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Right on Schedule, the Media Decide DeSantis Is ‘Worse’ Than Trump

That wouldn’t have anything to do with his growing popularity among conservatives, would it?

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Florida governor Ron DeSantis speaks at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., March 5, 2023.

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One of the funnier quirks of the Trump era is how closely the former president and his critics in the press mirror one another. From indulging in absolute gutter rhetoric to embracing rank illiberalism to promoting unhinged conspiracy theories, Trump and his press critics tend to have more in common than not.

And right now, Trump and his media counterparts agree (albeit for slightly different reasons): Ron DeSantis is the worst.

Becket Adams

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Becket Adams

Becket Adams is a columnist for National Review, the Washington Examiner, and The Hill.

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