Former President Donald Trump recently took a shot at former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
A super PAC supporting Gov. Ron DeSantis recently shot back at former President Donald Trump for the first time, slamming the former president for attacking a fellow Republican.
Trump should fight Democrats, not lie about Gov. DeSantis,” the 30-second TV spot says. “What happened to Donald Trump?”
The ad was released by the independent PAC Never Back Down, formed last month by former Trump administration official Ken Cuccinelli to “urge Ron DeSantis to run for president.” The governor has not yet officially announced a campaign for president in 2024 but is still widely expected to run despite dropping in the polls to Trump.
Never Back Down’s new ad, which played on Fox News, was a response to a commercial released last week from the pro-Trump organization Make America Great Again Inc.
The pro-Trump ad criticized DeSantis for his past stances on Medicare and Social Security. A report noted that DeSantis once ate pudding with three fingers by recreating the scene with an actor.
Donald Trump fires back
Recently, Trump posted an illustration of DeSantis being carried on their shoulders by former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and former George W. Bush aide Karl Rove.
Bush has endorsed DeSantis for president, while Rove has been highly critical of Trump and has called the pudding ad “stupid.” Trump also attacked former GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan, who was once portrayed in an attack ad against his Social Security and Medicare policies as pushing a grandmother off of a cliff.
Donald Trump recently posted the following on Truth Social: “Social Security and Medicare, and Ron’s attack on both, have destroyed DeSanctimonious. His love affair with Jeb Bush and Karl Rove, certainly haven’t helped, but being a DISCIPLE of “Wheelchair over the Cliff” Paul Ryan, has been a disaster. Ron has lost his supporters and his support, and MAGA refuses to Endorse disloyal people!”
