big mistake IMHO

A lengthy clip flagged by Mediaite showed the former president’s attacks not landing well with the crowd, who grew mostly silent. “Compared to how Trump’s crowd normally reacts to his bits, the reaction to his mocking DeSantis was practically dead air,” the report said.

Right. As I've pointed out in the past, Trump could get away with this stuff when referring to guys like Jeb Bush or Marco Rubio, but DeSantis is a conservative hero. I don't think these kinds of attacks will really work on him. I think they are bound to backfire, unless DeSantis himself fouls up in some major way.