Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis cast himself as a pragmatic leader whose no-nonsense style could propel him to the White House, dismissing former President Trump's recent criticisms as nothing more than "background noise" that isn't worth engaging. 

The comments came during a wide-ranging interview with Piers Morgan, another frequent target of Trump's derision, that will air on Fox Nation this Thursday. 

"In terms of my approach to leadership, I get personnel in the Government who have the agenda of the people and share our agenda. You bring your own agenda in you’re gone. We’re just not gonna have that," DeSantis said, as Morgan detailed in a preview of the interview in the New York Post. 

"So, the way we run the Government I think is no daily drama, focus on the big picture and put points on the board and I think that’s something that’s very important."