DeSantis hasn’t really yet shown that he has the Courage to truly take on Trump. And frankly, outside of Florida and a few solidly “red” states I don’t think his schtick or personality will come across well.

As for Nikki Haley – she’s definitely a light-weight, with pretty much NO chance of winning the Repub nomination. And I would posit that she may actually be angling to be Trump’s VP if he ends up winning the nomination again.

But we’ll see.

“It would depend,” Trump told Hewitt. “It would have to depend on who the nominee was.” ] – DJ

Uh-huh. In other words, if the nominee is HIM he’ll back his own nomination. Anyone who believes otherwise, at this point…well I don’t know what to say!?!

Welp…Lol. They had better kowtow to his threat or he, for darn sure will at least the very ACT like he’s launching “a 3rd Party presidential bid and/or a dumpster-fire media tour designed to set the GOP aflame once and for all.” 

Donald J. Trump refused to say he would support the next Republican presidential nominee if it was not him, exposing a potential quagmire along the party’s path toward reclaiming the White House in 2024 and showcasing, once again, the former president’s transactional spin on political loyalty.

In a radio interview on Thursday, the conservative commentator Hugh Hewitt asked Mr. Trump if he would support “whoever” wins the party’s nomination next year. Mr. Trump announced his third presidential campaign in November and faces a number of potential Republican challengers.

“It would depend,” Mr. Trump said, adding, “It would have to depend on who the nominee was.”

The hesitation from Mr. Trump differed from many of the Republican Party’s top officials and most prominent activists. Several of Mr. Trump’s critics inside the party, including Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the minority leader, have repeatedly said they planned to back the G.O.P. nominee, even if that person is not their top choice.