The former president, Donald Trump, fired back at the man who may be the next one, Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida, in an escalating feud between the potential GOP rivals.

Trump calls DeSantis a 'RINO GLOBALIST' as verbal attacks heat up ahead of potential 2024 campaign showdown https://t.co/oNaZflzNri

— Fox News (@FoxNews) February 1, 2023

Buck asks for your opinions and the results may surprise you.

Are Trump’s attacks on DeSantis landing or flailing?

— Buck Sexton (@BuckSexton) February 1, 2023

Everyone locked down early in the pandemic, but Florida opened up sooner and longer — and by the way, President Trump was angry at Georgia for wanting to open up early, remember?

President Trump said he disagreed with Gov. Brian Kemp's decision to open up parts of Georgia's economy while the coronavirus pandemic continues to threaten the state https://t.co/t0xVL6MI5C pic.twitter.com/Hro2N5qCm1

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 22, 2020

Going after DeSantis for his covid response is kind of like going after Tom Brady for not winning enough Super Bowls, isn’t it? Here’s what happened to bring this on: DeSantis subtly reminding everyone that he won reelection and President Trump didn’t.

DESANTIS RESPONDS TO TRUMP ATTACKS: "I roll out of bed, I have people attacking me from all angles […] In my case, not only did we win re-election, we won with the highest percentage of the vote than any Republican governor candidate in the history of the state of Florida." pic.twitter.com/FLEXeVPlRn

— Florida’s Voice (@FLVoiceNews) January 31, 2023

The former president’s counterpunch to that:

Former President Donald Trump said Florida governor Ron DeSantis is trying to rewrite history about the pandemic response and would be ‘disloyal’ if he ran for president https://t.co/jaATfU1sxm pic.twitter.com/zN36k8RcaN

— CNN (@CNN) January 29, 2023

In other election News, South Carolina’s former governor and former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley is set to announce that she’s seeking the Republican nomination on February 15th.

Nikki Haley is set to announce a run for president on Feb. 15 https://t.co/8lYVMuFElJ

— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) February 1, 2023

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