Trump is starting to lose support among Republicans.
After suffering disappointment in the midterm elections, conservatives intensify their criticism of the former president. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis emerges as a presidential contender.
World Opera - Republicans and conservative media in the United States intensified their public criticism of former President Donald Trump on Thursday (November 10), saying it was time for him to leave the scene and for the party to move on, following the disappointing results for Republicans in the American midterm elections.
Trump, who plans to announce a third bid for the White House next week, received a harsh message from Virginia's Republican Lieutenant Governor, Winsome Earle-Sears. "Voters have spoken and said they want a different kind of leader, and a true leader understands when he becomes a burden," she said in an appearance on Fox Business.
"Time to leave the stage"
"A true leader understands that it's time to step out of the spotlight. It's time to move on," she added. Earle-Sears, who co-chaired a group called Black Americans for the Re-election of President Trump in 2020, also said she "simply cannot" support another Trump campaign.
Some of the major conservative media outlets in the United States, such as the Fox News network and newspapers Wall Street Journal e The New York PostThey also began to turn their backs on the former president after Republicans failed to achieve the electoral victory they had hoped for.
And while Trump is losing popularity, Ron DeSantis, who was re-elected governor of Florida on Tuesday, is gaining strength in conservative circles.
Fox News, Trump's favorite media outlet for years, published an opinion piece titled Ron DeSantis is the new leader of the Republican Party..
Trump attacks popular Florida governor.
DeSantis comfortably won reelection as governor of Florida, a victory that, according to experts, positions him as a potential presidential candidate.
On Thursday, Trump attacked DeSantis, accusing him of being disloyal, after the politician began gaining support among conservative media as a possible candidate for the 2024 presidential election.
In a statement, Trump said his support was vital to DeSantis' victory in the 2018 local elections and that the governor is being disloyal by suggesting he might run for the Republican Party's presidential nomination.
The former president also said he saved DeSantis's gubernatorial campaign with his support and accused the conservative media of carrying out an "attack" against him by endorsing the Florida governor as a possible White House nominee.