’90 minutes of word salads’: Ron DeSantis wades into Kamala Harris-Donald Trump debate dispute

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The Governor shared his thoughts on social media Saturday.

Florida’s Governor has a take on the upcoming presidential debate on Sept. 10, and it’s not favorable to the Democratic nominee.

Ron DeSantis said, regarding Kamala Harris, that “90 minutes of word salads doused with platitudes won’t be appealing to voters.

“The June debate exposed Joe Biden in a way the media could no longer cover for; the September debate will expose the real Harris — the media won’t be able to concoct a narrative that will make voters disbelieve their own ‘lying eyes.’ She is understandably worried,” he posted to X Saturday.

Harris takes issue with debate rules that include muted microphones, as was the case during the June Trump-Biden debate. She claims Trump is being shielded by his team.

“Donald Trump is surrendering to his advisors who won’t allow him to debate with a live microphone. If his own team doesn’t have confidence in him, the American people definitely can’t. We are running for President of the United States. Let’s debate in a transparent way—with the microphones on the whole time.”

A.G. Gancarski

A.G. Gancarski has been the Northeast Florida correspondent for Florida Politics since 2014. He writes for the New York Post and National Review also, with previous work in the American Conservative and Washington Times and a 15+ year run as a columnist in Folio Weekly. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter: @AGGancarski


17 comments

  • Jojo

    August 31, 2024 at 11:37 am

    You know what WON’T be appealing to voters Ronny?
    99 minutes of idiot, rambling, lying nonsense

    • Day 38

      August 31, 2024 at 11:49 am

      You have described Kammy perfectly without a teleprompter.

      • rick whitaker

        August 31, 2024 at 12:17 pm

        PEACHY MARK, jojo was talking about desantis, did you not comprehend that?

        • Day 38

          August 31, 2024 at 12:28 pm

          I’m going to start calling you Joy or Tennessee Joy. You remind me of her. Whinning, bitching, complaining and hating on anyone that disagrees with her. I can read Joy but I’m allowed to make comments, especially ones directed at our fine Governor. Oh and Joy please try to come up with an original thought. Remember you stole the term “howler monkey” from me. I know you will spin it but I’m not dumb Joy.

          • Ocean Joe

            August 31, 2024 at 3:45 pm

            Say, since you are the expert on Donald Trump, as of Saturday, is he FOR or AGAINST Amendment 4, and do you have any guess where he will stand on Sunday?

  • rick whitaker

    August 31, 2024 at 12:36 pm

    PEACHY MARK AKA HOWLER MONKEY, call me what you want. i consider the source, so marks like you don’t concern me. joy behr, i love that sweet woman.

    • Day 38

      August 31, 2024 at 12:51 pm

      Put the wig on and take the picture. I see the resemblance even without it. 🤣

      • rick whitaker

        August 31, 2024 at 4:49 pm

        PEACHY THE EASY MARK, i told you i adore joy behr. my hair is a foot longer now. that’s an old picture of me. my beard is way longer too. so my hair is as long as joys, i don’t get your weird point.

  • Ocean Joe

    August 31, 2024 at 3:51 pm

    Governor, How bout some more word salad about those pickleball courts, hotels and golf courses you pretend not to know about.
    He claims it was leaked to a left wing group, but nobody seems to know who the “left wing” group is. Did he just make that up, or is the Tampa Bay Times a left wing group?

    I understand folks who hate the Ivy league schools like Yale and Harvard but go to them anyway, like to find a communist under every tree. Why not name names? Somebody should get credit for stopping the boondoggle.

  • Michael K

    August 31, 2024 at 4:11 pm

    This from, you know, like stuff.

    • Notgoodwitwurds

      August 31, 2024 at 7:27 pm

      Um,da, uhuh! Plus the Trump Style of air acordian.

  • Rhonda is a schmuck

    August 31, 2024 at 7:59 pm

    Is word salad like a tossed salad? Must be new code for ideological political salad tossing for schmucks who get their a$$e$ handed to them in a presidential race.

    • Day 38

      August 31, 2024 at 8:57 pm

      Are you referring to Kammy who got routed in 2019-2020 only to get the DEI nod from Biden as VP?

      • Mark miller

        September 1, 2024 at 6:41 am

        Die is Dale Earnhart Incorporated so let’s get that right.

  • Harris for President!

    September 1, 2024 at 8:27 am

    Rona, there you go again. How the heck do you know what VP Harris is feeling? Do you really have a crystal ball to predict how the debate will go? I will grant you this- you are an expert on “word salad!” Some folks think that you have been infected by former President Shartincout’s pathological behavior to make up the “truth.” For example, pretending not to know about the “great outdoors” plans for golf courses in State parks – seriously? Rather than blow hard on the presidential campaign you should spend your time doing your damn job as Governor- you know the one job that we pay you for. For example, you can put on your cute white boots and start filling sandbags because the tropics are cyclonic and the storms are coming for Florida. You can start at Mar a Lago if you can stand the stench.

  • Erik Vornoff

    September 1, 2024 at 12:18 pm

    Harris is not up to this. If she had any sense, she’d exit the race.

  • rick whitaker

    September 1, 2024 at 12:33 pm

    ERIK VORNOFF, thankfully you are dead wrong. harris has been an unexpected candidate for just a few weeks. she is doing fine and will continue to garner support from never-trumpers and independents. you thinking that such a fine person like harris is not up to the job, says a lot about you and your silly comment.

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