Donald Trump lost a significant ally this week.
Worst of all, he lost him to Ron DeSantis.
Steve Cortes, a former campaign adviser for Trump, had endorsed Ron DeSantis in the upcoming election, even though DeSantis has not yet announced.
Bailing on Trump
Cortes created headlines this week by making the move over to DeSantis.
He stated, “I have worked as a dedicated spokesman and advocate for Donald Trump for much of the last seven years, so I do not arrive at that conclusion flippantly.
“But our America First movement has always been bigger and more important than any one individual, and heading into this crucial election, our activism and our votes must be guided by a clear-eyed assessment of recent failures and potential future successes.”
In referring to polling that the majority of Americans do not want to see Trump or Biden run, Cortes continued to make his case.
He stated, “Given this intense pessimism, this crisis of confidence, will a rematch of two incredibly unpopular politicians really inspire a national renewal?”
The Trump campaign immediately belittled the endorsement, playing Cortes off as a flunky they did not want around anyhow, but that was to be expected.
This finally gave DeSantis a big win, however, as Trump has been stacking up Florida endorsements for weeks.
If DeSantis expects to do anything in this race, he needs to get into it now, or risk falling too far behind to catch up, which would be just fine by Trump and his supporters.
Source: New York Post
