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I hear you about Gabbard, but I think she would keep those attitudes under wraps if she were in a VP position with DeSantis running the show. I wouldn't want her for President, no.

If DeSantis does run, I'd like to see him take Rice or Gabbard as VP. Haley is WAY WAY too hawkish for my tastes. I just hope to goodness Trump doesn't wade in an split the ticket.

parabelum wrote: ↑Sat Mar 12, 2022 7:52 pm
I don’t think he was a SEAL. He deployed with SEAL Team in a advisory / legal capacity I believe. Nonetheless, heck of a distinguishes career and would make a great President!

Right, here's a copy/paste of his SEAL related service:
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• • In that year, at the Naval Special Warfare Command Group in Coronado, California, DeSantis was assigned to Navy SEAL Team One.
    
    He deployed to Iraq during the U.S. military troop surge at that time.
    
    His position was Legal Advisor to the U.S. Navy SEAL Commander, Special Operations Task Force-West.
    
    DeSantis played an advisory role to the commander in support of the SEAL mission in Fallujah, Ramadi, and the remaining area of Al Anbar province.
    
    As a Navy attorney, DeSantis served as senior legal advisor and close counsel to SEAL team captain Dane Thorleifson.
    
    In this capacity, DeSantis oversaw the treatment of detainees to ensure humane conduct toward them while in Iraq.
    
    It is reported that he worked to protect the rights of approximately 100 detainees during this time.
    
    In addition, he monitored the missions of Navy SEALs and Army Green Berets in his jurisdiction to ensure they followed and adhered to the rule of law.
    
    This monitoring included making sure that interrogations followed the rules of the U.S. military and the Geneva Conventions.

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As the OP, I think I'd go with DeSantis. I like Trump, but his problem is that every now and then, he tries to talk and says something just incredibly stupid. He's also a non-verbal person. He doesn't read. I'm sure you all have heard about how he never read the daily intelligence briefs that were on his desk every morning. Instead, he watched TV. To me, that's inexcusable. I think Trump is a classic case "his heart is in the right place, but...."

You're right about the never-Trumpers coming out. Good Lord, there would be massive riots.

So I would go with DeSantis. He has the conservatism of Trump, but he's politically experienced, very eloquent and has the pristine credential of being an ex-SEAL. Maybe Gabbard as a Democrat running mate for VP.

Just wondering, hypothetically, if the 2024 election came down to DeSantis or Trump as the Republican candidate, which one would you support?