GOP Gov Candidate Pulls Out All Stops In Flattering Ad After Trump Endorsement

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Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) milked his endorsement from President Donald Trump for everything it’s worth in the lead-up to a competitive gubernatorial primary next month, producing a campaign ad gushing with love for the President.

The ad is made up of various shots of DeSantis employing his children to convey his boundless adoration for Trump.

In one, he and his young daughter play with blocks as he tells her to “build a wall.” In another, he reads to his baby son from “Art of the Deal.” He mimes teaching his daughter to read from a Trump lawn sign and tucks his son into his crib, swaddled in a MAGA onesie with a Trump flag draped across the railing.

The familial scenes are overlaid with phrases like “Pitbull Trump defender.”

Trump made his endorsement via Twitter about a month ago, giving DeSantis a bump in the polls. The primary field is crowded, with seven other candidates jockeying for a place in the general election.

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  1. Nice try, but Trump won’t approve that ad until they show the full-length director’s cut.

    With the scene where he grabs the wife and she says: “See? We really do let him do anything.”

  2. Avatar for sanni sanni says:

    Dude, maybe it works in the primary - but this ad makes you look weak. Like a puppet. Not a good look for someone auditioning for voters to run their state.

  3. I missed the part where he bangs the porn star…

  4. Pity us that live in Florida suffering through the barrage of bullshit from this asshole.
    The only bright spot is that his opponent in the Primary Putnam is trashing him big time.
    Both of them are trying to out Trump out Anti Immigrant each other
    I’m the biggest asshole!
    No I’m the biggest asshole
    The winner will be facing off with either Gwen Graham or Phil Levine .
    I hope it is Graham

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