Trump Allies Push DeSantis to Weigh In on Indictment

[applegrove]

Trump Allies Push DeSantis to Weigh In on Indictment

March 20, 2023 at 7:00 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 12 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2023/03/20/trump-allies-push-desantis-to-weigh-in-on-indictment/

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Donald Trump’s political operation “is trying to use the news of his expected indictment by a Manhattan grand jury to turn the strident base of the Republican Party against his expected rival for the 2024 presidential nomination, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida,” the New York Times reports.

“Immediately after the former president predicted on Saturday that his arrest was imminent, Mr. Trump’s operatives and friendly media outlets began publicly pressuring Mr. DeSantis to condemn the law enforcement officials in New York, portraying his silence on the matter as bordering on treason.”

Trump campaign’s “War Room” account posted on Sunday: “It has been over 24 hours and some people are still quiet. History will judge their silence.”

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Applegrove:

This is what I was getting at yesterday. What will DeSantis do?

[no_hypocrisy]

1. By my estimation, DeSantis will only go as far as

asking to wait for more information before he makes a public statement about Trump.

[Trenzalore]

2. DeSantis has had the strategy of not talking about Trump

He makes veiled criticism occassionally but doesn't directly engage.

That can't last forever.

[Kaleva]

3. It's best that DeSantis remain silent

Let the snowflakes cry and whine

[Buns_of_Fire]

4. They want to paint him into a corner so no matter

what he does (or doesn't do) it'll help their messiah politically.

[keithbvadu2]

5. He can do something, take a side, or do nothing and appear weak.

[Xandric]

6. it's a no-win for Desantis

His choices are be a Trump -defending coward or be a called a traitor by the Deplorables.