What started as a campaign event to promote support from Florida sheriffs ended with DeSantis skewering Trump in a series of rejoinders that make clear his intentions to recast the race around the former president’s perceived shortcomings.
Still, the sharp-tongued attacks from DeSantis on Thursday were striking in what they signaled for the weeks ahead.
DeSantis later questioned Trump’s fundraising numbers – which the Trump campaign announced Wednesday just hours after DeSantis released his.
The Trump campaign reported it brought in more than $45.5 million during the period that spanned July 1 to September 30, compared to the DeSantis campaign’s $15 million.
DeSantis has a super PAC that was seeded with nearly $83 million left over from his 2022 gubernatorial campaign.
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