OnPolitics: Ron DeSantis unveils border plan. Is it enough to beat Trump?

Hey there, OnPolitics readers. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is ramping up his rhetoric in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.

While unveiling his border security plan, DeSantis amped up his critiques of former President Donald Trump, who remains the GOP front-runner.

A hit on Trump: DeSantis appeared to criticized Trump during a speech in south Texas, saying that leaders of "both parties" are always "chirping" about problems on the border, but "never getting the job done."

DeSantis' immigration agenda: While the Florida governor agrees with Trump on many immigration policies, including ending birthright citizenship, he also proposed items he thinks Trump left undone.

DeSantis included the completion of the border wall with Mexico and more aggressive moves against drug cartels in his policy plan.

The bottom line: Before DeSantis can run against President Joe Biden, he has to catch Trump for the Republican presidential nomination.

As DeSantis gave his border speech on this morning, the Real Clear Politics website's average of polls put DeSantis at 21.5% among potential Republican voters, well behind Trump at 52.1%.

Keep reading: DeSantis immigration plan would end birthright citizenship, finish border wall − and counter Biden, Trump