'Big Mistake!': Trump drops Truth bomb
after DeSantis endorses GOP candidate
he disavowed
Washington Examiner,
by
Daniel Chaitin
Original Article
Posted By: earlybird,
10/24/2022 12:43:47 PM
Former President Donald Trump fired off a foreboding Truth on Sunday night, reacting to a Washington Examiner exclusive that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is recording a robocall for a Republican candidate whom Trump has rejected.
That candidate is Joe O’Dea, the underdog Senate contender in Colorado who is trailing Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) in public opinion polls and last week made waves when he vowed to "actively campaign against" Trump and spoke favorably of other party heavyweights, including DeSantis.
Sharing the article written by Washington Examiner senior political correspondent David Drucker on his Truth Social platform, Trump added a brief message. "A BIG MISTAKE!" Trump said in all capital letters.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
zephyrgirl 10/24/2022 12:53:03 PM (No. 1312986)
The Conservative Tree House has stated that DeSantis is the new Jeb Bush - favored by the GOPe. This endorsement certainly adds to fuel to that fire. My DH refuses to vote for O'Dea, but I was leaning towards holding my nose and voting for him. Now I'm not so sure.
52 people like this.
Reply 2 - Posted by:
Right Time 10/24/2022 12:53:18 PM (No. 1312988)
An unforced error by DeSantis.
I thought he was smarter
105 people like this.
Reply 3 - Posted by:
FormerDem 10/24/2022 12:56:13 PM (No. 1312995)
Everybody did the right thing except O'Dea. He shouldn't have, but of course he should win anyway if we can manage it. De Santis did right to say so. At that, it is fine if Trump fires back because O'Dea is insulting him - no surprise there. But Trump is supporting De Santis anyway. Everybody except O'Dea is being reasonable. And if O'Dea earnestly believes silly things then he must say them. Lotta silly GOP. Better than donkeys though.
55 people like this.
Reply 4 - Posted by:
Jerseyden 10/24/2022 1:00:01 PM (No. 1313001)
Anyone who won’t vote for a repub over a dem/socialist shouldn’t call themselves a Republican. Trump should stay out of this voting cycle. Just because someone doesn’t think Trump is infallible should not be ostracized from party.
87 people like this.
Reply 5 - Posted by:
Birddog 10/24/2022 1:01:47 PM (No. 1313002)
with control of the senate at stake...anyone who votes with the repubs 51% is better than someone who votes against them 100% of the time.
90 people like this.
Reply 6 - Posted by:
Pete Stone 10/24/2022 1:06:29 PM (No. 1313006)
Nos. 4 and 5: Amen!
54 people like this.
Reply 7 - Posted by:
Moritz55 10/24/2022 1:08:05 PM (No. 1313009)
Exactly, #3. Thanks for injecting some common sense into this manufactured drama.
38 people like this.
Reply 8 - Posted by:
earlybird 10/24/2022 1:10:36 PM (No. 1313010)
Re #7,”manufactured drama”… very good. Far too much of that. Interesting timing.
31 people like this.
Reply 9 - Posted by:
formerNYer 10/24/2022 1:39:08 PM (No. 1313036)
ugh - not helping any one. O'Dea sounds like a loser and cheney clone, but I'd hold my nose and vote for him if I lived in Colorado
27 people like this.
Reply 10 - Posted by:
felixcat 10/24/2022 1:44:43 PM (No. 1313041)
Why oh why do republicans do this too each other? O'Dea should focus on first getting elected then challenging Trump.
44 people like this.
Reply 11 - Posted by:
Subsuburban 10/24/2022 1:56:55 PM (No. 1313050)
O'Dea is trailing according to polls and isn't going to beat the democrat incumbent, Bennet. Trump is correct in that he is a RINO, trying to unseat an incumbent democrat in a blue state. When are these dolts going to learn that you can't beat a democrat by campaigning as democrat "lite." If you don't run full bore MAGA, to get the republican base activated, you have no chance. It's like these other dolts who, as soon as they are accused of "racism" by the other side, grovel and apologize, thinking that will get them a pass. It never does, and in fact, usually results in more and more stringent attacks and eventual "cancellation."
49 people like this.
Reply 12 - Posted by:
Starboard_side 10/24/2022 2:09:57 PM (No. 1313060)
A Republican in Colorado or Maine is far different than a Republican in Texas or Florida.
It's okay to not agree on every issue, and O'Dea has the right to say he wouldn't support a 2024 Trump candidacy. He did not say he would not vote for him if he was the Republican nominee.
Remember, you need to have the Majority in the Senate to actually do anything. Better to have Schumer in the minority party.
37 people like this.
Reply 13 - Posted by:
49 Ford 10/24/2022 2:22:34 PM (No. 1313065)
# 11, could "full bore MAGA" win in blue Colorado?
14 people like this.
Reply 14 - Posted by:
judy 10/24/2022 2:26:05 PM (No. 1313068)
I hope DeSantis is not being influenced by Big $$$ Donors????
25 people like this.
Reply 15 - Posted by:
SkeezerMcGee 10/24/2022 3:26:16 PM (No. 1313097)
It's going to be O'dea or Democrat incumbent, Bennet.
O'dea won his primary with 55% of the vote.
In this instance Donald Trump seems to be pulling a Mitch McConnell. That's the mistake.
21 people like this.
Reply 16 - Posted by:
Citoyen 10/24/2022 3:33:13 PM (No. 1313104)
If this article is correct then we have another example of President Trump at his worst. The midterms are not about him or the stolen 2020 election. They are about Republicans taking over the House and Senate. Get on board, President, or keep quiet.
If DeSantis’ endorsement helps even a little in pushing O’Dea over the top then Go Ron. As an American distressed by the crap this country is becoming I don’t care if a candidate doesn’t suck up to Trump. O’Dea was a fool to diss Trump. Trump is no fool and should be above pettiness. DeSantis is looking better all the time.
29 people like this.
Reply 17 - Posted by:
red1066 10/24/2022 3:48:57 PM (No. 1313114)
I guess O'Dea is the only Republican running in that race. So why wouldn't DeSantis endorse that candidate? Whose does he want to win, a demoslut? While it would be nice to have nothing but conservative Trump supporters running in every race, Trump's name is toxic to too many people as a result of the media. In a close race, not being on Trump's good side might mean the difference between winning and losing. Just because some little online website thinks DeSantis is the next Jeb Bush doesn't make it so. Up to this point, DeSantis hasn't shown any Jeb Bush tendencies.
30 people like this.
Reply 18 - Posted by:
Jebediah 10/24/2022 4:01:28 PM (No. 1313126)
Am so sick of this and why I and others, though voting and spending for Trump twice, will not support him in future. He is thin skinned and savage....he lost us the Senate ( to DISASTROUS results) when he went after the Ga. candidates when they would not say 2020 was rigged, and went after O"Dea instantly when the candidate said HE would not support Trump in 2024. Trump acts like a petulant child, and no matter how good he was as President---and he could be terrific---he cares more about himself than us. He does not care if we go down if flames in a terrifying time. And as to all those posters who think he walks on water and is God incarnate. GROW UP!!!!!!!
35 people like this.
Reply 19 - Posted by:
Jean123 10/24/2022 4:02:42 PM (No. 1313127)
Amen #17
7 people like this.
Reply 20 - Posted by:
Vaquero45 10/24/2022 4:20:35 PM (No. 1313137)
Jo O’Dea is a Republican. He owns a construction company, and his father was a Denver cop. Whatever else he is, that puts him head and shoulders above that moron Michael Bennet. Would you rather keep the moron?
I’ll vote for O’Dea, thank you.
29 people like this.
Reply 21 - Posted by:
hoopsfan 10/24/2022 4:44:04 PM (No. 1313148)
What #18 said.
Trump complains loudly and frequently about RINO candidates, but it is Trump who does damage to Republican chances by making himself the story. The two Georgia Senate seats decided in January 2021 were crucial losses in the Democrats reaching 50 seats. IMO, one or possibly both of those seats could have gone Republican and given the Senate control to the Republicans. But it was all about Trump whining and shooting his mouth off.
Past time for Trump to leave the stage.
20 people like this.
Reply 22 - Posted by:
whyyeseyec 10/24/2022 4:52:34 PM (No. 1313153)
@#18 & 21 - If Trump is the nominee, you'll vote for him
11 people like this.
Reply 23 - Posted by:
watashiyo 10/24/2022 5:01:20 PM (No. 1313161)
Scratching me head.
3 people like this.
How dare DeSantis try to help a Republican defeat a Democrat?
17 people like this.
Reply 25 - Posted by:
Geoman 10/24/2022 5:56:11 PM (No. 1313193)
When Donald Trump decided to run for president, he aligned himself with the Republican Party and later, he refused the siren call of a third party, remaining a Republican. Yes, Republicans have some RINOs within their midst, but had Republicans controlled the House, he would have never been impeached. Conversely, had democrats controlled the Senate as well as the House, he would have been removed from office, barring him from even thinking about 2024. As such, I'm trying to understand how Trump signaling that bad things will befall Republicans who express political support for the candidate who was selected by Colorado Republican voters to be their senate candidate this year will benefit the country in general, and in particular, the efforts to Make America Great Again. Doesn't disavowing the Republican candidate default to a tacit endorsement of the democrat incumbent?
As far as voting for RINOs, when did Oz become a paragon of Republican virtue?
11 people like this.
Reply 26 - Posted by:
Mauigirl 10/24/2022 8:06:33 PM (No. 1313264)
I voted for Trump twice.
I knew very little about him then but I did know his opponents were unacceptable.
So now I've had six years to observe him.
Overall, his presidency was pretty good.
But I've never seen a 76 year old man so lacking in wisdom, maturity or self control.
He needs to retire from politics.
The sooner the better.
22 people like this.
Reply 27 - Posted by:
5 handicap 10/25/2022 5:43:48 AM (No. 1313471)
I seems the Never Trumper Trolls are out in force today. I can only assume #s 18, 21, and 26 prefer the likes of Wilson, Conway and the other paedophiles of the Lincoln Project with whom they agree on nearly everything else.
24 people like this.
Reply 28 - Posted by:
Amoeba 10/25/2022 6:19:41 AM (No. 1313481)
if you think that a 'politician' is going to save this country, they wont. Trump or DeSantis might put a speed hump in the way to ruin, but the saving will have to come from another source. per my Bible.
9 people like this.
Reply 29 - Posted by:
Kitty Myers 10/25/2022 6:54:40 AM (No. 1313498)
#4 wrote: "Trump should stay out of this voting cycle."
I'm not sure what you mean by that. Trump's MAGA PAC has spent $9 million in the past few weeks to help Repub candidates in swing states. He's held rallies and promoted these people. Would you prefer he didn't help them?
24 people like this.
Reply 30 - Posted by:
Kitty Myers 10/25/2022 7:02:14 AM (No. 1313507)
#10 wrote: "O'Dea should focus on first getting elected then challenging Trump."
I disagree. It's better we know NOW just what motivates O'Dea, than after we vote.
14 people like this.
Reply 31 - Posted by:
Strike3 10/25/2022 7:54:18 AM (No. 1313537)
Donald Trump may be painfully direct, flamboyant and blunt but he is always right. He has learned in his trial by fire that there is no lukewarm in politics. That's why he is still the President and Joe isn't.
23 people like this.
Reply 32 - Posted by:
ARKfamily 10/25/2022 8:07:04 AM (No. 1313545)
I am in disagreement with Donald Trump on this one. God gives each one of us gifts and talents which makes us all unique. One of a kind. Ron DeSantis does not have to do everything "just like" Donald Trump.
7 people like this.
Reply 33 - Posted by:
little guy 10/25/2022 9:02:49 AM (No. 1313600)
Like all good men, Trump has clay feet. His weakest point is having an ego that makes him always have something to say ... even when it doesn't directly involve him. Silence is truly golden.
And, no, you don't have to hit back every time! We all learned that on the kindergarten playground. Just leave it be sometimes and don't take the bait as it will only escalate --- and you become the reason it gets worse.
I don't know the candidates in Colorado from Adam but it's simple mathematics.
Vote for the Republican and hope he stays true on votes but --- no matter ---- his presence shifts the total Senate count to help us. Or ... you can vote for the Demo-rat and be assured that the total number goes up by one (and perhaps that is the one that gives UpChuck Schumer his majority!) and that guy will almost always support Biden.
No coin toss here! Get rid of the Dem by any means necessary.
13 people like this.
Reply 34 - Posted by:
Kafka2 10/25/2022 9:53:46 AM (No. 1313659)
Part of the problem is the BIG MISTAKE Trump made by claiming that the runoff vote for the Senate in Georgia in 2020 was “rigged” in favor of the Democrats. This is widely believed to have resulted in suppressing the Republican turnout, thus giving the win to the Democrat. The resulting 50-50 split gave control of the Senate to the Democrats because Kamala’s vote breaks the tie in favor of the Democrats ever time.
If a Joe O’Dea win would have resulted in a Republican majority in the Senate, except for Trump’s opposition, it would be a repeat of the Georgia runoff — a really BIG MISTAKE!!!
7 people like this.
Reply 35 - Posted by:
janjan 10/25/2022 10:14:35 AM (No. 1313694)
Trump’s biggest flaw is that he makes everything about him. Disliking Trump does not disqualify anyone from serving in Congress. He needs to stop it.
8 people like this.
Reply 36 - Posted by:
Zigrid 10/25/2022 10:43:45 AM (No. 1313734)
WE the people are standing with President Trump...and those candidates he endorses...the rinos in DC are desperate to bring America to it's knees and they convinced desantis to join them...must have taken a call from liz Cheney ...the bitter outgoing congresswoman from Utah....with calls from the Jeb bush family....they don't like that they cannot buy off President Trump...and as a businessman he has his eye on the swamp...I trust him completely.....go MAGA!!
13 people like this.
Reply 37 - Posted by:
Solid_Oak 10/25/2022 11:38:30 AM (No. 1313809)
Trump is mad at DeSantis because DeSantis is supporting a Republican over a Democrat in a general election Senate race. So Trump would rather have the Dem win. I'm sure Chuck Shumer is happy to have Trump's help with his efforts to maintain control of the Senate !!!! I've supported Trump in the past, but I'm tired of him feeding his ego at the expense of Republicans, and I'm equally tired of his vendettas. I don't think he is capable of changing his bad habits, so I'm moving on.
6 people like this.
Reply 38 - Posted by:
GoodDeal 10/25/2022 11:58:20 AM (No. 1313834)
Basically DeSantis wants the republican to win the senate seat. Beyond that it’s just bloody politics.
6 people like this.
Reply 39 - Posted by:
Yo Yo 10/25/2022 12:11:00 PM (No. 1313857)
I live in Colorado. I'm less than overwhelmed by O'Dea, but Michael Bennett has been a horrible senator. Since that's the choice I have, it's easy. I'll vote O'Dea. But picking a fight with Trump was stupid.
5 people like this.
Reply 40 - Posted by:
mc squared 10/25/2022 2:02:24 PM (No. 1313999)
I wonder who all the 'no more Trump-ers' will vote for if he runs and his opposition is Newsome?
4 people like this.
This is exactly why I don't trust him. He is a good governor, but he has some serious Pence type issues and I really don't want him being president at the moment.
2 people like this.
Reply 42 - Posted by:
JoElla Bee 10/25/2022 11:54:31 PM (No. 1314405)
Some of the comments are a bit confusing. If Trump and Conservative Republicans are truly held in such low regard by the majority of voters in Colorado, and the Republican candidate has made his contempt for Trump crystal clear, how is it possible that opposition from Trump, or anything said by him, would have enough negative impact to cause that candidate to lose the election? It seems Trump’s comments should help the candidate. Wouldn’t DeSantis cause suspicions & be the one to blame for the loss by lending his support, if those Colorado voters view him as conservative & they would not support conservatives.
0 people like this.
Below, you will find ...
Most Recent Articles posted by "earlybird"
and
Most Active Articles (last 48 hours)
Comments:
A range war between Trump and DeSantis at this point would be a big mistake and horribly ill-timed.