Biden calls DeSantis ‘Trump incarnate’ while campaigning in Florida
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
- President Joe Biden on Tuesday warned Floridians that incumbent Gov. Ron DeSantis is a “Donald Trump incarnate” days before the November 8 midterm elections.
- Biden was in Florida to campaign for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist and Rep. Val Demings.
- DeSantis is a potential 2024 presidential candidate who is a top alternative to Trump among Republican voters.
President Joe Biden on Tuesday called Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis “Donald Trump incarnate” while campaigning for Democratic gubernatorial nominee Charlie Crist.
“Charlie is running against Donald Trump incarnate. This guy doesn’t fit any of the categories I talked about. The way he deals, the way he denies,” Biden said during Crist’s fundraiser in Golden Beach, Fla.
The president then praised Crist for his “integrity and intelligence” and repeatedly mentioned Florida’s huge impact on the country’s midterm elections on Nov. 8.
“The rest of the world is looking at us, Charlie. They’re looking at us,” Biden said. “It is really important that a state the size of Florida … comes down on the right side of history.”
Biden went to the Sunshine State on Tuesday to warn Floridians that Republicans would attempt to take away Social Security and Medicare benefits and drive up the cost of living if Democrats do not retain control of Congress. The president was also attending fundraisers for Crist and Senate candidate Rep. Val Demings, who is challenging GOP Sen. Marco Rubio.
Biden’s comments were the sharpest yet against the Florida governor. The two have been clashing for months over DeSantis’ outlawing mask mandates in schools, passing a bill to restrict discussion of sexual orientation in schools, and sending migrants to blue states via buses private planes.
Last month, Biden visited Florida to assess damage from Hurricane Ian. He appeared alongside DeSantis and praised the Republican governor for his response to the calamity.
DeSantis is expected to beat the Democratic candidate next week, with multiple polls showing him with a sizeable lead over Crist, who served as the state’s governor from 2007 to 2011 as a Republican.
DeSantis is a potential presidential candidate in 2024. He consistently polls as a top alternative to former President Donald Trump among Republican voters. Many strategists believe DeSantis could draw Trump’s supporters in a primary without carrying the baggage of multiple investigations.
Last month, an ABC News-Ipsos poll found that 72 percent of registered GOP voters believe that DeSantis should have a great or good deal of influence in the future direction of the party, while 64 percent of respondents said the same of Trump.
Source: Reuters
Bluefish123
November 3, 2022 at 7:00 am
Biden is an abject failure. Our Allies don’t trust him and many make fun of the idiot in chief. Worst president ever, biggest liar too.
Sean Richman
November 3, 2022 at 10:06 am
Maybe”joey mumbles”should have told the small crowd how he and the”GOONIES”screwed up a booming economy that President Trump had put in place.This guy blames everything and everybody but the real problem,democRATS,they are the real cause,not DE SANTIS or TRUMP.
Ken
November 3, 2022 at 11:46 am
Most people call Biden “the devils incarnate” I think I’d rather be called Trumps incarnate.
Gordon Lenhard
November 3, 2022 at 1:04 pm
Let’s go Brandon! He just complimented Trump. Desantis is awesome!
Anthony
November 3, 2022 at 2:16 pm
“TRUMP INCARNATE” is a much more appealing idea for America than all the wacky notions and counterproductive actions this incompetent Quid Pro Joe administration has accursed us with over the past two years.
Craig
November 3, 2022 at 2:39 pm
These Dem candidates should seriously question whether having Joe on the campaign trail is beneficial. Personally I’d want to keep him away!
Richard
November 3, 2022 at 3:40 pm
Please, Joe. Go back to Washington, fire your V.P. for total incompetence than resign! You than would leave office as a Patriot instead of the worst President ever!
CharlieSeattle
November 3, 2022 at 5:20 pm
The Biden Detroit rally with Obama…………..sweet!
https://twitter.com/LarryAndress2/status/1586488877396664320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1586488877396664320%7Ctwgr%5Eb4971f29088cbb04a1e9ad804e9440e045cc9a89%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Frealloadednews.com%2F2022%2F11%2F03%2Fobama-loses-title-of-golden-boy-in-detroit%2F
Michael Lopez
November 4, 2022 at 4:03 am
What about our Governor Gavin Newsome who has done nothing for California.
3wks. ago we had a murder in Northern CA, were a lady was beheaded in broad daylight.
Gavin Newsome is all about double standard, his arrogance and incompetence will be the end of his career.
Investigate the Recall, Gavin Newsome cheated!
Mail in Ballots were compromised when they found a car in Southern LA with $3000.00, 300 ballots and a hand gun belonging to a convicted felon! Go ahead fact check this all you want, it is true.
Sean Rickman
November 4, 2022 at 8:53 pm
Joey”mumbles”really should look up what a democracy and a republic are,it just might surprise him.NO,it would not,his handlers already have their miniscule minds in a”tailspin”.