Dick Morris, author and adviser to former presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, told Newsmax on Friday that new polling released after Florida’s GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis announced his candidacy shows Trump with a “huge, gigantic” lead of 25 percentage points.

“These polls are actually the only polls in the country conducted after the DeSantis announcement,” Morris said during “American Agenda” Friday. “Trump is emerging from [DeSantis’] announcement this week with a huge, gigantic lead.”

Morris referred to a McLaughlin & Associates poll conducted May 23-25 with likely GOP primary voters that has the former president leading DeSantis by 25 percentage points, 49.5% to 24.5%.

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