Ron DeSantis Says Trump Indictments 'Sucked Out' Oxygen From GOP Primary
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The Florida governor has trailed the former president in the 2024 GOP primary race.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he wishes his 2024 presidential primary rival Donald Trump had not been indicted because the former president’s legal woes have “sucked out a lot of oxygen” from the Republican contest.
In an interview with Christian Broadcasting Network’s David Brody airing Thursday, DeSantis was asked what he most regrets about how the GOP primary has unfolded.
“I would say if I could have one thing change, I wish Trump hadn’t been indicted on any of this stuff,” DeSantis told Brody.
DeSantis noted he’s been critical of the charges Trump has faced this year, including those related to the investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg over alleged hush money payments made by the former president.
“Someone like Bragg would not have brought that case if it was anyone other than Donald Trump, and so someone like that is distorting justice, which is bad,” DeSantis said. “But I also think it distorted the primary.”
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