Former President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis traded barbs over who could most quickly fix the economy and reform government agencies as the battle between the top two Republican contenders grew increasingly acrimonious
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speak at midterm election rallies, in Dayton, Ohio, U.S. November 7, 2022 and Tampa, Florida, U.S., November 8, 2022 in a combination of file photos. REUTERS/Gaelen Morse, Marco Bello/File Photo
Trump, who currently holds a large lead over DeSantis in a distant second in polls on the 2024 Republican nomination, also took critical shots at other candidates lower down in the rankings, suggesting they exit the party's primary. "You know, I really go after the one who is second and I think the one who is second has gone down so much and so rapidly that I don't think he's going to be second that much longer. I think he's going to be third or fourth," Trump said.
"Why didn't he do it in his first four years?" DeSantis quipped to reporters during a campaign event in New Hampshire.
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