my wheelhouse, i mean, that's just not something that i can speak to. trump has a habit of taunting his opponents with unflattering nicknames, and santis is no exception. the governor was asked to comment on the mini swipes that trump has made about him. listen to this. which is your favorite nickname that trump's given you so far as it run, rhonda, sanctimonious or meatball rock. why can't even he went off meatball wrong, but i can't i don't know how to spell the sanctimonious. i don't really know what it means. but, you know, i kind of like it's long. it's got a lot of valves. i mean, so we'll go with that. that's fine. you know, you can call me you can call me whatever you want. i mean, just as long as you, you know, also call me a winner. all right, and trump eat quickly responded. firing off. his own critique of descendants is record as governor, and he said, this quote. the fact is, ron is in average governor but the best by far in the country in one category, public relations where he easily ranks number one, but it is all a
which is your favorite nickname that trump's given you so far as it run, rhonda, sanctimonious or meatball rock. why can't even he went off meatball wrong, but i can't i don't know how to spell the sanctimonious. i don't really know what it means. but you know, i kind of like it's long. it's got a lot of valves. i mean, so we'll go with that. that's fine. you know, you can call me you can call me whatever you want. i mean, just as long as you, you know, also call me a winner. today. the former president responded to the interview, he criticized the governor's record on covid crime and education. he also said this quote the fact is, ron is an average governor, but the best by far in the country in one category, public relations where he easily ranks number one, but it is all a mirage. just look at the facts and figures they don't lie. and we don't want ron as our president. i'm joined now by cnn senior political commentator david axelrod, a former senior adviser to president obama, david, i'm wondering what you make of the former president and governor desantis sort of finally directly taking the fight to each other. although i sanders sort of doing it
why can't even he went off meatball wrong? i can't i don't know how to spell the sanctimonious. i don't really know what it means, but i kind of like it's long. it's got a lot of valves. i mean, so we'll go with that. that's fine. you know, you can call me you can call me whatever you want. i mean, just as long as you, you know, also call me a winner. today. the former president responded to the interview, he criticized the governor's record on covid crime and education. he also said this quote the fact is, ron is an average governor, but the best by far in the country in one category, public relations where he easily ranks number one, but it is all a mirage. just look at the facts and figures they don't lie. and we don't want ron as our president. i'm joined now by cnn senior political commentator david axelrod, a former senior adviser to president obama, david, i'm wondering what you make of the former president and governor desantis sort of finally directly taking the fight to each other. although i sanders sort of doing it seemingly reluctantly. um yeah. is that wise? well, first of all , it's isn't it ironic to hear
birth .com. mark twain prize for american humor celebrating adam sandler sunday on cnn. these separate investigations into the former president heat up his chief competitor for the republican nomination, ron de santis, is striking back at the former president's repeated jabs at him. it changed and approach for the florida governor. it comes in a new interview set to air in full tomorrow in one clip that was just released. two santas discusses the allegations of hush money payoffs for adult film actress stormy daniels. criticizes the manhattan d a, but also appears to criticize the former president's alleged behavior. well, i think it's there's a lot of speculation about what the underlying conduct is. that is purported to be it. and you know the reality is that just outside my wheelhouse, i mean, that's just not something that i can speak to. governor desantis will also asked about the former president's pension for giving his republican opponents nicknames. just your favorite nickname that trump's given us so far as it run rhonda, sanctimonious or meatball rock.
president trump. this isn't a wide ranging fox nation interview with piers morgan, where de santis criticized trump's character, his leadership style. the nicknames trump has given to dissent is he also says that he is certain if he does run for the white house, he can win. your favorite nickname that trump's given you so far as it run rhonda, sanctimonious or meatball rock. why can't even he went off meatball wrong? i can't i don't know how to spell the sanctimonious. i don't really know what it means. but you know, i kind of like it's long. it's got a lot of valve. i mean, so we go with that. that's fine. you know, you can call me and you can call me whatever you want. i mean, just as long as you, you know, also call me a winner. the centers also contrasted trump would past presidents known for their moral standards, saying, quote you really want people to look like our founding fathers. it's not saying that you don't ever make a mistake in your personal life. but i think what type of character are you bringing so somebody who really sets? the standard is george washington because he always put the
nickname that trump's given you so far as it run, rhonda, sanctimonious or meatball rock. why can't he went off meatball wrong? i can't i don't know how to spell the sanctimonious. i don't really know what it means. but you know, i kind of like it's long. it's got a lot of valves. i mean, so we'll go with that. that's fine. you know, you can call me you can call me whatever you want. i mean, just as long as you, you know, also call me a winner. you see again? he works it in, right. this is this discipline their number one. we'll see if you can do it on a debate stage time after time after time, but his idea of being trump can call me whatever he wants. i'm just going to let it roll off me. by the way, i'm a winner. that's right, and that sort of that calculation he's putting into his balancing act of running or potentially running against trump by saying, look, i'm not going to be bringing any of the drama like you said it's tapping into people's fatigue of exhaustion with perhaps the former president's administration, but rhonda sanders we've seen this week, especially when he was questioned about the possible indictment of trump and how he said, well, i don't know what it takes to pay off a porn star. so
because this this is not well coordinated, well coordinated progressive conspiracy would not start with the porn star. it would start with the coup. and so i just think that the end of the day this he has made a decision yet. and we don't know it just before you go talk about rhonda santis in this new interview that he gave to piers morgan. i just want people to see a clip of it quick. your favorite nickname that trump's given you so far as it run rhonda, sanctimonious or meatball rock. why can't even he went off meatball wrong? i can't i don't know how to spell the sanctimonious. i don't really know what it means. but you know, i kind of like it's long. it's got a lot of valves. i mean, so we go with that. that's fine. you know, you can call me and you can call me whatever you want. i mean, just as long as you, you know, also call me a winner. no lack of confidence there from sanders, who also says by the way, i wouldn't be running against trump. i'd be running against biden. you think the santis needs to in your words, eat his wheaties to eat his wheaties. gotta get ready.
it so late that he didn't win that much credit from the less maga inclined republicans either. and so i think all of these republicans regardless of where they are on the kind of ideological spectrum or where they are on trump, all of them sensed opportunism when they saw pence and you know, voters just don't like that they want a candidate who they think is following his gut and doing what he thinks is right and they don't see that when they look at mike pence. i think it remains to be seen. we have to see the full shape of the 2024 field and see what, even officially running it. well, yeah, he's not officially running, etc. what voters decide obviously don't want to get to the dissenters stuff because because obviously pence's dealing with that feeling navigating that, so we're people like governor desantis, and he is speaking out in his most wide ranging criticism we have seen of trump , yet he responded to some of the nicknames that trump gave him. your favorite nickname that trump's given you so far as it run, rhonda, sanctimonious or
meatball rock. why can't even he went off meatball wrong? i can't i don't know how to spell the sanctimonious. i don't really know what it means. but you know, i kind of like it's long. it's got a lot of valve. i mean, so we go with that. that's fine. you know, you can call me and you can call me whatever you want. i mean, just as long as you, you know, also call me a winner. make it. what do you make of that? and also i'm going after talking about trump's character, his leadership. and the direct criticisms we're seeing. i think the santis is trying to walk a fine line and these focus groups voters repeatedly expressed that they didn't like that trump was constantly attacking other republican candidates. other republican figures they want party loyalty. they want party solidarity, and they liked that desantis has managed to avoid being in the fray with trump, so i think he's if he's going to end up running against trump is going to have to draw that contrast. but i think he's wise to try to avoid waiting into that. afraid this early. yeah.
question is would he have? clearly he didn't, he said. in hindsight, they wish that they had, but i don't believe him. i mean, come on. this is their bread and butter. we'll see what happens. but let's let's talk about the republican presidential race because that is heating up. um so florida governor, rhonda santos didn't interview with piers morrigan, and he said, a lot of things ah , here is one of the little segments that has been released . its when piers is asking him about the various nicknames that donald trump has come up with for the florida governor. your favorite nickname that trump's given you so far as it run rhonda, sanctimonious or meatball rock. why can't even he went off meatball wrong? i can't i don't know how to spell the sanctimonious. i don't really know what it means. but you know, i kind of like it's long. it's got a lot of valves. i mean, so we go with that. that's fine. you know, you can call me you can call me whatever you want. i mean, just as long as you, you know, also call me a winner. i thought that the