DeSantis is ramping up! Oklahoma GOP Governor Kevin Stitt to become Florida Governor’s biggest backer in 2024 yet…as indicted Trump smashes his rival again at North Carolina GOP event
- Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt became the first U.S. governor to support DeSantis
- Comes as Donald Trump continues to launch attacks against his No. 1 rival despite 37 federal charges against him
- DeSantis visited Oklahoma for a campaign rally on Saturday — as Trump made remarks to wrap up the North Carolina state GOP convention
Ron DeSantis earned his first endorsement from a fellow governor during his trip to Oklahoma on Saturday.
Republican Governor Kevin Stitt praised DeSantis for his response to COVID-19 as the 2024 nominee held a campaign rally in Oklahoma.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump was in North Carolina on Saturday night to launch even more attacks against his No. 1 Republican primary rival, admitting he was “not very nice” to Florida’s governor.
“Governor DeSantis is a strong conservative and principled leader, and I am proud to support him as president,” Governor Stitt said outside the venue for DeSantis’ rally in his state on Saturday.
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt became the first U.S. governor to endorse Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in his Republican presidential primary. Pictured: The two governors appeared side by side at a rally in Oklahoma on Saturday
Meanwhile, Donald Trump attacked DeSantis during his remarks at the North Carolina state GOP convention on Saturday — including admitting he’s “not nice” to Florida’s governor
“As fellow governors during COVID, DeSantis has not surrendered states’ rights and individual freedoms to groupthink,” he added. “In this election cycle, the people of Oklahoma will remember that DeSantis was one of the few who never backed down in the face of adversity, because DeSantis operated with unwavering conviction and shared our values of limited government and a free country.”
Florida’s governor has received five endorsements in the House: Representatives Chip Roy of Texas; Thomas Massie of Kentucky; Laurel Lee from Florida; Bob Good from Virginia; and Rich McCormick of Georgia.
No senators in the upper chamber of Congress have yet expressed support for DeSantis.
Trump, by far the frontrunner of 2024, has so far received much more support from politicians and lawmakers.
The former president has repeatedly berated and attacked DeSantis for “disloyalty” for acting against him after Trump’s backing took him to Florida’s Governor’s Mansion in 2018.
Trump said he finds it difficult to say “DeSantis” because he has used alternate nicknames for him for so long, such as “DeSanctis” and “DeSanctimonious.”
In a moment when he was “trying to be serious” in a recent interview, Trump admitted to the North Carolina mob that he accidentally said “DeSanctis.”
DeSantis threw campaign hats to a crowd in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday, June 10