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Roger Stone Can’t Resist Shit-Talking DeSantis to Trump

The infamous Republican trickster tried to plant in Trump’s head the idea that the Florida Republican governor is terrible news.

Over the weekend, veteran Republican operative Roger Stone posted a video of himself speaking to former President Donald Trump, where he disparaged his nemesis and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. “Roger!” Trump exclaims in the short video posted by Stone. “God bless you,” the self-described “dirty trickster” and longtime informal Trump adviser responds. Then, inching increasingly closer to Trump, Stone added: “Ron DeSantis is a piece of [shit].” Dating back to late last year, Stone hasn’t been shy about expressing his hatred of DeSantis over what the trickster believes is a Republican governor who is too lax on issues including “voter integrity.” Stone has even gone so far as to threaten to run against DeSantis for his governor’s post. Stone told The Daily Beast after publication: “Ron DeSantis would not be governor without the Republican primary endorsement of president Donald Trump... While DeSantis has been a good governor and I support his re-election, I believe he should tell the former president that he will step aside if Trump decides to run in 2024. DeSantis has not done so I therefore I will not stop criticizing him for disloyalty.”

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Zachary PetrizzoFormer Politics Reporter

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