In an interview with Republican activist and writer, Will Witt of the Florida Standard, (a shithole), Florida governor and GQP presidential hopeful, Ron DeSantis, had what some in MAGAt world have called his “Hillary Clinton” moment. DeSantis insulted TFG’s base by calling them ‘listless vessels.” The MAGAt campaign demanded DeFascist issue an apology to their very, very ‘patriotic’ supporters but DeFascist claims he directed his comment to MAGAt/listless vessels in Congress, not the dangerous, deranged, and violent vase. And of course, his spokesperson blamed the media.
“Many of the MAGA people will say that you are controlled by the Bushes and the Cheneys, that you are a RINO, that this is the real reason why you’re running,” said Witt. “What is your response to that?”
-Mediaite:
“Well, it’s just totally fabricated,” said DeSantis. He went through a list of actions taken by his administration on various issues that would normally be viewed favorably by conservative voters, then added, “And oh, by the way, I mean, I’ve been fighting the Republican establishment my whole career, including as a founding member of the Freedom Caucus.”
Witt asked why Trump supporters would say he is RINO given those facts. “Is there a reasoning behind it? Or do they really think that?”
“I don’t think they think it. I think that we have a strand in our party that views supporting Trump as whether you are a RINO or not,” said DeSantis. “And so you could be the most conservative person since sliced bread. Unless you’re kissing his rear end, they will somehow call you a RINO.”
“So it’s been totally detached from principle and what you actually believe and results,” he said.
DeSantis concluded by arguing that if the only standard of conservatism is that a politician be a “listless vessel” for Trump’s will, the movement can’t last.
“If you’re not rooted in principle, if all we are is listless vessels that’re just supposed to follow, you know, whatever happens to come down the pike on Truth Social every morning, that’s not going to be a durable movement,” he said.
