Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday he would not be former President Donald Trump’s running mate if given the opportunity to join him on the ticket.
“No lo creo. I’m not a No. 2 guy,” DeSantis said on the “Wisconsin Right Now” radio show, saying he would rather stay on as governor because the vice presidency “doesn’t really have any authority.”
Asked about his own thoughts of him on a running mate, DeSantis said, “It’s a little bit presumptuous to be doing that at this stage.”
“I’m here to win the early primaries, and that’s what we’ve got to do first,” he added.
DeSantis has been sharpening his criticisms of Trump. On the “Mark Belling Show” on Tuesday, he took a swing at both Trump and President Joe Biden over their ability to win over suburban women, who he argued not only “disapprove of Biden, I think they also unfortunately disapprove very strongly of Donald Trump.”
DeSantis went on to like Floridians to the national electorate, calling his home state a “microcosm of the United States” where candidates have to appeal to a wide variety of voters to win statewide office. DeSantis won re-election last year by a double-digit margin.
Reached for comment, a Trump campaign spokesperson was dismissive of DeSantis’ remarks.
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