Ron DeSantis insists he WON’T serve as Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick if asked, as Florida governor struggles to gain ground ahead of 2024 GOP nomination

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says he wouldn’t be open to the role of vice president if former President Donald Trump asked him to be his No. 2.

Speaking on ‘Sunday Morning Futures’ with Maria Bartiromo, the presidential candidate from the Sunshine State said he has no plans to take on the role alongside Trump.

“No, I’m running for president,” DeSantis bluntly told the FOX News host.

The short answer comes as DeSantis trails the former president by a whopping 31 points in a recent Fox Business poll of GOP Caucus voters in Iowa.

This is the second time Governor DeSantis has shared his hesitation about becoming vice president, having previously told Newsmax that he is “more of an executive guy.”

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (left) says he wouldn’t be open to the role of vice president if former President Donald Trump (right) asked him to be his No. 2

Speaking on ‘Sunday Morning Futures’ with Maria Bartiromo, the presidential candidate from the Sunshine State said he has no plans to take on the role alongside Trump

During his appearance, DeSantis emphasized that he is not interested in the idea of ​​a backbench role in the upcoming elections.

“We need someone who can serve two terms,” he said.

“We need someone who can win states like Georgia and Arizona, which President Trump cannot or has not done, even though candidates like McCain and Romney had no problem winning those states,” DeSantis continued.

McCain carried Arizona by an 8.48 percent margin and Georgia by a 5.2 percent margin in 2008.

Romney won in 2012 with 9.06 percent in Arizona and 7.8 percent in Georgia.

Former President Trump won Georgia and Arizona by smaller margins in 2016.

However, in 2020, Trump lost Arizona to President Joe Biden by 0.3 percent and Arizona by 0.23 percent.

DeSantis’ statement comes after Trump recently slammed his fellow Republicans by saying he didn’t see a potential vice president in the race.

“They’re all job applicants,” Trump said Wednesday.

“They will do anything, secretary of anything. They even say VP. Don’t know. Does anyone see a VP in the group? “I don’t think so,” he said.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, left, argues a point with businessman Vivek Ramaswamy during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX Business

Polling website Five Thirty-Eight shows that Trump won a whopping 55.1 percent of the vote after the second debate

Recent polling data shows DeSantis had just 13.5 percent of the vote in the 2024 Republican race

In March, DeSantis said he would not be open to the opportunity as he was aware of his upcoming campaign announcement.

“I think you want to be able to do things,” DeSantis said as he talked about why he would run for the highest office.

He added that this is “probably what I’m best suited for.”

On the other hand, when asked whether he would consider Trump as his running mate, he replied: “That’s interesting speculation.”

As of September 29, polls show the former president with a wide lead over his fellow Republicans vying for the presidency.

Polling website Five Thirty-Eight shows that Trump won a whopping 55.1 percent of the vote after the second debate.

DeSantis, the second most popular candidate, only got 13.5 percent.

Vivek Ramaswamy got 6.6 percent, while Nikki Haley got just 6.5 percent.