Trump vs DeSantis: The Battle that could kill the Republicans

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With the midterm results in, Florida's Ron DeSantis looks set up for a battle with former President Trump. The pair's determination to take over the Republican party could actually tear the whole party in two... so who's going to win & what does it mean?
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CORRECTIONS: 1. Obviously, as some of you have pointed out, Paul Ryan was speaker of the House and not a Senator; 2. It’s not true to suggest Lee Zeldin performed ‘poorly’ - he came within a few points of victory in New York, which usually leans heavily Dem. These are sloppy errors we shouldn’t be making and we can only apologise - hope you nonetheless enjoyed the video and found it otherwise informative!

[@jtgd]

Tbh, almost half of NY is NYC, and Zeldin only got about 30% of votes here. Most NY counties are Republican leaning, but moderates give Democrats more of an edge.

[@waynetubr]

@@oHaiKuu very true 👍 don't cancel it, increase it.

[@isaacrubin9291]

I’m glad you apologized because saying zeldin didn’t do well is is huge misrepresentation of what happened. He performed incredibly well in deep blue New York If the republicans won the house it will be because of his down-ballot effect on races in the suburbs.

[@nicholasbucicchia9599]

I live in NY, and the closer we got to election day the more people here felt confident Zeldin was going to win. Zeldin came closer to getting elected than any other republican candidate in nearly 20 years. Even though he lost, he did pretty well here.

[@amsinthemitten]

Trump never said he “rigged” anything. His interpretation was he stopped Broward County election officials from improperly counting votes. Trump is a delusional, lying POS. No need to embellish, just quote him.

[@leorolland]

"Felonies by federal officers and sitting presidents aside.." we really are living in a fudged up world

[@cheeseninja1115]

I mean, do people forget about Nixon and Watergate? And he only got away with it because his VP pardoned him after he resigned from office

[@rick7424]

Don't project your domestic and institutional problems on the rest of the world.

[@leorolland]

@@rick7424 I think I get your point, but don't you think that the actions of a few can have a repercussion on many? These issues have the potential of accelerating polarisation in the world and escalating conflict and suffering. And I say that not even as an American. What do you think?

[@painvillegaming4119]

@@leorolland I mean a good percentage of the world would be fine like Asia the Middle East and Africa is already fucked

[@Agtsmirnoff]

I don’t think it’s right to call Desantis “less Trumpian”…he’s just a much more intelligent, controlled, and rational version of Trump. That’s what his fans like about him. Trumpism without Trump

[@kingace6186]

Yes. That's exactly what makes him less Trumpian. You wouldn't associate those 3 adjectives with Trump or most of his candidates.

[@Agtsmirnoff]

@@kingace6186 True, I meant his policies are still largely Trumpian also a little more well thought out and elaborated upon

[@politereminder6284]

Exactly! ideologically,they are equal.

[@Thaumaturge2251]

Tbh a lot of people on the right side of things at least who I meet and actually have done some research instead of just saying the first knee jerk reaction to politics seem to be in favour of Trumps policies as they were actually working before covid hit, just they didn't like the man himself cuz he just didn't stfu on social media and probably lost himself the race because he couldn't get out of his own way.

[@Agtsmirnoff]

@@Thaumaturge2251 That's what I mean by Trumpism without Trump. Many of Trump's policies are super popular when detached from the person.

[@Lords1997]

The entire party establishment is calling for a change with leadership. Many even calling Trump out directly.

[@toyotaprius79]

They made money on their first investment getting Trump in first. They don't need him anymore. But will the strategy of flaming culture wars be successful in the medium to long term?

[@lvtn23]

Not only the party establishment, I'm sure many republican voters want a change of leadership

[@gaelanwhite8842]

Trump really has become his own form of a chaotic establishment, which can be even worse than the old establishment in terms of instability and public reception.

[@jdawg8487]

@@gaelanwhite8842 To be fair, Trump was the bill in a China shop that was needed to shake up the political establishment in 2016 when people were clearly unhappy with the status quo. But that was six years ago and it’s safe to say people want to take a step back from the chaos of the Trump years. I voted for Trump twice and I now fit in this camp. Only thing is the Democrats haven’t convinced me that they’ve earned my vote.

[@alexd832]

@@jdawg8487 is it really so difficult to elect someone not as crazy as Trump, as old as Biden and who tries to bring a little unity to your ravaged politics? Personally as an outsider i find Trump abhorrent for many reasons but mainly his divisive character and his baseless fraud claims but i can also see that Biden isn't a good candidate, you guys need to find someone who will make a truce in the culture wars and focus on external politics

[@TheVoiceOfReason93]

Even if Trump or DeSantis doesn't win out, the feud itself could do a lot of damage. That being said, Trump losing might be even more disastrous for the Republicans as if that 30% mentioned in the video stuck with Trump and not vote for DeSantis out of spite, or even Trump running his own independent bid, that's probably it for the Republicans' chances of retaking the White House. It'll be like the Roosevelt-Taft feud all over again, as others pointed out.

[@Jokkkkke]

Or even like the more recent example of the George Bush Sr.-Ross Perot feud that brought Clinton to the White House in ‘92

[@notthedroidsyourelookingfo4026]

We can only hope. He did a lot of damage to the world, it's time he did the same to his party. They earned it.

[@TheVoiceOfReason93]

@@notthedroidsyourelookingfo4026 Can agree with that and it's shaping up that way.

[@alpacamaster5992]

Trump has literally talked about running third party before so...

[@xiaodaigu5659]

Wishful thinking. The Republicans best chance of taking the house is Joe Biden. You really think people are going to turn out for Biden again? I doubt it.

[@smikkelbeer7890]

To quote Rudy Giuliani: "Let's have trial by combat"

[@SmiIeyyXD]

😂😂

[@royalteluis623]

Yes I would watch that

[@rhubarbjin]

Who needs a Quadrilateral Security Dialogue when you can have an octagonal cage match?

[@kingpest13]

Trump would win by cheating.

[@seanspeltwrong4402]

Oof rip trump after that, pretty sure Ron DeSantis was a green beret

[@bigj1905]

This is extremely similar to the Roosevelt-Taft-Wilson election, where The Republicans lost the election because they split the vote and allowed Wilson to take office (arguably one of the worst presidents in history)

[@jmrtnez]

WIIIILSOOOOON!

[@ramblinbananas888]

Let's hope history repeats itself

[@ramblinbananas888]

The split vote part, not the shit president part.

[@coconut7490]

If history repeat itself then I'm afraid our stand in for Wilson is likely Kamala since Joe will be too old, that would be the worst case scenario...

[@ValensBellator]

I’m not a big fan of Wilson, especially given how dang racist he was, but I’ve rarely seen him listed among the “worst” presidents.

[@Rizer345]

You should also upload one about if or how Biden might have challenges in the 2024 election for the democratic candidate

[@toyotaprius79]

Or how the Democrats' strategy is to suppress any internal "left" competition. Their strategy of positioning themselves with centrist electability that still lost it seats in this midterms. A strategy that funds the political campaigns of republicans in opposition to progressives or even socialists seen as disloyal to internal Dem politics.

[@neptune9238]

He’ll be dead.

[@raymonko]

Usually when US presidents seek re-election while still serving they become their party's nominee uncontested. Not sure if that is the case if Trump makes another run as this is not common for out or office presidents to seek another term

[@Pablostrepo]

They’ve done one like that already

[@mygetawayart]

if the Democrats wanna win in 2024, they'll rally behind Dark Brandon while the Republicans catfight splits the vote.

[@SuperGion915]

Previously people called me crazy for thinking there was even the possibility of a Biden VS DeSantis VS Trump, now it is more likely and I have seen more videos about it.

[@TheAmericanCatholic]

Trump will just scream for a couple months about how the republicans primary election is rigged and trump will realize that he needs to back desantis.

[@Ameriguy99]

If this happens it's very possible that the election ends in a draw and the House of Representatives picks the President

[@SuperGion915]

@@Ameriguy99 Nah, very possibly a Biden "landslide"

[@Ameriguy99]

@@SuperGion915 i don't think that's very likely. Hell I don't think it's likely Biden isn't challanged by Newsome in his own party

[@kingace6186]

Especially due to that blowout win he got in Florida. People probably were thinking of "Ron D" as that one conservative that barely won his race in 2018. He went from winning the governorship by 0.4% in 2018 to ~20% in 2022.

[@TheFireGiver]

DeSantis is Trump but after therapy

[@HowdyItLovll]

No way in hell DeSantis went to therapy

[@andrewgarberXYZ]

Not really. He is just as nuts

[@MrBilie1]

Descant is just a new face who isn’t trump.

[@joepruijters587]

Oooooooooooooo

[@AdmiralMEOW1]

DeSantis is a more intelligent Trump. I'm not saying he's smart, just more intelligent.

[@user-eq9xs5fz9u]

Trump's loose "IT'S RIGGED, IT'S NOT FAIR" Also Trump when Republican wins "I STOPPED THE COUNTING, THANK ME FOR YOUR WIN"

[@MrTim-ez2qd]

Mans a pathological liar and likely gonna lose especially if Georgia goes Democrat in ths Senate runoff

[@torgal5088]

What the actual hell is that pfp.

[@LAK2049]

@@torgal5088 It's a character from indie RPG Omori Played and finished the game a few weeks ago and it's pretty damn good.

[@torgal5088]

@@LAK2049 Yeah, i know the character, but take a slightly closer look at the picture used.

[@0subsWith0vidsChallenge]

@@LAK2049 🤓

[@holl4nder]

An elongated Trump/DeSantis feud heading into 2024 would be a recipe for disaster in the conservative movement in America. This is exactly what Biden is hoping for and probably becoming his main campaign strategy heading into a difficult map in 2024. If Trump does spite DeSantis so much that he launches his bid, this could mean the largest split of a major party since 1968 during a split between the Democrats with Hubert Humphrey and George Wallace's Independent Americans.

[@kingace6186]

And I am here for it! Biden would still have to go into the Presidential Race strong to get reelected, though.

[@idontexist1681]

@@kingace6186 now all we need is a sanders independent campaign for a 4-horse race

[@miliba]

@@idontexist1681 Sanders isnt any different to the other democrats and he is very old

[@joachimfrank4134]

Perhaps the Republicans won't stop the January 2021 examinations. If Trump was found guilty he can't get any public office any more. This could prevent the split by preventing him from running as an independent candidate.

[@adrianthoroughgood1191]

A few months ago I was really hoping trump would get prosecuted so he wouldn't be able to run again. No I'm hoping he doesn't so he runs as an independent after DeSantis wins, splits the vote and leads to a Dem landslide!

[@Bigdog5400]

We can keep up with it if you guys keep this channel alive 😉

[@discdoggie]

that’s why i’m commenting even though i don’t have anything profoundly brilliant to add but help for the algorithms

[@kingace6186]

We love TLDR News US

[@henrytong8707]

Let them fight. I will get my popcorn.

[@EuroMaidanWasAnInsurrection]

yup but lets have that fight on the left side also. I still wont vote for a the centrist democratic party

[@henrytong8707]

@@EuroMaidanWasAnInsurrection The extreme left are a bunch of commies and the extreme right are a bunch of fascists. Both side are deporables.

[@EuroMaidanWasAnInsurrection]

@@henrytong8707 I dont know many lefties advocating for a command style economy here in America. So kinda hard to be full on commies.

[@augustuslunasol10thapostle]

@@EuroMaidanWasAnInsurrection they are literally just moderate right wing the only centrist thing about them is nothing

[@eknight809]

Please keep this channel, I really appreciate it, I enjoy all of you content but as an American it's helpful to have this one.

[@EdricLysharae]

Let the Anger Games begin: May the odds always be against them.

[@Jenkowelten]

This made me laugh

[@kingace6186]

Amen

[@toonbat]

"I could tell you horrible things about Desantis!" Why didn't you tell them before, when you were supporting him?

[@veteran0121]

Yeah...at this point I'm kind of tired of his antics.

[@acanadianchicken]

Trump says what he wants to say

[@diolaneiuma215]

He's a spoiled brat

[@sdagoth3037]

What he means he can make up bullshit, like how Ted Cruz's dad supposedly killed JFK according to Trump. Trump's always been a clown.

[@johnx140]

Because hes not an idiot? But you'll never understand anyway.

[@jaydenlopez3636]

Lee zedin did good considering what state he was running in.

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

Lee Zeldin is going to be the only reason Republicans take the House

[@MeetThaNewDealer]

This is going to be a very ugly fight. Because Donald Trump isn't going to quietly into the night. He'll rather burn down the entire party before he let that happen.

[@RD-ce6bb]

Never interupt the enemy while they make mistakes

[@dandarr5035]

This is exactly what DeSantis is doing. Have you heard anything about DeSantis responding to Trump's angry ranting as of late? Have you heard him speak on whether or not he's running for President in 2024? He has kept notably quiet on these topics, as he probably should be. If he is angling for a run at President in 2024, then he'll probably wait until the Republican Party fully throws Trump under the bus.

[@RD-ce6bb]

@@dandarr5035 Very true

[@enotsnavdier6867]

@@dandarr5035 He'll eventually have to stop hiding from Trump

[@wifflesports6638]

@@enotsnavdier6867 Unfortunately, you’re probably right. It’s hard to remain peaceful when another person so badly wants to fight.

[@kristianmir9783]

Okay, just one quick correction, Lee Zeldin did not do poorly. He won 47% of the vote in New York state. That is a *BIG* deal.

[@sebastiantrias1529]

Plus he won five confession seats for Washington.

[@ilect1690]

that has more to do with hocul's unpopularity then anything, new yorkers still havn't moved on from coumos resignation and as his appointed successsor that stayed with hocul now that being said, that cause massive down ballot wins for republicans (tho a lot of it was because of the non-gerrymandered electoral map), so in a way hocul could have costed democrats the house

[@kristianmir9783]

@@ilect1690 he still did very well

[@k.umquat8604]

I'm not surprised. New Yorkers seem to be more and more tired of Democrats each day

[@Incognito-or2ot]

Great job covering the news!

[@Rizer345]

Good video. If you keep uploading videos like this your sure to get lots of views for this channel!

[@prplt]

I just wish they'd get someone who speaks English with an American accent 😂

[@OUTSIDER40]

Thank you for making this video 👍

[@bladepeterson778]

As usual a great explanation of us politics!

[@stale.baguette]

Please don’t end TLDR US, it’s my favorite news source

[@ebenmitton7340]

Same

[@kingace6186]

I strongly agree

[@mendez704]

Hopefully!

[@dg4545]

"Could" destroy them but won't.

[@kingace6186]

I actually don't know about that. So, what makes you confident it won't?

[@painvillegaming4119]

@@kingace6186 biden popularity keep slipping down and russia just hit poland i dont know about you but war seem really bad if you want to get elected espcielly if there chance of nuclear war

[@donmeisner4438]

The Battle that Could Tear Republicans Apart - So in other words. LET THEM FIGHT

[@darrylcole3671]

LET THEM FIGHT

[@G21254]

Let them fight

[@rosskrt]

LET THEM FIGHT

[@sashafarber617]

As somebody is on the left I'm offended by these words, the last thing that we need is a one-party state. If Democrats will become the only party in the United States, then former Republican supporters will flock to the Democratic side and the Democrats will no longer be what we have now. Just because you don't like the Republicans doesn't mean you should wish for their death. Otherwise you're no better than the January 6th rioters that wish death upon the Democratic party.

[@bruhbutwhytho2301]

LET THEM FIGHT

[@Mattattaxk]

DeSantis is the future of the GOP. Trump can run again in 24 and lose but DeSantis will still be around because he will be gov until 26. If DeSantis does for some reason not run in 24 he will certainly in 28.

[@Hannodb1961]

I highly doubt he will run in 24. He said for him Florida comes first, and he would want to complete his term as governor. As far as I know, he hasnt changed his mind on that.

[@dvferyance]

@@Hannodb1961 I agree and I think he knows nobody can beat Trump in a primary. Why not let the joker lose then he can run in 2028 after 8 years of Biden.

[@aagamshah2005]

@@dvferyance do u think Joe will run in 24?

[@amanmenon6167]

@@aagamshah2005 Joe said he is going to run for 24 elections . But even if he doesn't there is not many democrats who are well known or liked by the public ( except for Bernie Sanders ). Dems need The Right candidate against Trump .

[@aagamshah2005]

@@amanmenon6167 aman tum india se ho ?

[@americanmapping832]

Let's hope

[@christopherg2347]

Let them fight!

[@roxader4299]

I wouldn't have mentioned Lee Zeldin in this video, for a Republican he performed phenomenal in New York. His coattails might have single handedly saved the house majority for the GOP.

[@kingace6186]

Yeah. They fact-checked in the pinned comment.

[@romnix9000]

Wow really well explained, thank you ! 🙂

[@aufstrebendeseegurke8143]

Lee Zeldin did GREAT in New York

[@gp-1542]

I feel this was a long time coming Trumps picks (even if your a supporter) were bizarre The mid terms fails just made things worse

[@Ameriguy99]

I was a supporter up until this week. His picks were terrible. He prioritized personal loyalty over quality, he didn't even look for the best candidate, just the most loyal. Even worse, he activly attacked other Republican candidates during the campaign, he celebrated as other Republicans lost their races.....this to me should disqualify him from the nomination or party leadership

[@painvillegaming4119]

@@Ameriguy99 I dont hâte thé guy but i agrée plus right now we need someone to unite the country not Divid

[@Ameriguy99]

@@painvillegaming4119 exactly. I still believe Trump was the 11th best President the US ever had. But his own actions and words are what stops people from being able to support him. More importantly we need a person that can lead the entire party and win races across the nation. Trump is only worried about his own race and his own image.

[@georgepalmer9726]

Lee Zeldin performed extremely well - not poorly at all.

[@changthunderwang7543]

This channel seems to be increasingly comfortable with massaging the facts in favor of their narrative lately

[@danillo.eu.rodrigues]

One candidate is not that much innit friendo?

[@ramblinbananas888]

He lost by almost 500,000 votes.

[@changthunderwang7543]

@@ramblinbananas888 He lost by ~500k in the state of New York, as a republican. That’s an accomplishment not a failure.

[@jamrodgers121]

Ramblin him losing by at most 6% in New York is like Desantis winning by nearly 20% in Florida. Just to show why? Just look at what Cuomo did in 2018. He won by 23%. Even in 2014 a red wave year he still won by 14%. So a 6% loss is unreal in New York.

[@gato_bry]

this is gonna be very interesting

[@seansteele6532]

Here’s hoping

[@ZekeorSomething]

Paul Ryan was never a Senator from Wisconsin he was a U.S. Representative and Speaker of the House

[@kingace6186]

They fact-checked. Check out the pinned comment.

[@ZekeorSomething]

@@kingace6186 I saw

[@ZekeorSomething]

@@kingace6186 I saw

[@shaunrosenberg4568]

Fox 2019: "Trump built a wall just like he said he would" Fox 2022: "Why didn't Trump build a wall like he said he would?"

[@sdagoth3037]

He would have had to spend a hour or so working a day to manage that. He preferred to tweet on the toilet and spend the rest of his time golfing.

[@scifino1]

LMAO, that New York Post front-page. Good one.

[@leogonazalez9988]

This is going to be intresting

[@mkl_dvd]

Great recap of all the drama! These are they types of videos I appreciate from this channel.

[@timhaldane7588]

"Let them fight."

[@bonda_racing3579]

Most likely de-Santis is gonna wipe him off the map. Trump was just a populist blip.

[@ericjones9487]

Florida skews way right compared to the rest of the country

[@jeffaeschroff7516]

please keep it up

[@Mattattaxk]

Zeldin didn’t win but I would credit him for giving the GOP a narrow majority in the House. Republicans flipped a few New York House seats.

[@govcolumbia]

Zeldin didn't really perform poorly, New York got a lot redder this election and closed the gap in a very blue state.

[@kingace6186]

Pinned comment = fact check

[@Joseph-es6mu]

Let the feuds begin.

[@jordanlester9276]

Quality journalism

[@presbiteroo]

This might be even more interesting than brexit.

[@maxwellweiss9849]

I’d hope, but I don’t think *anything* could be more interesting than Brexit

[@jmrtnez]

One party becoming chaotic and unstable is less interesting than an entire country becoming chaotic and unstable.

[@Ratchet4647]

@@jmrtnez Well, if it gets vicious and DeSantis barely wins, Trump might claim the Establishment stole the primary from him and decide to run in the General Election under an 'America First' Party. That could split the Republicans and hand a number of close state races to the democrats and make the Democrat candidate win almost by default. This hasn't happened in 100 years since the Roosevelt-Taft-Wilson Election Or even nuttier! If the Democrat candidate is particularly unpopular come election day and it turns into a true 3 way race then it may be no one reaches the 270 electoral votes to win the Presidency and suddenly the House and Senate are charged with picking the president in a tie-tacular way as each state gets one vote in the House and the Senate is an even number. This hasn't happened at least 150 years if not longer, I don't know the last election in which it happened but it would happen on occasion in the founder's days. Either of these scenarios would be quite the show to outsiders!

[@TauAzule]

I think they misinterpreted Lee Zeldin performing "poorly" in the Gubernatorial election despite New York trending rightward with all counties and especially New York City trending Republican as well by about 20 points with all counties too by a dozen. I found this out by New York Times's midterm gubernatorial election results with the vote comparison from 2020.

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

Yea Zeldin was one of the few bright spots of the night for the right. He's going to be the only reason we get the House

[@augustuslunasol10thapostle]

@@AdamSmith-gs2dv sometimes i forget you yankees don’t actually have a left wing party

[@kingace6186]

They corrected themselves in the pinned comment.

[@nickbelcher2631]

It would be interesting to see how these two poll as it pertains to current issues Foreign Policy, Financial Policy, and Social Policy. How they do they poll with undecided voters, or unaligned voters. How do they compare with up and coming democratic issues? It would be great to see what else DeSantis has done in his political career. What bills he had sponsored in congress, what he has done as governor, what the policies have done for the state of Florida, and what that might mean for him as a CV for the presidency as it compares to his democratic competition. Love the US Channel! Please keep it! We need it!

[@SignificantNumberOfBeavers]

One can only hope.

[@vanbaguette7368]

Your thumbnail-game is insane.

[@Jackiee_Chann]

Trump needs to use nicknames with words his supporters don’t need a dictionary for, or it just won’t stick 😂

[@Edu697]

"Rip-off-Ron"

[@Ameriguy99]

He was booed when he said it. Not because we didn't understand but because nearly all.of us alot love DeSantis and this was a blantant back stab agaisnt the only candidate that gave us the sense of victory that night.

[@blackpowderuser373]

Let. Them. Fight.

[@TenOrbital]

Probably for the best.

[@hungarycountryball1056]

2:03 putting Lee Zeldin has a trumper is pretty inaccurate. He never mentioned the 2020 election or Trump on the campaign and stuck too Crime and the Economy, has well has supporting Gay Marriage. He also did pretty well given New York is a D+25 state he only lost by 6.

[@zombieoverlord5173]

To the gay marriage part Trump was also openly in support of Gay marriage. His Evangelical supporters just ignored that lol

[@datmufn]

Im just saying desantis has my vote.

[@fr0ntend]

I'd take biden over trump to be honest. Trump is ruining our party

[@youtubeusingatisdumb]

He called it a cat fight. I finally subd.

[@MrGforce52]

Lee Zeldin DID NOT perform poorly. He almost won governor of NEW YORK. The climb was ultimately just a bit too steep, but he almost did it.

[@cageybee7221]

the Trump v. DeSantis fight is literally just like the meme of holding an angry midget at arms' length so they can't touch you while they just keep swinging anyway

[@JVentura3]

5:40 Paul Ryan was the Speaker of the House, not a senator.

[@MK-ji9ke]

He was both. The Speaker is a senator.

[@Andre_Hebert]

@@MK-ji9ke that’s not how that works Paul Ryan was a representative from Wisconsin not a senator

[@David-fm6go]

Such rank ignorance about the American political system and politics. First the unfair attack on Zeldin and now this Paul Ryan mistake. These Europeans need to do some fing research.

[@kerankerai7872]

Desantis could be backed by the moderates that could split the nation too.

[@gaelanmccann6686]

"Oh no!", said Br'er Rabbit. "Anything but that!"

[@TheMitchyb61]

It’s not a dilemma, it’s a realization that should have happened in the 2016 primary! But better late than never.

[@MrTim-ez2qd]

They had that realization in 2016 but they split the vote causing Trump to win

[@TheMitchyb61]

@@MrTim-ez2qd “should have had”

[@vincentdinatale6962]

I am impressed ! Trump’s vocabulary includes Words like sanctimonious! Unless it was suggested to him by a ghost writer 😂😂😂😂

[@kingace6186]

You know it was. I'm still not letting go of the fact that he called "yesterday" hard to pronounce.

[@selbalamir]

Fingers crossed

[@unionnet27]

🙏

[@GoTfan-eb8tk]

Y'know what? Let'em fight. Let'em rip each other to shreds. Let Trump run as an independent and take 20-30% of the Republican vote with him. Biden can cruise to re-election without much effort.

[@Ameriguy99]

If Trump takes even just 2 states, he can deprive either party of hitting 270. If that happens, the House picks the President and the Republicans are likely to have a majority in the house.

[@GoTfan-eb8tk]

@@Ameriguy99 1) The states with his most rabid supporters tend to support Republicans 2) You're not taking into account the effects of a divided vote vs an undivided vote. To right wing candidates will split the right wing vote. 3) I give you the examples of 1912 and 1992

[@Ameriguy99]

@@GoTfan-eb8tk I understand that, but there are half a dozen states that voted for both Biden and Trump. States that voted for Trump by a larger margin than Biden. Also the Republicans running a campaign agaisnt Trump will help them in swing states, where people are tired of Biden, not happy with the economy and crime but don't want Trump....they will present a non Trump alternative to the status qoe. Desantis could win states like Nevada, Arizona, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. It wouldn't take much to keep them from Biden. Trump might take states from Desantis like Oklahoma, Montana and Alabama ect I think you may overlooking how much more attractive the GOP becomes in a case when they are running a campaign apart from and agaisnt an even more right wing faction....suddenly the GOP are the centrist and the moderates.

[@GoTfan-eb8tk]

@@Ameriguy99 If anything, the midterms have shown that people don't believe that.

[@Ameriguy99]

@@GoTfan-eb8tk I don't belive that to be the case. The midterms were largely shaped by the Roe bombshell and the disasters reactions by Republican states in response to it. Also the Democrats heavily funded far right candidates in the primaries and pushed them through to the general election and then ran on this fearmongering campaign of Democracy is at stake because we can't let these far right candidates win. If Trump runs independently he'd likely have those candidates with him thar are more toxic to the voter

[@dingob9637]

Ahhh… the Real Life Game of Throne 😂🎉❤

[@emanuelzbeda1420]

Lee Zeldin did NOT perform poorly.

[@ramblinbananas888]

He lost by almost 500,000 voted

[@jaydenlopez3636]

Its new York Buddy only losing by 500,000 votes in one of the biggest blue states in America is a good performance being new York

[@KlynerKaiOffical]

@@ramblinbananas888 Which is pretty impressive considering where he’s running as a Republican

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

@@ramblinbananas888 That's a win for a Republican in NY dude. Zeldin carried over many house Republicans that would have lost without him

[@alextodd5487]

Gladly let them destroy each other

[@lonmar0612]

Trump really has an air of the Simpsons meme 'old man yells at cloud' at the moment

[@MetalZeat]

Just keep updating this channel baby don't abandon the US market

[@discdoggie]

Kari Lake hasn’t conceded yet. oh, and Mastriano. MAH-STREE-AH-NO

[@discdoggie]

@@michaelmurdock4607 there’s talk that trump is considering her as a running mate, but i would guess that’s only if she wins. We all know how he hates losers. 😝

[@Ameriguy99]

Arizona hasn't been called yet. They are still taking in ballots. There is also less than 1% separation so a recall isn't redicoulous

[@Ameriguy99]

@@michaelmurdock4607 Well that's comforting. But it splits both ways. Even if Lake does win, I doubt there is enough votes left to push her over a 1% victory in which case a recount is still just as prudent all the same

[@CyFr]

Might need to cover an episode regarding gerrymanderd maps

[@sickzappybeef9209]

Lee Zeldin insanely well. What are you talking about?

[@Jay...777]

Red or blue its all the same donors calling the shots.

[@redgekko3966]

Americans have a rightwing party and a far-right party. The "left" in America is an old guy in Vermont offering people healthcare. They need a new system immediately (as do we all!)

[@karankapoor2701]

@@redgekko3966 AOC using the words BIRTHING PEOPLE is definitely not RW , she's a leftist joke

[@redgekko3966]

@@karankapoor2701 "socialism is when a social democrat uses inclusive language, and it's more socialism the more socdems use inclusive language, and if there's a real lotta socdems, its communism!!!" Maybe learn even the very basics of political theory before making political comments. But of course, i imagine reading is left wing to you.

[@wendypierce5621]

I’ll take the wager that neither becomes the nominee. Keep eyes on the third place finisher in the early primaries, they sometimes slip past the candidates that have name recognition and win the nomination.

[@Ameriguy99]

If it's not either of them it'd probably be Kari Lake

[@mahbubaProff]

We want a TLDR science channel

[@wilsontheknight]

I think you meant to say Paul Ryan was a representative

[@QuixEnd]

The irony of "Truth Social" is truly impeccable

[@kingace6186]

I see it a satire

[@Planeman516]

Stick with trump💪

[@ramblinbananas888]

Totally gonna switch my party affiliation to vote for trump in the primary, then switch back just to screw the Republicans over.

[@GC-EZ]

DeSantis would fare much better in a presidential election. He would win over the moderates that Trump can’t and he doesn’t have indictments and legal battles hanging over his head. He could also stay in the White House for 8 years compared to Trump with only 4 and he is much younger.

[@YancoxD]

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[@gaelanwhite8842]

Sorry, but I'm going for Team DeSantis.

[@Planeman516]

@@gaelanwhite8842 watch John Doyle’s video

[@sonuvabitch]

*insert Mr Burns* Excellent

[@deusexaethera]

A guy can dream, right?

[@samsoncooper1]

"I know more about *insert noun* than anybody" is Trumps go to threat though isn't it? If we believed his expertise we would have as many misconceptions as the North Koreans with their glorious leader

[@emanuelzbeda1420]

Paul Ryan was also not a senator

[@garwynrosser8907]

Chump is about to find out how cheap Republican loyalty is

[@rickfairfax9631]

Paul Ryan was not a senator. He was a member of the house of representatives.

[@Dommy521]

It would be glorious to watch their party split in half 🤣

[@Silver_Knee]

Good work on the thumbnail but if you make a second part about the "cat fight", please put Trump and DeSantis in cat ears and tails. Would be very funny.

[@dethmin173]

cool

[@venmis137]

Hmm, I want him back on twitter. Please Musk, bless us with this gift!

[@HowdyItLovll]

He's already back? He made like 3 new accounts

[@karlputz6721]

Please stop saying DeSantis isn't Trumpy. He's really similar to Trump in a lot of ways. It's like saying a dumpster fire is different from a house fire... they're not.

[@WUStLBear82]

Between Trump and Musk I'm consuming lots of popcorn.

[@Morbacounet]

Trump talking about loyalty and class is funny.

[@jimk8520]

Trump finally knows what it feels like to be replaced with a younger model.