Republican White House candidate Ron DeSantis plowed ahead Saturday with efforts to portray himself as his party's staunchest national conservative leader, even as the 2024 GOP race has been disrupted by drama surrounding the 37-count felony federal indictment for mishandling classified documents against former President Donald Trump.
The Florida governor sought to project strength amid the turmoil by campaigning in Oklahoma -- one of more than a dozen states scheduled to hold its Republican primary on Super Tuesday, weeks after the earliest states vote. He also notched the endorsement of the state's Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, the first governor to formally announce his support for DeSantis, while appearing at a rally in the state's second-largest city of Tulsa.
"Our generation now is called upon to carry this torch. It's not a responsibility we should shy away from," DeSantis said. "It's a responsibility we should welcome. We have to stand firm for the truth, and we have to remain resolute in the defense of core American and enduring principles."The legal drama presents both an opportunity and challenge for DeSantis and other Trump campaign rivals.
On policy matters, DeSantis has gradually ramped up criticism of Trump, though not directly by name, for rejecting the idea of changes to Social Security and Medicare spending. The former president has rejected the idea of cuts to the programs. The Justice Department case adds to deepening legal jeopardy for Trump, who has already been indicted in New York and faces additional investigations in Washington and Atlanta that also could lead to more criminal charges. But among the various investigations he has faced, legal experts -- as well as Trump's own aides -- had long seen the Mar-a-Lago probe as the most perilous legal threat.
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