Brexit leader Nigel Farage predicted a “titanic clash” between Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, the two leading Republican candidates for President in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Wednesday morning, speaking from the midterm battleground state of Arizona, Nigel Farage said that while Republican gains in Congress will limit President Biden’s ability to govern, the failure of a so-called “Red Wave” to materialise will likely elevate Ron DeSantis in the eyes of conservative voters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is because it will not provide the “huge springboard” Donald Trump had hoped for before his expected announcement of his intention to run for president again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Discussions “within the Republican party as to whether they should pick Trump or DeSantis will reach fever pitch, in my opinion, over the next few weeks, and I say that as a friend of Donald Trump,” Farage said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While the Red Wave did not appear to materialise, Governor DeSantis swept to a stunning victory, defeating his Democrat opponent, former governor Charlie Christ, by nearly 20%, up from a 0.4% victory in the 2018 election that saw him become governor of Florida. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
DeSantis said in a speech from Tampa that Florida has “rewritten the political map” after making dramatic gains in former Democratic strongholds like Miami-Dade County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr Farage predicted that because of the Florida governor’s large margin of victory, “the numbers supporting DeSantis will be much higher than they were before, so there could be a really titanic clash here between two alpha males.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even though Brexiteer believes that if the election were held now, Trump would have the “overwhelming support” of the Republican base, Farage believes that DeSantis is now a “serious challenger to that position,” given his proven ability to persuade voters outside of the party’s base.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Brexit leader Nigel Farage predicted a “titanic clash” between Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, the two leading Republican candidates for President in 2024. On Wednesday morning, speaking from … <\/p>\n