The conflict between Donald Trump and the former “pullen” of Ron de Sandys is raging. The Florida governor, perhaps Trump’s most notable challenger in the Republican nomination race, hit back at the former president on Thursday for his habit of mocking him and making derogatory puns on his name, saying that this characteristic of his was “one of the reasons who is not in the White House today”.

“I think it’s so petty… I think it’s so immature. I don’t think that’s what the voters want,” DeSandis, 44, said on a radio show.

“And frankly, I think his behavior — which he’s had for years now — I think is one of the reasons he’s not in the White House now, because I think he’s alienated too many voters over things that really don’t matter,” the governor continued. . “So I’m not in the process of (answering) for any of that.”

DeSandis spoke of “substantial differences” between himself and Trump.

Trump, 76, poked fun at DeSandis on his Truth Social platform account Wednesday night, claiming the Florida governor wanted to … “change” the pronunciation of his name. “You’ve heard that “Rob” (pun on robbery) DeSanctimonious wants to change his name again.

He demands that people call him DeeeSantis, rather than DaSantis.”

“Actually, I like ‘Da’ better, (American slang for slob, slob, slob) it ‘flows’ better, so I’m glad he’s changing it. He gets very upset when people, including reporters, mispronounce it. So she shouldn’t be bothered, DeSanctimonious?’

The former president continued to insult his running mate by posting an article that referred to DeSandis as “impersonating Trump.”