side-by-side of DeSantis and Trump
Ron DeSantis (left) and Donald Trump (right).
  • Ron DeSantis passed up an opportunity to name one reason voters should pick him over Donald Trump.
  • Instead, he went on a long ramble about why he is the better candidate.
  • He included reasons like his record of action in Florida and the chance he could be elected again.

Ron DeSantis avoided heavily criticizing former President Donald Trump in Estherville, Iowa, on Friday, despite being asked a question that would have allowed him to do so.