In an interview with ABC News, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis claimed that he was doing better than Donald Trump in recent polls and that he would be better as an “America-first” president than him.
“I’m a blue-collar kid that had to work minimum wage jobs to get where I was,” he said pointing to the differences between him and the former president.
“I could serve two terms. He would be a lame duck on day one. I ran 16 points better than him in Florida in my most recent race than he did in his most recent race.”
“I’ve also delivered on these ‘America-first’ policies more than I think anybody in the country and would have a much better chance of actually delivering all this as president.”
DeSantis also criticized Trump for not attending debates as he is expected to skip yet another Republican primary debate in California next week.
“Well, first he owes it to people to be there. He owes it to people to make the case and defend his record,” DeSantis said of his tough rival.
“You can’t just not showing up to these things.”
