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Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., brushed off videos of him helping Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis<\/a> prepare for a debate during his 2018 campaign, which ABC News leaked on Sunday, with a joke about the weight both men have lost.<\/p>\n

When one user pointed out how much weight Gaetz had lost since 2018, noting that he “looks like a different person,” the Florida Republican responded by saying DeSantis also lost weight.<\/p>\n

“We used to stop at Wawa way too much on that 2018 campaign,” Gaetz wrote on Twitter. “More veggies these days!”<\/p>\n

The joke came amid some backlash Gaetz is receiving from DeSantis\u2019 supporters and those of former President Donald Trump.<\/a><\/p>\n

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The videos show DeSantis<\/a> and Gaetz discussing how to communicate the governor\u2019s differences with then-President Trump without angering his supporters.<\/p>\n

Gaetz, a former adviser of DeSantis, has emerged as a public ally of Trump<\/a> and has endorsed him for president.<\/p>\n

“I ran the Desantis Debate Prep in 2018,” Gaetz said on Twitter, initially responding to the videos. “Though I prefer Trump for President (bigly), the release of these videos by the person operating the camera is disloyal hackery that I do not abide. Staffers who leak on the candidates they\u2019ve done work for deserve the reputations they get.”<\/p>\n

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The DeSantis camp also pushed back on the release of the videos, saying they show an “authentic” DeSantis even behind closed doors.<\/p>\n

“Another swing and a miss from Disney-funded ABC,” Dave Abrams, a spokesman for DeSantis’ political team, told Fox News Digital. “The best their propaganda machine could do with the 2.5 hours of leaked footage is further [proof] that Ron DeSantis is unwilling to be anyone but his authentic self \u2013 no matter the politics.”<\/p>\n

DeSantis is expected to announce his candidacy for the 2024 presidency as early as next week, setting up a primary contest against Trump.<\/p>\n

Trump has secured key endorsements of Florida Republicans, including Gaetz as well as Reps. Byron Donalds,<\/a> Gus Bilirakis, Michael Waltz, Vern Buchanan, Anna Paulina Luna, Cory Mills, John Rutherford, and Greg Steube.<\/p>\n

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More than 40 members of the House of Representatives and at least nine U.S. Senators have endorsed Trump for president. DeSantis has not yet announced his campaign but three representatives<\/a> have publicly supported him.<\/p>\n

DeSantis narrowly won his 2018 gubernatorial contest against Democratic nominee Andrew Gillum with both candidates receiving more than 4 million votes. Gillum is currently under investigation for allegedly pocketing campaign cash and illegally receiving gifts during the contest.<\/p>\n

Fox News\u2019 Patrick Hauf contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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