Opinion

DeSantis Might Be Trump-Lite, but at Least He’s Not Trump

I WANT A NEW CRUSH

The GOP’s going to move on from Trump at some point—why not now?

Matt Lewis
Matt Lewis 

Senior Columnist

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Matt Lewis

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