Trump Mocks DeSantis For Falling ’51 Points Behind His Favorite President, ME!’

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Former President Donald Trump mocked his 2024 Republican rival Ron DeSantis for falling “51 points behind his favorite president, ME!” in a Truth Social post on Friday.

“Wow! Looks like Ron DeSanctimonious has fallen to 3rd place, and heading down, in his ridiculous run to be President,” wrote Trump:

Destroying Social Security and Medicare hasn’t exactly helped him! In the important Emerson Poll, he’s dropped to 8%, 51 Points behind his favorite President, ME. Birdbrain, who may be even worse, is fighting it out with others for a very distant 2nd place. The last debate was the lowest rated debate in history. The next and probably last one, in Miami, will do even worse. Republicans should not debate, they should UNITE in defeating the WORST & MOST INCOMPETENT ADMINISTRATION IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

An Emerson poll on Friday showed Trump to be the overwhelming Republican primary frontrunner at 59%, followed by DeSantis and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley in joint-second place at 8% each.

Support for DeSantis has decreased dramatically since the chaotic launch of his campaign in May, when he averaged around 20% in the polls and maintained a firm second place behind Trump.

According to RealClearPolitics’ Republican primary poll average, DeSantis remains in second place at 12.8%, far behind Trump’s 59.1% but ahead of Haley’s 7.4%.