DeSantis raised $8.2 million in his first 24 hours, while moving in conservative media to carve out a lane to Donald Trump’s right.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ team said he took in $8.2 million during the first 24 hours after his Twitter launch. | Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty ImagesRon DeSantis bounced back from his glitchy launch event with a hefty fundraising haul and a flood of media appearances. The Florida governor’s first 36 hours in the race revealed a lot about what kind of candidate he’s trying to be — more conservative than Donald Trump but cautious of offending the former president’s most die-hard supporters.
even Republicans consider “too harsh.” He questioned the ex-president’s support for providing amnesty for 1.8 million undocumented immigrants — an assertion Trump blasted in a press release as a “deceptive attempt to distract voters from his presidential campaign launch melt down.” And he contrasted himself with Trump over Covid-19, touting his aggressive push to keep schools, businesses and public spaces in Florida open in the midst of national lockdowns during Trump’s presidency.
While DeSantis was prosecuting an argument over Trump’s Covid record — an argument he’s been making in recent speeches — his advisers hammered away on Twitter. In response to a mock video posted by Donald Trump, Jr. showing DeSantis getting pummeled in one of his introductory videos,He’s wary of antagonizing Trump’s hyper-loyal base
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