Both men are portraying themselves as the stronger fighter for conservative causes and their party’s best chance to block Biden from reelection next year.

Former President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis traded barbs on Thursday over who could most quickly fix the economy and reform government agencies as the battle between the top two Republican contenders grew increasingly acrimonious.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis faces an uphill battle to beat former President Donald Trump in the key early presidential primary states of Iowa and New Hampshire, according to recent polls. Republicans running in the 2024 presidential primary will face voters early next year in those two early-voting states.

CNN’s Kaitlan Collins reports on the war of words between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump as they hit the 2024 campaign trail in Iowa.

After months of brushing off Trump's frequent attacks, DeSantis used this week's campaign stops to clap back at the 2024 GOP front-runner.

DeSantis said he should be elected because he could potentially serve eight years, while Trump could only be president for four years.