To call this a product of ‘silly season’ doesn’t do this justice.
Politico is now quoting a former Republican congressman who is also a Never Trumper who voted for Biden in 2020 to bash Governor DeSantis as an asshole—or something:
Ron DeSantis’ popularity problem on Capitol Hill is getting worse.
The latest in a growing string of anecdotes about DeSantis’ lack of a personal touch during his six years in the House comes via former Rep. David Trott (R-Mich.). He sat next to DeSantis for two years when they both served on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
The then-Florida lawmaker “never said a single word to me,” Trott said in an email this week to POLITICO Playbook. “I was new to Congress, and he didn’t introduce himself or even say hello.”
“I think he’s an asshole,” Trott added in a phone interview. “I don’t think he cares about people.”
The knives are definitely out for DeSantis and not just from Trump.
As I said, Trott voted for Biden in 2020:
Trott voted for Biden in 2020. h/t @MaxNordau pic.twitter.com/7XBxBNFysg
— FoiaFan (@15poundstogo) April 21, 2023
Trott very much hated Trump, saying in 2019 “Trump is psychologically, morally, intellectually, and emotionally unfit for office.”
Oh and you’ll never guess who Trott endorsed in 2016. Jeb Bush. LOL!
If you ask me, I’d say DeSantis had pretty good instincts not to talk to this jerk while on the committee.
This doesn’t make DeSantis sound like an asshole to me. It makes him sound like he’s a great judge of character.