Former Rep. David Trott (R-MI) emails Playbook: “I sat right next to DeSantis for two years on the Foreign Affairs Committee, and he never said a single word to me. I was new to Congress, and he didn’t introduce himself or even say hello.”
Trott continued his thoughts in a phone interview: “If you’re going to go into politics, kind of a fundamental skill that you should have is likability. I don’t think he has that. He never developed any relationships with other members that I know of. You’d never see him talking on the floor with other people or palling around. He’s just a very arrogant guy, very focused on Ron DeSantis.”
“He wasn’t really liked when he was in Congress. And now it’s coming home to, you know, prove out as some of the Florida delegation endorsed Trump and and some of the donors, you know, think he’s kind of awkward in terms of how he interacts with them. If his pre-presidential campaign was playing out differently, then I’d say, ‘Well, maybe he just didn’t like me.’ But I think there’s something more at work here.”
In short, Trott concluded: “I think he’s an asshole. I don’t think he cares about people.”
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