Trump Asked About His Relationship With DeSantis After 2024 Battle Right In Front Of DeSantis

Speaking to reporters, President Trump was asked about his relationship with Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL).

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00:00to do the work. Without those people, you're not going to be able to write your phone.

00:03Mr. President, you and the governor tangled pretty hard in the 2024 election.

00:07You stand here now as partners on this effort.

00:12How would you describe the relationship, and what future does Governor's chances have?

00:17I think it's a 10. Maybe 9-9, because it might be a couple of little ones.

00:22So maybe a 10. I think we have a 10.

00:24Do you think his wife should run for governor?

00:25We get a long run.

00:26The thing about it is I endorsed him immediately in January 2024.

00:32I raised one of his PACs millions and millions of dollars.

00:36And obviously, we saved him a lot of money in Florida because Florida was a deep red state.

00:41He didn't even have to do a rally in Florida, whereas 2016 and 20, this was like ground zero.

00:46And so we've been really happy to do that.

00:49And then we've worked very well on this and other issues with Florida.

00:54But you can call him at any time, and he wants to be helpful for governors.

00:59I mean, I can tell you that.

01:01We did Hurricane Malin last year.

01:03You didn't hear from the president at the time then.

01:06But with President Trump, we know immediately he just made the phone call.

01:11Come here, see.