DeSantis slams Trump, says he’ll follow through on former president’s unkept promises

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Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) lashed out at former President Donald Trump in his first town hall since coming in second in the Iowa Caucuses.

DeSantis spent much of the CNN Town Hall, hosted by Wolf Blitzer, criticizing Trump, whom he had just lost to in Iowa by a historic margin. He explained his loss by saying that Trump wields tremendous star power, but he attempted to downplay it by touting the percentage of voters who had chosen another candidate.

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