Donald Trump effectively declared war on Republican rival Ron DeSantis with a blistering broadside against the Florida governor, setting the stage for a destructive battle within a party already wounded from a poor showing in the midterm elections.
“Fox, the Wall Street Journal, and the no longer great New York Post, is all in for Governor Ron DeSanctimonious," he wrote in a 500-word email to supporters.
The New York Post, which backed Mr Trump for re-election in 2020, eviscerated him following the lacklustre performance of candidates he endorsed in Tuesday’s elections
Meanwhile, the once staunchly pro-Trump network Fox News carried Mr DeSantis’s victory speech live and published an op-ed on Wednesday titled "Ron DeSantis is the new Republican Party leader".
Mr Trump was reported to have "fumed" at his opponent’s favourable coverage.
Many Republicans have begun openly expressing the opinion that Mr DeSantis would make for a stronger general election candidate than Mr Trump in 2024.
Mr Trump is poised to announce his own bid for the White House next week, but he may enter that contest in a more vulnerable position than before, given Mr DeSantis’s growing muscle.
The open warring between its two most popular leaders will likely cause deep dismay in the GOP, which will see it as an unwelcome distraction for voters.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-n...ald-trump-launches-tirade-against-republican/
Does nobody love Trump any more? Except himself, of course.