‘Need to Have Somebody Younger’: DeSantis Says of Trump’s Age
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) claimed that the United States needs “to have somebody younger” as the next president. When asked by debate moderator and News Nation host Elizabeth Vargas whether he believes former…
Florida Gov. Ron Desantis (R) claimed that the United States needs “to have somebody younger” as the next president.
When asked by debate moderator and News Nation host Elizabeth Vargas whether he believes former President Donald Trump would be able to serve two terms, DeSantis pointed to how “Father Time is undefeated.”
“The idea that we’re going to put someone up that’s almost 80 and there’s going to be no effects from that, we all know that’s not true. And so we have an opportunity to do a next generation of leaders,” DeSantis said, per The Hill.
When pressed by former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie about whether DeSantis believed Trump was fit to serve as president, DeSantis said he believes the U.S. needs “to have somebody younger.”
“I think we need to have somebody younger,” DeSantis said