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DeSantis prepares to ‘thread very fine needle’ that he’s like Trump — but not Trump

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Washington Examiner, May 2023

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) has finally made his presidential ambitions known, but his message of being a better version of former President Donald Trump without being Trump could fall flat when he steps out on the campaign trail.

At the same time, the governor, who announced his bid for the 2024 Republican nomination during a Twitter Spaces event alongside Elon Musk, is adamant he can take the White House on his own terms.

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