if these two could nullify each other’s impact in 2024.
Wait… I got the name. He’d call it the “It’s My Party”–and I’ll lie if I want to.
You would cry too, if it happened to you.
Ha ha ha.
Thanks for the laugh.
I think the Dumpster Diver’s Party or maybe Dumpster Fire Party would be good.
Dumpster Insurection Party (DIP)
Haaaa! That’s great, Fred!
Maybe the “American Duma” party?
Except it would be spelled “Dumba”
Or “Dooma”
One thing is certain: if either Trump or DeSantis wins in 2024, were Dooma-ed
And if Trump follows Fred’s thought experiment, I think there is a good chance that we will be Dooma-ed.
I just hope Trump doesn’t read this blog.
I think that name is already taken: George Dumba Bush.
Except it’s spelled Dumbya.
You know, SomeDam, I thank you for reminding me of the screwed up way the president would be “elected” if no one gains sufficient electoral votes. What a mess!
But here’s another possibility: With all the inner-directed rancor in the Republican party, a strong case can be made for Liz Cheney to announce her run as an Independent. She would fill the void left when the Republicans self-destruct and the Dems can’t find a viable candidate in 2024.
Cheney’s appeal would be strong for having risen above partisan politics and put country above politics. Even people who despised her father and her own conservatism have to admire her opposition to Trump–a woman of principle, a profile in courage–a woman who could say she was putting “democracy on the ballot.”
I don’t pretend to speak for anyone else, but I could live just fine without Liz Cheney’s “principles.” (And principals)
I’d sooner vote for a dead person. At least I’d know they wouldn’t make things worse.
Good, let these 2 gargoyles rip each other to shreds. So far, it’s a one-sided war with Trump firing all the salvos and Ron D. remaining silent. Will it be the Trump-GOP versus the DeSantis-GOP? Looks like Ron is too gutless to counter attack but he is still hugely popular in FL, as is Trump. What will all the voters who voted for these 2 scum do? Ah, so sad, I will shed one tear as I am laughing myself silly.
How is DeSantis better than Trump. They are both authoritarian bullies.
Agreed, they are both neo-fascists, reactionaries and quite despicable.
I have no idea whether the reason for De S’s silence is he’s speechless (unlikely), didn’t get around to it, or strategy.
If, by some uncharacteristic inspiration, it’s strategy, it’s brilliant (though I question whether he’s that bright, or has the necessary capacity for restraint). The one thing Mr. P. Grabber absolutely can’t deal with is being ignored; he’d find it absolutely infuriating.
With no real power, & his former omnipotence with The Base clearly over, there’d be no effective way to counter.
“Mr. De S, do you have any response to _______’s comments about you?”
“Honestly, my attention’s focused on *important things for Florida & the country.”
OR
“I don’t know who that is. Next question?”*
Devastating. AND it’d be fun to watch!😀
What a show!
“…governor with great public relations”
Actually, considering the source, “great public relations” counts as a compliment — the one thing he’s legitimately good at!😀
“Sanctimonious.” Did Trump actually say that?
My goodness, he used a 5-syllable word. That beats “Pocahantas.”
And it’s two more than “Lock her up.” or “Stop the Steal.”
My guess is that a staffer came up with it. It’s not in his vocabulary. DeSanctimonious.
Trump seems to have a knack for coming up with nicknames that are insulting and belittling.
I actually doubt other people are feeding them to him. It seems to be one of his true talents. I doubt anyone else could be so crass.
There seems to be a consistency there. Consistently insulting, belittling and annoying.
I can, and have been, so crass.
Don the Con
King Con
M.A.G.A., Moscow’s Asset Governing America
The Don, Cheeto “Little Fingers” Trumpbalone
Glorious Leader Who Shines More Orange Than Does the Sun
The Man with No Plan and the Tan in a Can
Trumpty Dumpty
Jabba the Trump
Don-Whistle Don
The Bloated Bloviator
Vladimir’s Agent Orange
Donnie Doo
He of the Cuckoo Coup
Teflon Don, the Sequel
Child-Man in the Promised Land
Orange Sh– Show
Limbo Mo, How Low He Can Go
But my mother’s way of referring to this sack of ____ is best: she simply uses the sh__ emoji. As in, [emoji] to announce on Tuesday at 9:00 Eastern Crazy Time. I picked up “The Idiot” from some wag here on Diane’s blog and “The Marmalade Moron” from some comic.
Dog-whistle Don
George W. Bush did this all the time, almost always with an audience. If you objected, everyone thought you were being oversensitive.
It is an act of pure dominance. Never let anyone get away with this, because the “namer” has shown you who he/she is (an asshole).
Coming up with names for Trump has been quite therapeutic for me. I so totally loathe this career criminal, traitor, and predator. O for a muse of fire to capture him most succinctly–this quintessence of all that is repellent, this exemplar without parallel of all of the seven deadly sins–vanity, greed, sloth, lust, gluttony, avarice, and ire.
None of my nicknames for him can be printed here. Though I mutter them to myself day in and day out, sort of a rosary of the profane.
Mostly, for me, theta, it is sadness that so many other Americans cannot see him for what he is; shock that our intelligence services and now, the DOJ, have so failed us; and fear and horror about what is to come after him, one as amoral and self-serving and cruel as Trump is but who is much, much smarter.
I’m more optimistic. I think the voters said “Enough!”
It could have been much better, surely, but a Republican rout was threatened and largely expected. The rejection of so many deniers and loons is significant. The Republicans played it worse than we knew. We played it better than expectations, too.
The nicknames are also a significant reason for his popularity.
He is clearly tapping into something in the psyche of his base.
The part of their psyches that’s still in junior high!
I resemble that remark! See above.
I resemble it too.😀
And I am still in junior high.