A key ally to former President Donald Trump played down talk of a growing feud with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ahead of a potential 2024 election showdown.
Mark Meadows, who was Trump’s final White House chief of staff, made an appearance on Newsmax on Tuesday to respond to reports that Trump is fed up with DeSantis and, according to the New York Times, that DeSantis has told friends that it’s too much to ask that he bow to Trump. People “want Trump in the White House,” Meadows insisted.
Although Meadows praised the “great job” DeSantis has done leading Florida, he also insisted that the governor is “smart enough to know that this is the party of Trump. This will continue to be.” Trump has not said publicly that he will commit to another run for the White House, but Meadows said it “won’t be Ron DeSantis challenging him” if he does.
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Employing a tactic often used by Trump and his allies, Meadows accused the media of fabricating conflict between Trump and DeSantis. He did acknowledge there being some other “distractions” that he attributed to the “Liz Cheneys and a few others.”
Meadows, who was once a colleague of DeSantis in the House, also argued that Trump’s popularity remains strong, citing the attendance at Trump’s rally in Arizona on Saturday. He cited “some reports” that there were “40 miles of people that were lined up trying to get in there.” Meadows did not state where that information was derived.
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The House voted last month to refer Meadows to the Justice Department for prosecution for refusing to fully cooperate with a subpoena from the select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
