Trump dismisses 2024 GOP rivals, rips DeSantis for insisting a two-term president is needed

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday criticized his 2024 Republican presidential primary rivals for jumping into the race and ripped his top competitor for insisting a two-term GOP president is needed to reverse the policies of the Biden administration.

Trump, 76, took aim at his opponents during a pre-taped town hall event in Clive, Iowa, moderated by Fox News host Sean Hannity. 

The ex-commander-in-chief laid into Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis when asked by Hannity how quickly he’d be able to “shift gears” and address the crisis at the southern border, make the country energy independent, improve school systems and “bring back law and order and safety and security” if elected.  

“I think very quickly,” Trump responded, before referencing comments DeSantis made Tuesday in Iowa about the importance of electing a candidate that would be eligible to serve two terms in office.

“Let me just say, so I heard DeSantis saying, ‘Oh, well, I get eight years, I get eight years, he gets four.’ You don’t need four and you don’t need eight, you need six months. Within six months,” Trump said, adding, “And frankly, I wouldn’t vote for him because he said you need eight years. You need six months.”