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Posted: 2023-11-03T03:16:10Z | Updated: 2023-11-07T13:04:01Z

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is offering to deliver a boot to his own head if Donald Trump will join him and the other Republican presidential contenders on the debate stage next week.

If Donald Trump can summon the balls to show up to the debate, Ill wear a boot on my head, DeSantis told Newsmaxs Eric Bolling after weeks of speculation that he wears lifts in his boots to appear taller.

DeSantis also said its a time for substance.

Shortly afterward, DeSantis national spokesperson Carly Atchison got a little ballsy on social media with a less-than-substantive challenge to members of the Trump campaign.

ATTN: Team Trump men, if you ever decide to man up, you and your boss can buy a pair of balls here, she wrote on X, formerly Twitter, and linked to a site where you can purchase golf balls with DeSantis name on them.

ATTN: Team Trump men, if you ever decide to man up, you and your boss can buy a pair of balls here: https://t.co/nvjvM1ZSLd

Looking at you, @alexbruesewitz @JasonMillerinDC @TheStevenCheung pic.twitter.com/Qr2PUlDsLV

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ATTN: Team Trump men, if you ever decide to man up, you and your boss can buy a pair of balls here: https://t.co/nvjvM1ZSLd

Looking at you, @alexbruesewitz @JasonMillerinDC @TheStevenCheung pic.twitter.com/Qr2PUlDsLV

Carly Atchison (@CarlyAtch) November 3, 2023

Two of Trumps campaign team members tagged by Atchison quickly fired back.

Ron DeSantis is so broke he needs to sell his balls to strangers in order make rent and keep the lights on, wrote Steven Cheung.

So the desantis team finally admits that trump has desantis balls in a box, replied Alex Bruesewitz. Acceptance is an important step!

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Trump amplified the claims about DeSantis footwear last month by posting images on his Truth Social website of the Florida governors boots.

DeSantis earlier this week insisted that he wears off-the-rack boots without lifts, which has only helped further fuel discussion of his footwear and given more fodder to late night hosts .

DeSantis surged in GOP polls last year, and at one point was even ahead of the former president . He has since fallen to a distant second, as much as 50 points behind Trump in some polls.

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