Donald Trump privately slammed Ron DeSantis, calling him 'fat,' 'phony,' and 'whiny': book

Trump slammed DeSantis in private, wrote New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman in her new book.

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– Citing sources, Haberman wrote that Trump had called DeSantis "fat" and "whiny."

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He also said Chris Christie, another rival, had a "weight problem," per Haberman's book.

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Former President Donald Trump has been making rude comments in private about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, according to a new book by New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman.

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In an excerpt from "Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America," published by The Atlantic on Sunday, Haberman detailed a meeting she had in the summer with Trump at the latter's golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.

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During the meeting, she spoke with Trump about Christie, one of his 2016 election rivals.

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"I was compared to him? Why? I didn't know I had that big of a weight problem," Trump told Haberman, per her account. He also called Christie an "opportunist."

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