DeSantis Challenges Trump's Right-Wing Stance as Ex-President Focuses on General Election

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been attacking former President Donald Trump from the right in his first week on the campaign trail as a presidential candidate, while Trump has been attacking DeSantis from the left. DeSantis has criticized Trump's criminal justice reform, his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, and his failure to complete the U.S.-Mexico border wall. Meanwhile, Trump has criticized DeSantis' votes to cut Social Security and Medicare and Florida's new six-week abortion ban. The attacks highlight the early dynamic of the race, with DeSantis trying to win over GOP primary voters and Trump already pivoting to a general election matchup against President Joe Biden.