The Florida governor went on a whirlwind campaign tour through Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina this week.

Former President Donald Trump visits with campaign volunteers at the Grimes Community Complex Park, Thursday, June 1, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) GRIMES, Iowa — Former President Donald Trump kept up a steady drumbeat of criticism of his chief rival Ron DeSantis on Thursday,

Florida's governor is about to wrap his first week campaigning as a presidential candidate in the GOP primary.

Now, as the candidates hit the trail in key early states at the start of a critical summer stretch, their pitches are increasingly about distinguishing themselves from one another.

Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have a war of words on the presidential campaign trail

Former President Donald Trump kept up a steady drumbeat of criticism of his chief rival Ron DeSantis on Thursday, jumping immediately on remarks by the Florida governor on the campaign trail to try to highlight his own strength as the leading GOP presidential candidate.