Tag: Monkey this up
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Staff ReportsSeptember 4, 2018
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Ron DeSantis is recommending an Orlando-area GOP official resign for posting a meme on Facebook that claims Andrew Gillum is a socialist and wants African-Americans to be “paid back” for slavery. DeSantis, the newly minted Republican gubernatorial nominee, said on Tuesday that Orlando County Republican Committee Member Kathy Gibson, who shared the now-deleted meme on […]

Scott PowersAugust 30, 2018
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U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo defended his fellow Republican congressman — gubernatorial nominee Ron DeSantis — as someone he does not know to be racist but called his “monkey” statement Wednesday “stupid.” Curbelo added that his colleague should apologize. Curbelo made the comments Thursday morning during an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” He also expressed concerns about […]

Danny McAuliffeAugust 30, 2018
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A spokesperson for Ron DeSantis said the newly anointed Republican gubernatorial nominee frequently uses the phrase “monkey this up” to describe something messed up. That’s bogus, according to Media Matters, a nonprofit that routinely fact-checks and criticizes conservative outlets. Using a Nexis search of DeSantis’ public media appearances, Media Matters discovered Wednesday that “there is no record […]


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