Ron DeSantis insists he WON’T function Donald Trump’s vice presidential decide if requested, as Florida governor struggles to achieve floor forward of 2024 GOP nomination

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he wouldn’t be open to taking up the function of vice chairman if former President Donald Trump requested him to be his No. 2. 

Speaking on’ ‘Sunday Morning Futures’ with Maria Bartiromo, the presidential hopeful from the Sunshine State stated he has no plans to tackle the function beside Trump. 

‘No, I am operating for president,’ DeSantis informed the FOX Information host bluntly. 

The curt reply comes as DeSantis is a staggering 31 factors behind the previous president in a latest Fox Enterprise ballot of GOP Caucus voters in Iowa. 

It is the second time Gov. DeSantis has shared his hesitation in changing into the VP, after beforehand telling Newsmax that he is ‘extra of an govt man.’ 

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (left) says he wouldn’t be open to taking up the function of vice chairman if former President Donald Trump (proper) requested him to be his No. 2

Speaking on’ ‘Sunday Morning Futures’ with Maria Bartiromo, the presidential hopeful from the Sunshine State stated he has no plans to tackle the function beside Trump

Throughout his look, DeSantis burdened that he’s not within the concept of a backseat function within the coming election. 

‘We’d like someone that may serve two phrases,’ he stated. 

‘We’d like someone that may win states like Georgia and Arizona, which President Trump can not do or didn’t do, regardless that candidates like McCain and Romney had no drawback successful these states,’ DeSantis continued. 

McCain carried Arizona in 2008 with a margin of 8.48 p.c and Georgia by a margin of 5.2 p.c. 

Romney gained by 9.06 p.c in Arizona in 2012 and seven.8 p.c in Georgia. 

Former President Trump gained Georgia and Arizona in 2016 by smaller margins. 

In 2020, nonetheless, Trump misplaced Arizona to President Joe Biden by .3 p.c and Arizona by .23 p.c. 

The assertion from DeSantis comes after Trump just lately jabbed at his fellow Republicans by saying he did not see a possible vice chairman within the race. 

‘They’re all job candidates,’ Trump stated on Wednesday. 

‘They will do something, secretary of one thing. They even say VP. I do not know. Does anyone see any VP within the group? I do not suppose so,’ he stated. 

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, argues a degree with businessman Vivek Ramaswamy throughout a Republican presidential main debate hosted by FOX Enterprise 

Polling web site 5 Thirty-Eight reveals Trump successful a whopping 55.1 p.c of the vote following the second debate

Latest polling knowledge reveals DeSantis with simply 13.5 p.c of the vote within the 2024 GOP race

In March, DeSantis stated that he wouldn’t be open to the chance as he rode the excessive of his impending marketing campaign announcement. 

‘I believe that you really want to have the ability to do issues,’ DeSantis stated whereas speaking about why he would run for the best workplace. 

He added that it’s ‘in all probability what I am most fitted to.’ 

On the opposite aspect of issues, when requested if he would take into account Trump as his operating mate, he responded: ‘That is attention-grabbing hypothesis.’ 

As of September 29, polls present the previous president leaps and bounds forward of his fellow Republicans vying for the presidency. 

Polling web site 5 Thirty-Eight reveals Trump successful a whopping 55.1 p.c of the vote following the second debate. 

DeSantis, the second hottest candidate, pulled simply 13.5 p.c. 

Vivek Ramaswamy obtained 6.6 p.c whereas Nikki Haley had simply 6.5 p.c.