News about Howard Kurtz

Ron DeSantis slammed allegations that he is a tense and awkward candidate, calling it "manufactured" by his political rivals. The governor of Florida has rebuffed criticism that he must be more accessible and personable, as well as doing the necessary campaign language. In an interview that aired on Sunday, Fox News' Howard Kurtz confronted DeSantis about the allegations, saying to him: 'You've been criticized for months.' He's too stiff. Well, he's too tense. Well, he doesn't have the charisma. In retrospect, would it have been better to project a warmer image?'

Gov. Robert De Blasio, a former governor of New Jersey, has been reelected. Since the former ridiculed his body, Chris Christie had some nifty words for him. He had been booed offstage at a Republican religious conference for bringing up his outspoken GOP rival. Christie, 60, appeared on Fox News on Friday to share some of his comments about the ex-president, who said he "let us down," lacks "character," and "makes our country smaller" as a leader of state. Christie scoffed in response when host Howard Kurtz asked about some of the criticism he's received from his former GOP rival, who is now scheduled to face his old enemy in 2024. Kurtz referred to Trump's recent remarks shaming his Tristate counterpart's increased weight, including a doctored video to Truth Social that appeared to show the New Jersey native at an all-you-can-eat buffet. Christie announced that he would face Trump for the Republican nomination in the forthcoming presidential race, and Christie took the time to condemn the long-serving New Yorker for his pending federal lawsuit.