A.G. Gancarski
Florida’s Governor says he is still flummoxed by a long-standing nickname Donald Trump gave him.
During an interview conducted by supporter and surrogate Josh Kimbrell of South Carolina, Ron DeSantis said he still didn’t know what Trump means when he refers to him as “Ron DeSanctimonious.”
“I still haven’t figured out what it actually means,” DeSantis said on The Morning Answer radio show, before outlining his background as a “blue collar kid” with a “blue collar work ethic.”
“A lot of the reasons I think I do things that resonate with the public is because that’s just who I am. And I’m really reflecting, I think, the values of the vast majority of the people in Florida, South Carolina and throughout the country,” DeSantis added.
DeSantis had previously said he “liked” the nickname, despite Trump’s patently pejorative intent.
“I don’t know how to spell the sanctimonious one. I don’t really know what it means, but I kind of like it, it’s long, it’s got a lot of vowels,” DeSantis told friendly interviewer Piers Morgan this spring. “We’ll go with that, that’s fine.”
“Call me whatever you want, just as long as you also call me a winner,” DeSantis added.
DeSantis has responded to Trump’s attacks in various ways, including saying in June they’re “petty” and “juvenile” and “not what voters want,” after Trump called him “Rob DeSanctimonious” and lampooned the Governor’s inconsistent pronunciation of his own name.”
Trump gave DeSantis the nickname during a rally in November 2022, and since then “DeSanctimonious” and “DeSanctus” have been the former President’s favored antagonistic appellations for his former political ally.
22 comments
Dont Say FLA
July 3, 2023 at 1:36 pm
Admitting to a total lack of self awareness doesn’t seem like a good strategy for anything other than an insanity defense.
If Rhonda has a strategery in this denial of knowledge beyond running for Veep which means exhibiting continued deference to Trump, Rhonda’s strategery eludes me.
I can say Harvard and Yale should ask for their Ivy League diplomas back from Rhonda if they are truly confused like they claim.
Definitions
July 3, 2023 at 1:38 pm
Ron is bad at definitions. He doesn’t know these three words even though they keep coming up but he still doesn’t know them?
Sanctimonious
Woke
Grooming
LOL @ Stupid Rhonda
Cheesy Floridan
July 5, 2023 at 3:17 pm
do you think he knows about the nickname Rhonda? I hope so lol
Dont Say FLA
July 5, 2023 at 4:24 pm
They definitely know about their nickname Rhonda.
1- That’s what the bullies yelled when they were a little boy. “Why do you keep punching yourself in the face, Rhonda? Why do you keep punching yourself in the face?”
2- It’s why Rhonda pronounces DeSantis as DeeeeSantis, so it doesn’t sound like Rhonda Santis. All that got them is into the nickname expansion league, earning “Rhonda Dee” along with the Weird Al-ized Grease song
Look at me I’m Rhonda Dee
I might be The Trump’s VP
(But only if he fancies me)
More likely, FAIL’s for me!
Dont Say FLA
July 5, 2023 at 4:27 pm
Oh, plus the “Groomers” allegation made against FP by KC and the Never Bend Over band uhh PAC. It’s undeniable after that allegation was hurled: Rhonda Rhonda Rhonda! Rhonda knows they’re Rhonda. LOL @ Stupid Rhonda
Laura
July 6, 2023 at 3:41 am
How do you spot a Liberal in a chat forum? Easy, they’re the ones spouting stupid nickname about political personas. The closest I’ve seen a conservative come to nicknaming a rival is when I heard someone call Biden President Poopypants. 😂
Laura
July 6, 2023 at 3:56 am
And, yes, I’m aware of Trump. He can be such a cooch. 😂
Dont Say FLA
July 6, 2023 at 9:39 am
Rhonda isn’t a stupid nickname. Rhonda is a stupid person.
Tjb
July 3, 2023 at 1:56 pm
Does not say much for a Yale degree. Did Ron get a Yale degree thru some type of affirmative action program for Hate Mongers.
MH/Duuuval
July 5, 2023 at 3:45 pm
Ron got affirmative action as a jock.
tom palmer
July 3, 2023 at 2:38 pm
I’m sure there’s a dictionary somewhere around the Governor’s Mansion. Next time he visits Florida, Gov. DeSantis might check it out.
nail
July 3, 2023 at 4:35 pm
The DeSanti, as the duo is called, Banned dictionaries in the schools. They did this las year…A group that donates dictionaries to schools each year, was giving some to a school in Sarasota. The Principal “said thanks but no thanks, we cannot accept any books until they are reviewed. by the named domestic terrorists “Moms for Hitler.” They are the sisters organization to The Proud Boys who were just fined $1 Million but I am sure the Hitler Moms (yes they quoted Hitler on their Masterhead) will be able to grift the same MAGAt minions that all MAGAts grift.
nail
July 3, 2023 at 4:37 pm
FL Politics when are you going to get a “edit” . No contacts until tomorrow.
Earl Pitts American
July 3, 2023 at 3:05 pm
You know what America?
$ff all that Donald vs Ronald $hizz.
What y’all Dook 4 Brains folk should be worried about is the current administration is sending Janet Yellen over to China so the Chinks can instruct her on how to run the economey.
Thanks America,
EPA
Cheesy Floridan
July 5, 2023 at 3:19 pm
Earl no one takes you seriously
Philip
July 3, 2023 at 6:31 pm
Well, Ron, the nickname fits you well. However, I doubt trump came up with it. It’s a bit complicated for a mind such as his.
Cheesy Floridan
July 5, 2023 at 3:19 pm
#Truth
Michael K
July 3, 2023 at 7:24 pm
A self-professed Catholic who does not understand the word sanctimonious? Another anti-intellectual lie from the elitist.
Zeke
July 3, 2023 at 7:32 pm
Ironic that “acting morally superior” is exactly what blue collar guy with blue collar values is doing. There should be a word for that. Oh there is, it’s sanctimonious.
Doug
July 4, 2023 at 10:56 am
Philip nailed it in his comment — the sanctimonious nickname fits Ron although probably coined by a trump advisor since “it’s a bit complicated” for Mr. Maga. It sort of fits Trump too. The primary results will tell whether it becomes a motto for the party as well.
Chris
July 9, 2023 at 12:30 pm
Voted for gutting social security and medicare, voted with globalist policies, voted against farmers, voted against ethanol industry, not in favor of family farms, voted against American agriculture and for global farm policies, voted against tariffs on China, begged for Trump endorsement in governor’s race, then announced his candidacy for president. Enough said.
Philip
July 9, 2023 at 1:15 pm
I was stopped at a red light when a van pulled up next to me. It advertised right out in the open that the owners not only groom dogs, but also cats! And I was SO angry. The extreme left-wingers not only want to groom our poor little kids, they also want total control of our pets! Before you know it, dogs will be pooping in kitty litter! I’m planning to keep a blow dryer with me at all times so I can de-groom all these innocent pets. 🐱🐕
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