Donald Trump has stated that he will not use the nickname "Meatball Ron" to refer to Ron DeSantis. This follows a series of attacks from Trump against DeSantis, including calling him "Ron DeSanctimonious".
Trump's efforts to undermine DeSantis began with the "DeSanctimonious" nickname as the governor concluded his successful re-election campaign. However, instead of responding directly to Trump's insults, DeSantis has chosen to avoid conflict and counterattack with occasional needling aimed at the former president's anxiety about being labeled a loser. This shows that DeSantis does not see any benefit in directly taking on Trump.
