More of former president Donald Trump’s compatriots have joined in on pointedly criticizing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, presumed to be Trump’s top rival in 2024 once he launches his expected presidential bid later this year.
On Thursday, Donald Trump Jr. slammed the governor for promoting his book in Ohio as South Florida is rocked by flooding from historically high rainfall.
“Fort Lauderdale is under water and DeSantis is campaigning in Ohio right now instead of taking care of the people suffering in his state,” he wrote on Twitter. He was responding to a press conference held that day by Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis.
When asked by a reporter whether he’d heard from the governor, the mayor responded that “Governor DeSantis has not yet called.”
DeSantis acknowledged the flood on Twitter a few hours later by announcing a state of emergency in Broward County.
Meanwhile, the Trump-aligned super PAC Make America Great Again Inc. released an excruciating attack ad about the governor on Friday morning, making fun of him for a recent report that revealed he ate pudding with his fingers on a plane.
As a stand-in for DeSantis mimics his accused behavior, a narrator goes after the governor:
“Ron DeSantis loves sticking his fingers where they don’t belong,” he said as the stand-in dips three fingers into a container of chocolate pudding. “And we’re not just talking about pudding.”
The narrator goes on to attack DeSantis for cutting Medicare and Social Security benefits.
“Tell Ron DeSantis to keep his pudding fingers off our money,” he said. “Oh, and get this man a spoon!”
We’re just a thriving representative democracy with a healthy political system populated by adults who take their responsibilities seriously.
Tough Guy DeSantis is oh so fearless against those who don’t/can’t punch back, such as immigrants in TX (but not Cuban swimmers in FL), progressive DAs, Dem legislators, convicts who want to vote, gerrymandered voters, LGBTQ, librarians, etc… Watch the malignant narcissism of Trump and his Fascist ShockTroops turn him into quiet warm pudding. He may need bigger high heels.
Remember that DeSantis got re-elected last year by almost 20%. That shows you how screwed up Florida is and why this is going to be a real shit-show. Especially if Trumps feels that DeSantis won’t fight back, punching down is sort of his thing.
Ah hahahahahahaha… poor Rhonda.
TFG isn’t wrong, DeSantis should be in Florida with his boots, saving his people.