DeSantis, Trump, headline competing Club for Growth and CPAC 2024 GOP presidential cattle calls

The two presumed front-runners of the 2024 GOP primary field are headlining competing conservative political events this week as the race to the White House picks up.

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, speaking in front of 120 of the top donors in the GOP, showcased that his conservative victories in the past four years in Florida have turned the one-time general election battleground "into the nation’s leading red state."

DeSantis, who pundits widely expect to launch a White House bid later this year but who currently remains on the 2024 sidelines,...