Trump makes surprise visit to supporters at Florida pizzeria

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Former President Donald Trump held an impromptu pizza party with his supporters Friday after a campaign speech.

Trump made a surprise visit to the Downtown House of Pizza in Fort Myers, Florida, on Friday after speaking at the Lee County Republican Partys Lincoln Reagan Dinner.

Video from the event shows Trump at the local pizzeria’s cash register, telling the crowd around him, “Enjoy the pizza, enjoy the pizza!”

Trump accompanied Florida Rep. Byron Donalds, who endorsed Trump earlier this month.

Another video from the event shows Trump taking a bite of a slice before joking to the crowd, “Does anyone want a piece of what I’m eating?”

Trump swept the Republican presidential primary by four months, turning a 14-point deficit with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, in a new Wall Street Journal poll released Friday.

Trump, who launched his third straight campaign for the White House in November, has seen his status as the GOP front-runner in recent polls, especially after Republicans rallied around him when he became the first former president in American history to be impeached.

Another video from the event shows Trump taking a bite of a slice before joking to the crowd, “Does anyone want a piece of what I’m eating?” AP Trump’s impromptu appearance comes amid his feud with the likely 2024 GOP challenger and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.AP

Trumpnow leads DeSantis 51% to 38% among likely GOP voters, according to a Wall Street Journal poll.

DeSantis has not officially announced his intention to run for president in 2024, but he is expected to launch a campaign after the end of Florida’s legislative session, which ends next month.

Behind the scenes, DeSantis has taken several steps toward launching the campaign, including ramping up staff in Tallahassee, Florida.

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