"If he runs, that's fine. I'm way up in the polls," Trump told the Associated Press of a potential DeSantis presidential run

DeSantis, who has not yet openly declared his intention to run in 2024, is considered one of the key challengers the former president could face.

"To me it is, it's always about loyalty," Trump said. "But for a lot of people, it's not about that."

Ron DeSanctimonious, who I made Governor in BOTH the Primary and the General, is also a Globalist, and so are his donors,” Trump posted. “ Jeb ‘Low Energy’ Bush was next to him last week. Check PAST!” Trump defeated Bush,

Two new polls from New Hampshire and South Carolina are giving good news to Donald Trump. The former President alluded to positive polling from the early Republican Primary states during remarks Saturday,

Recent polls show that DeSantis has begun to surge in favorability among GOP voters while Trump has placed himself opposite key positions held by the base.

"He doesn't like him, but doesn't want the blood on his hands," an unnamed DeSantis ally once said of the Florida governor's relationship with Joe Gruters.