President Donald J. Trump waves at the conclusion of his remarks Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, at the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and Museum in Jupiter, Florida, on the Environmental Accomplishments for the People of Florida. (Official White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)
By Joe KovacsPALM BEACH, Florida – It didn't take long for the 2024 presidential fire to get sparked.
On the day after Election Day 2022, former President Donald Trump ignited a heated 2024 battle for the White House by taunting possible presidential candidate, Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who crushed his Democrat opponent by nearly 19 points Tuesday night.
Trump posted on his own Truth Social: "Now that the Election in Florida is over, and everything went quite well, shouldn't it be said that in 2020, I got 1.1 Million more votes in Florida than Ron D got this year, 5.7 Million to 4.6 Million? Just asking?
On Sunday at a rally in Miami, Trump teased an important announcement he would be making a week after Election Day at his Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach.
But suddenly there are Republican voices urging him to delay a potential presidential announcement until after the congressional races are finalized.
DeSantis declared upon his overwhelming victory: "Florida is where woke goes to die."
"We not only won election, we have rewritten the political map," he added, likely referring to his double-digit win in Miami-Dade County, a Democratic stronghold that is 70% Hispanic.
