<p>Republican presidential candidate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/ron-desantis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ron DeSantis</a> took aim at former President Donald Trump while campaigning in Iowa this week as the battle between the race&#8217;s top two contenders heats up.</p>
<p>DeSantis was asked by a reporter if he was going to start becoming &#8220;a bit more aggressive with campaigning against him&#8221; after largely avoiding direct confrontation with the former president before he declared his candidacy.</p>
<p>&#8220;So look, I&#8217;m gonna respond to attacks,&#8221; the Florida governor said. &#8220;I mean, if you say Cuomo did a better job with COVID than Florida did, first of all, that&#8217;s not what he used to say. This is like new, like six months ago, he would have never said that, right? He used to say how great Florida was.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Hell, his whole family moved to Florida under my governorship! Are you kidding me?&#8221; DeSantis continued. &#8220;So, so some of this stuff, I think, is — look, if someone is saying that, I am going to counterpunch. I&#8217;m going to fight back on it. I&#8217;m going to focus my fire on Biden, and I think he should do the same. He gives Biden a free pass. I&#8217;m focusing on Biden, that&#8217;s my focus.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">DESANTIS on Trump attacking Florida:</p>
<p>“His whole family moved to Florida under my governorship! Are you kidding me?!” <a href="https://t.co/PzXnpYmRsU">pic.twitter.com/PzXnpYmRsU</a></p>
<p>&mdash; DeSantis War Room 🐊 (@DeSantisWarRoom) <a href="https://twitter.com/DeSantisWarRoom/status/1663948230235652103?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>DeSantis later added at the press conference that Trump&#8217;s criticisms of how Florida managed the COVID pandemic were &#8220;ridiculous, but it is an indication that the former president would double down on his lockdowns from March of 2020.&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">DeSantis responds to Trump saying Cuomo did better with COVID: </p>
<p>“Yes, the criticism is ridiculous. But it is an indication the former president would double down on his lockdowns from March of 2020.” <a href="https://t.co/3BNGq7cKwu">pic.twitter.com/3BNGq7cKwu</a></p>
<p>&mdash; DeSantis War Room 🐊 (@DeSantisWarRoom) <a href="https://twitter.com/DeSantisWarRoom/status/1663908913425645574?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Trump announced in October 2019 that he was moving out of the state of New York to his resort at Mar-a-Lago because of the lower taxes in Florida.</p>
<p>&#8220;1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, the White House, is the place I have come to love and will stay for, hopefully, another 5 years as we MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, but my family and I will be making Palm Beach, Florida, our Permanent Residence,&#8221; Trump wrote on Twitter. &#8220;I cherish New York, and the people of New York, and always will, but unfortunately, despite the fact that I pay millions of dollars in city, state and local taxes each year, I have been treated very badly by the political leaders of both the city and state.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Few have been treated worse. I hated having to make this decision, but in the end it will be best for all concerned,&#8221; he added. &#8220;As President, I will always be there to help New York and the great people of New York. It will always have a special place in my heart!&#8221;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, the White House, is the place I have come to love and will stay for, hopefully, another 5 years as we MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, but my family and I will be making Palm Beach, Florida, our Permanent Residence. I cherish New York, and the people of&#8230;..</p>
<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1190079191355670529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2019</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">&#8230;.this decision, but in the end it will be best for all concerned. As President, I will always be there to help New York and the great people of New York. It will always have a special place in my heart!</p>
<p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1190079193582899200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 1, 2019</a></p></blockquote>

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