DeSantis Says He Won’t Be Trump’s White House Running Mate

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) said he would not join former President Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential bid if he were to lose his own 2024 campaign, according to remarks he gave during a podcast on Tuesday.
“I don’t think I’m a No. 2 guy. I think I’m a leader, governor of Florida. I’ve accomplished a lot,” Mr. DeSantis said during the Wisconsin Right Now podcast. “I think I could do more staying there than being VP, which doesn’t really have any authority.”
An aggregate of polls shows that Mr. DeSantis is trailing Mr. Trump by more than 30 percent as of July 11. An average of recent polls shows Mr. Trump with 52.6 percent support to Mr. DeSantis’ 21 percent, while all the others had fewer than 10 percent support….

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