Trump, DeSantis supporters spar over each candidate’s prior support for national sales tax
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (FLV) – Former Pres. Donald Trump’s campaign attacked newly declared presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis due to the governor’s previous congressional support for a national sales tax of 23%.
The governor, who, during his previous tenure as a congressman, voted in favor of the so-called “Fair Tax Act,” which would impose a nationwide sales tax of 23% instead of other federal taxes like the income tax.
The Trump campaign’s tweet was hit with a community note from Twitter that sought to provide context regarding Trump’s previous support for the same bill.
According to Twitter, “Community Notes aim to create a better informed world by empowering people on Twitter to collaboratively add context to potentially misleading Tweets.”
“For context, Trump has supported the same Fair Tax, which would add a national sales tax *instead of* other federal taxes including income tax,” the note said.
Never Back Down, a super PAC backing DeSantis for President, responded to the Trump campaign’s tweet attacking the Florida governor with a video of their own which includes clips from Trump’s previous run for President in which he repeatedly expresses support for a “fair tax or a flat tax.”
“If Trump wants to steal pages from the establishment playbook to attack Ron DeSantis from the left, he has his own words to deal with,” Never Back Down responded.
The back and forth between the two campaigns and their allies intensified over the past couple of days after the governor announced his much anticipated run for president, formally challenging Trump for the Republican nomination.
