DeSantis swipes at Trump over missed filing deadline in call for Chip Roy challenger

Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis on Tuesday swiped at former President Trump over his push for a primary challenge to DeSantis-backer Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), pointing out the filing deadline in Texas already passed.

“While @chiproytx is fighting to do what Donald Trump promised to do—secure our southern border—the former president is on social media demanding a primary challenge to one of the most conservative members of Congress (even though the Texas primary filing deadline was over a week ago.),” DeSantis, also the governor of Florida, wrote Tuesday in a post on X, formerly Twitter. “I stand with Chip and am honored to have his support. The time for talking is over. We must stop the invasion, and I will get it done.”