Trump destroyed Ron DeSantis after steadily snapping up staffers that DeSantis had abandoned.
Trump thanked DeSantis for his endorsement on Sunday and said he would retire the "Ron DeSanctimonious" nickname.
AdvertisementFormer President Donald Trump didn't just annihilate Ron DeSantis in the 2024 election; he did it after months of steadily snapping up staffers that the Florida governor had spurned.
Politico reported that the Trump campaign also hired Brian Hughes, who worked on DeSantis' 2012 congressional campaign, to run Trump's Florida operation.
He also said he would retire the "Ron DeSanctimonious" nickname, delivering DeSantis at least one victory, however small, in the 2024 election.
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