Leaked DeSantis Memo Proposes Debate Plan: ‘Hammer’ Ramaswamy, ‘Defend Trump’ Against Christie

(Left) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks to guests at the Family Leadership Summit in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 14, 2023. (Scott Olson/Getty Images); (Center) Former President Donald Trump prepares to deliver remarks at a Nevada Republican volunteer recruiting event in Las Vegas on July 8, 2023. (Mario Tama/Getty Images); (Right) Entrepreneur and political activist Vivek Ramaswamy speaks during the Vision 2024 National Conservative Forum at the Charleston Area Convention Center in Charleston, S.C., on March 18, 2023. Logan Cyrus/AFP via Getty Images

A debate memo published on the website of a firm linked to the pro-Ron DeSantis Never Back Down Super PAC outlines a plan for the first Republican presidential debate that may reveal who and what Mr. DeSantis perceives as a threat.

The two-page document advises the Florida governor and 2024 presidential candidate to, among other things, “hammer Vivek Ramaswamy in a response.”