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The super PAC pushing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s potential White House run is casting him as former President Donald Trump’s inevitable replacement — in an ad targeting the ex- commander-in-chief’s most diehard supporters.

The crescendo of the Never Back Down PAC’s minute-long spot shows a voter covering a worn and faded Trump decal with a brand-new “DeSantis for President 2024” bumper sticker on the back of a black pickup truck.

“We will be courageous,” DeSantis says as the man smooths down the red-white-and-blue sticker. “Here I stand. I’m not backing down.”

Another scene depicts Trump fans in a living room decorated with mementos of his 2016 presidential victory. They nod along as the Florida governor pledges to restore “time-tested constitutional principles” in a video clip apparently filmed during his recent book tour.

The super PAC’s seven-figure ad buy will air the spot in the GOP’s early-primary states of Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina starting Monday, ABC News reported.

DeSantis has not yet announced plans to run for president in 2024 — and on Thursday shot down reports that he’s reached a decision to do so, calling them “inaccurate.” 


  The ad was paid for by the super PAC pushing DeSantis’ potential presidential bid. YouTube Never Back Down The ad was paid for by the super PAC pushing DeSantis’ potential presidential bid. YouTube Never Back Down

  DeSantis’ campaign war chest of more than $110 million is twice the size of Trump’s. YouTube Never Back Down DeSantis’ campaign war chest of more than $110 million is twice the size of Trump’s. YouTube Never Back Down

But his campaign war chest of more than $110 million is twice the size of Trump’s, and a recent poll showed DeSantis — but not Trump — besting President Joe Biden in a potential 2024 matchup.

On Friday, Florida lawmakers passed an election reform bill allowing DeSantis to launch a presidential campaign without resigning his governorship, clearing the way for his long-expected entry into the race.

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