A.G. Gancarski
Ron DeSantis returned to the state he governs this week, for a pre-debate rally in Fort Walton Beach before a pivotal debate in Milwaukee Wednesday
The Governor’s Never Back Down super PAC hosted the event, which featured DeSantis trolling President Joe Biden, who surveyed fire damage in Hawaii, for being too slow to respond, and “protected” by the media in the process.
“A lot of us and I’m sure you all have been sending prayers and thoughts to what’s happened in Maui. It’s really sad to see that. We’ve sent support. We’ll send more if we need to,” DeSantis said, before turning state-provided support into a political rally talking point.
“But, you know, I just had a thought experiment: if we had a Republican President who in the midst of these fires and their aftermath decided not to go engage to help the victims, but to go sit on the beach, what would the media say if they tried to do that? They would be screaming bloody murder and yet, what do they say about Old Joe just sitting out there? They don’t say anything, they protect him. That’s what they’re trying to do,” DeSantis said.
DeSantis had this “thought experiment” a few days ago also. He told an Atlanta crowd the President was derelict in addressing the “utter devastation” and that the “media” gives him a free pass because he’s a Democrat, even after the President issued a major disaster declaration.
“You have these horrible fires in Hawaii and you know, my wife and I actually, we did our honeymoon in Maui way back in the day,” DeSantis said.
“It’s a great, great area. Just utter devastation. And Biden, what is he doing? He ends up on the beach and then he’s asked about it and he says, ‘Oh, no comment.’”
The Governor argued coverage of Biden’s response is proof of a double standard.
“If a Republican had tried to do that, what do you think the media would do? They would go crazy. In fact, they would blame the Republican for the fires happening in the first place,” DeSantis said, drawing laughter from the crowd.
11 comments
Michael K
August 21, 2023 at 8:11 pm
Grasping at straws. Pathetic.
SteveHC
August 21, 2023 at 9:28 pm
“We are not going to let a bunch of rich men north of Richmond spend us into oblivion any longer. We’re going to hold them accountable,” DeSantis said, spotlighting spending in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic.” – Yeah! The ones that don’t die, let ‘em eat cake! On the street! Horrible excuse if a human being.
Tropical
August 21, 2023 at 10:53 pm
Grow up, ronnie.
Never mind, asking too much of you.
Josh Green
August 22, 2023 at 12:45 am
Remember when Ft. Lauderdale was under three feet of water, while Rhonda was in Ohio, didn’t come home to handle it, and hardly even acknowledged it? Pepperidge Farm remembers.
All Gone Gancaraski
August 22, 2023 at 10:40 am
AGG is removing comments he doesn’t like; it’s his personal curated message dreamboard.
Conservative always
August 22, 2023 at 11:16 am
Biden left a vacation to land in Hawaii for 5 hours. During which he fell asleep during a ceremony, he told a debunked story “Jill and I have a little sense of what it’s like to lose a home” and then tells the story of when lightning struck his house in 2004 and says “I almost lost my ’67 corvette and my cat.” According to a report from the time, the lighting strike caused “a small fire contained to the kitchen” that “was under control in 20 minutes.” Also, he made a joke about how hot the ground was…classless and clueless but hey he went right back another vacation….
Tjb
August 22, 2023 at 3:42 pm
Always Con,
You comment is asinine. You are taking Biden’s comments totally out of context. If you want to play this game,, Ron DeSantis talks about slitting the throats of federal workers, and wanting to shoot and murder drug runners at the border without due process. Looks like the conservative Ron DeSantis is a psychopath..
Ironically, the vast majority of false news and information is coming from the right and not from others side.
Tjb
August 22, 2023 at 4:05 pm
Conservatives always con,
You comment is asinine. You are taking Biden’s comments totally out of context. If you want to play this game,, Ron DeSantis talks about slitting the throats of federal workers, and wanting to shoot and murder drug runners at the border without due process. Looks like the conservative Ron DeSantis is a psychopath..
Ironically, the vast majority of false news and information is coming from the right and not from others side
Tom
August 23, 2023 at 7:42 am
Maybe he should have thrown rolls of paper towels into the crowd – that’s the conservative way right?
Tjb
August 22, 2023 at 3:25 pm
Ron DeSantis —— what about your response to the flood victims in Broward County after the horrific thousand year flood this year. —-In your state. The state leaders in Hawaii are praising Biden’ and the federal government. Are you calling them liar?
tom palmer
August 22, 2023 at 4:42 pm
Good afternoon, Gov. DeSantis. What brings you to Florida?
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