Former President Donald Trump lashed out at the presidential run of Republican rival Ron DeSantis in an interview with Fox News’ Maria Baritolomo on Sunday.

Mr. Baritolomo asked Mr. Trump how the indictment against him affected the Republican primary campaign. He responded by arguing that Republican preliminary polls show a wide gap between himself and his other supporters. (Related: ‘They know the man’: President Trump says Secret Service knows who brought cocaine to White House)

“I think it’s probably helped my campaign so far because you guys see the numbers better than I do, and I never do. DeSantis Simonius said Terrible candidate and I think he withdrew.I lead the Republicans by 40,50,60 points.Most of them are 1,2,3.He’s in his teens now. And I’m 60 and 70. Maybe some people say it helped because, you know, people in this country are smart.This is the weaponization of the government,” Trump said. said.

Real Clear Politics (RCP) vote average Trump leads DeSantis by more than 30 points in the Republican presidential primary. He averaged 53.0% of the vote in polls from June 13 to July 11, compared with 20.6% for DeSantis and 6.3% for former Vice President Mike Pence, according to RCP calculations. was.

Trump’s lead over DeSantis has remained relatively unchanged since the governor of Florida announced his presidential bid at the end of May.