A.G. Gancarski
Ron DeSantis continues to maintain that the Bahamas would be no match for the United States in the event of armed conflict or insurgent attack.
“If someone was firing missiles from the Bahamas into, like, Fort Lauderdale, we would never accept that. We would flatten. Anything that happened, it would be done like literally within 12 hours, it would be done,” the 2024 presidential candidate said in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Despite the need for the U.S. Embassy in Nassau to clarify that his comments don’t reflect American foreign policy, the Governor continues to use this metaphor to draw a parallel between hypothetical attacks on the U.S. from Nassau and the situation in Israel.
DeSantis has switched up the rhetoric before, saying it would take much less than 12 hours to obliterate the Caribbean archipelago.
“If people were firing rockets from the Bahamas into, like, Fort Lauderdale, we would never allow that. I mean, we would flatten them. Within like five minutes, we would flatten them,” he said in Eldridge, Iowa, in early December.
Other references on the trail in the last two-plus months did not include a time element, meanwhile.
The U.S. government responded to the first DeSantis commentary via the Bahamian press.
“The Bahamas and the United States enjoy an enduring and unique partnership. (Chargé D’affaires Usha Pitts) regrets if DeSantis’ comments suggested anything other than a close alliance between our two democratic nations,” the U.S. Embassy said in a statement to The Nassau Guardian.
29 comments
Impeach Biden
December 30, 2023 at 3:10 pm
Gancarski a card carrying Republican. Yeah right.
TJC
December 30, 2023 at 4:32 pm
Hey I.B.
I don’t think Gancarski ever made that claim, I believe it was something said by a commentator here either as a joke or as a way to get under the skin of conservatives here.
Gancarski’s a reporter. It’s his job to report on what the Governor is saying in his bid to become President or in his capacity as Governor. If what the Governor is saying is laughable or embarrassing or foolish, you shouldn’t blame the reporter. Blame the Governor or whoever it is that helps him write his speeches. After all, if what the Governor is saying is laudable or impressive or inspiring, you don’t give credit to the reporter, do you?
Tom
December 31, 2023 at 8:10 am
Yep – the problem is not the messenger it’s the increasingly mindless blather coming from the candidate himself. It really is starting to reek of desperation. I’m betting that within a month, his campaign will be suspended.
It’s true
December 30, 2023 at 6:01 pm
Look it up! He’s registered as an R in Duval County: voterrecords .com has the singing for every registered voter in the state (excluding protected voters like LEOs).
TJC
December 30, 2023 at 8:18 pm
Interesting!
Impeach Biden
December 30, 2023 at 8:28 pm
Gancarski is a Republican, like I embrace wokeism. Uh huh.
Ron Doesn’t Like Crowds 🧩
December 30, 2023 at 6:20 pm
AG is you tenant, living in your head, rent-free.
Impeach Biden
December 30, 2023 at 8:30 pm
DeSantis lives in yours.😜
Valerie
December 31, 2023 at 8:18 am
AMEN to impeavhing Buden!!! But, let’s not stop there.. the whole administration, most of the dems, 12 RINOs, an every corrupt member of the ABC branches of govt. Imprison Faucci, Pelosi, Clintons, illegal Obama, Soros, corrupt FBI, DOD, DOJ and Schumer to name a few
Trump Smells
December 31, 2023 at 10:35 am
What a twit. Unplug your feeble brain from Newsmax and thank the lucky stars that the adults are actually in charge.
Bill Holt
January 1, 2024 at 1:35 am
Sorry, but honestly you sound nuts. Since when do we imprison people without due process? Respect our Constitution be a good citizen, don’t post crazy stuff like what you wrote here. I think in North Korea and Russia you can imprison pretty much anybody you don’t like. But not here.
Ormond Otvos
January 1, 2024 at 4:16 pm
Don’t sell this clown a gun,
GOParty
January 2, 2024 at 3:53 pm
Yeah! You go Val! Let’s just rid of Democracy!
That’s what you are saying.
Frances Thomas
January 3, 2024 at 9:21 pm
Funny the repubs are the ones with indictments . Can’t find any wrong doing with Biden but they keep investigatgating playing the game to save face.
Dont Say FLA
December 30, 2023 at 3:35 pm
Who went and told Rhonda the Bahamas has a spot at just above 200 feet elevation?
TJC
December 30, 2023 at 4:21 pm
Promoting Israel’s right to defend itself agains Hamas is logical. The fact that DeSantis cannot refrain from repeating his example of what he would do in a supposedly similar situation is troublesome. He appears unable to come up with any other parallel situation, any other would-be enemy other than the Bahamians.
Worse, he appears obsessed or compulsive in his need to offer this same scenario over and over. If this is his response to criticism of the example — to repeat it until everyone finally says, yeah, great example — it seems delusional on his part.
In short, not a good look for a man who aspires to be President.
Ron DeSantis is a Loser
December 30, 2023 at 4:48 pm
I think Ron DeSantis is autistic, but his special interest is authoritarianism and misery. Once he gets something in his head, he can’t get it out.
Ron Doesn’t Like Crowds 🧩
December 30, 2023 at 6:21 pm
Putin: ‘two years? It won’t take two years…’
Valerie
December 31, 2023 at 8:13 am
The fact that he is even speaking of harming an allie has me very worried. Aren’t we dwindling down our allies enough with Biden? Soon it will be the USA vs the World. Sadly, the USA will be in a Civil War IF they keep attacking Trump wrongfully. Biden’s skating on thin ice
Trump Smells
December 31, 2023 at 10:38 am
Oh sure, it was so much better with Drumpfh kissing the behind of every strongman dictator out there. Grow up. Your hero is a conman.
Mugato
December 31, 2023 at 10:42 am
Wrongfully? Trump is a traitorous wannabe fascist. Every attack on him is completely justified.
Leslie Taylor
December 31, 2023 at 6:53 pm
You could not be more correct. People need to smarten up NOW! He already have group of people who are researching every possible way to change the Constitution so that he will be able to have more power than any US president. He doesn’t care about “service”, only revenge on people he deems “not loyal”. Really scary stuff!
Silly Wabbit
January 1, 2024 at 3:37 pm
Valewie kwazy.
Elmo
December 30, 2023 at 7:12 pm
Does anyone know when Ron and Ashley are scheduling the FSU football team parade??
Ron Doesn’t Like Crowds 🧩
December 30, 2023 at 10:20 pm
I don’t think Florida Blue covers sick burns like that 😆🤣
Walter Reimer
December 31, 2023 at 4:36 pm
What the hell is this crawling creature blathering about now? If it’s meant as a metaphor on the Israel-HAMAS war, it’s a stupid and labored one.
Sonja Fitch
January 1, 2024 at 5:03 am
Please please stfu Desantis!
tom palmer
January 1, 2024 at 7:03 am
his obsession with attacking the Bahamas is difficult to understand. Stuff like this should automatically disqualify him from serving in higher office.
Ocean Joe
January 1, 2024 at 11:07 am
And from vacationing there.
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